—about ME
I'm elena, or beaumont (he/she), and I'm reintroducing myself again! When I'm not disappearing for months at a time to be a college student, I write mostly adult litfic novels and short stories, but I dabble in playwriting and poetry.
some things I like to put in my work — lesbians, horrible relationships, weird povs, unlikeable protagonists, retellings, historical fiction, femme fatales and evil women, transgenderism, fabulism, freaks.
—my PROJECTS
[if you'd like to be on the taglist for any of these, drop me a line!]
PAINTED TYRANT - when a brutal and secretive 1920's mob boss is found dead in his office, his hedonistic and fatally dependent long-time lover and his business-partner wife must solve his murder and reckon with the collapse of an empire—over the course of a single summer night.
[if you like: unreliable narrators, codependency, lavender marriages, trans characters, weird throuples, the great gatsby, murder mystery dinner parties] [adult historical literary fiction, third person present]
EIDOLON - an early-nineteenth-century russian socialite renowned for her beauty is coached for marriage from birth by her controlling father, caught in a complicated relationship with her twin brother, married to a man who hates her, and ascending to the role of queen of society—while slowly embracing an extraordinary gift for getting what she wants.
[if you like: family trauma, femme fatales, twins, war and peace, non-linear narrative, retellings, villain origin stories, bisexuality] [adult historical literary fiction with fabulist elements, first person retrospective + second person present]
KITCHEN WINTER - two women in a failing marriage compete to destroy the lives of their new neighbors—a middle-aged lesbian couple and their teenage children—while they themselves spiral further into illness, abuse, and decay.
[if you like: toxic relationships, awful lesbians, experimental POV, tallahassee by the mountain goats, unlikeable protagonists] [adult literary fiction, first person plural + singular present]
—what's NEXT?
Currently, I'm working on drafting Painted Tyrant, so expect to see that! And hopefully a proper wip intro. Can't promise it will be a ton, I'm a very slow writer, and just extraordinarily overbooked, but I'm excited about the project. As far as other miscellaneous projects, I might post about short fiction or my d&d characters, who's to say, it's my world. That's all for now—if you're interested in my projects, or you think I'd like your stuff, don't be shy! Also happy to be tagged in games or sent asks, would love to make some new mutuals.
