Catherine Tavares

Speculative Fiction Author

Nonfiction

Below is a full bibliography of my published nonfiction with links to read/access. Essays and articles that are free to read are marked with a✨ (sparkles emoji) to the left of the title. Be sure to check back here to see what new pieces are on the horizon.

Forthcoming

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2026

✨ “Here and Happy”–September 21, 2026
Interstellar Flight Magazine | Personal Essay
Disabled characters (and people) are allowed to take up joyous space.

✨ “Courage is Not the Absence of Fear”–September 1, 2026
Trollbreath Magazine | Game Analysis
Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft highlights the heroic power of accepting fear.

✨ “A Great and Terrible Comfort: How Horror Became My Cozy Genre”–February 6, 2026
Interstellar Flight Magazine | Personal Essay | 1,011 words
The comforting truths that the horror genre speaks to all of us.

2025

✨ “Butt in the Chair: How Disability Changed My Writing Habits”–April 8, 2025
Planetside (SFWA) | Personal Essay | 924 words
My personal journey with chronic pain and its impact on my writing life.