Ana Mardoll is a writer and activist who lives in the dusty Texas wilderness with two spoiled cats. Xer favorite employment is weaving new tellings of old fairy tales, fashioning beautiful creations to bring comfort on cold nights. Xie is the author of the Earthside series, the Rewoven Tales novels, and several short stories. After coming out as genderqueer in 2015, Ana prefers xie/xer pronouns. [xie ("zee" or /ziː/), xer ("zur" or /zɜr/)]