Hi, I'm Erica, an author of officially licensed pop culture tarot decks and independently published nonfiction. My writing focuses on nostalgia as way to cope with trauma & grief. I'm especially interested in re-discovering childhood joys through subversive mixed media art.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
books
The Wizard of Oz Tarot Deck and Guidebook
(March 2025)
Celebrate 85 years of The Wizard of Oz and follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and the gang during your next tarot reading with this beautiful, fully illustrated tarot deck and guidebook.
House of the Dragon Tarot Deck & Guidebook
(August 2024)
This epic take on a traditional 78-card tarot deck reimagines Rhaenyra, Daemon, Aemond, Viserys, and other fan-favorite characters from HBO’s House of the Dragon in original illustrations by Tomás Hijo based on classic Rider-Waite tarot iconography!
Clueless Tarot
Deck & Guidebook
(August 2025)
As if! Embrace the wisdom of the glamorous Cher Horowitz in your next tarot reading with this beautiful fully illustrated tarot deck and guidebook inspired by the hit 1995 film Clueless!
self-published
The PhDidn't Handbook: How to Quit Grad School Like A Champ
(May 2023)
According to thirteen minutes of diligent research: half of all U.S. graduate students will never finish their degree. In 2019 there was a record-breaking 1.8 million new enrollees so, because of math, at least 900,000 students are currently facing the guilt, stress, and stigma of quitting their program. While there are scores of great books and resources on getting into and surviving grad school or how to have a successful post-grad career, few exist solely for those who want or need to quit. Until now.
in progress
OFFICIALLY LICSENSED TAROT DECK AND GUIDEBOOK #4
Unannounced
Forthcoming 2027
Insight Editions
THE PhDIDN'T HANDBOOK "MIXTAPE"
Audiobook
In progress
self-published
THE EXPANDED GLOSSARY OF PhDIDN'T JARGON
Nonfiction guidebook
Forthcoming April 2026
self-published
THIS IS HOW SCARY MOVIES START
Graphic novel memoir
In progress
THE GLOSSARY OF SSDI JARGON
nonfiction guidebook
In progress
self-published
about my writing
GET TO KNOW MY STYLE
I write to quiet the noise in my ADHD mind.
The joy that comes from finally embracing my short-attention span is a freaking delight. What's better, a common thread I keep tripping over lately is how my anxious energy can be transferred into subversive nostalgia.
But only if I want it to.
