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Trina Goldberg-Oneka is a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle—but nonetheless world-changing—invasion by an alien entity called The Seep. Through The Seep, everything is connected. Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined, it is possible.

Trina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep’s utopian influence—until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life. Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated.

Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina follows a lost boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest. In her attempt to save him from The Seep, she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees, but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. A strange new elegy of love and loss, The Seep explores grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on.

About The Author

Chana Porter is an emerging playwright, speculative novelist, and education activist. Their plays have been developed or produced at a wide range of local theaters. Chana is a MacDowell Fellow and is currently writer-in-residence at The Catastrophic Theatre in Houston. Chana has taught their embodied creativity course Writing from the Body at University of Houston, Fordham University, Hampshire College, Goddard College, and more. Their debut novel, The Seep, was published by Soho Press and Brilliance Audio with starred reviews and was an ABA Indie Next Pick for February 2020. Chana is a queer Jewish genderfluid alien grateful to be embodied in human form. Pronouns: She/They.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Titan Books (January 22, 2021)
  • Length: 272 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781789095173

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