Dispatches from the Anxiety Den: Why I Mix Science with Sorcery

As a pre-computers child (don’t do the math), I grew up reading about magic that let you instantly connect with people. Wizards scoured their worlds for knowledge, and mythical beasts entertained me for hours.

As I grew, so did technology. I went from a world where my family gathered around the phone with pre-planned tidbits to tell Grandma (long-distance calls were expensive) to a world where I can video her anytime. Now, an entire library of knowledge lives in the palm of my hand, and mythical beasts fly across my computer screens with me on their backs.

Technology literally brought the magic of my childhood to life.
Which only made me wonder — what happens when those worlds collide?

When I started building my worlds, I didn’t mean to merge science and sorcery; I just couldn’t choose between them. The logical part of me loves systems and structure. The chaotic part whispers, “But what if reality isn’t real?”

So, I listened to both.

Science and magic are two sides of the same coin — one demands proof, the other thrives on belief. I like the tension between them. The space where equations meet emotion, where something measurable becomes something mystical.

In Tethered by Temptation, that’s the core question: what if magic is just science we don’t understand yet? What if every spell hides circuitry, and every law of physics is secretly holding its breath?

Blending the two lets me write stories where the impossible feels inevitable. It’s not about breaking rules — it’s about discovering bigger ones we can’t see yet.

Also, sometimes I just want to throw a lightning bolt and a moral crisis into the same chapter.

The scientist in me wants to know why.
The sorcerer in me wants to know what happens if I push harder.

That’s the heartbeat of my writing — the intersection of wonder and consequence, love and logic, chaos and control.

So yes, I mix science with sorcery. Because deep down, I think they’re the same thing: both desperate attempts to understand a world that refuses to make sense.

And maybe that’s what I am, too.