I’m Z, though some folks know me as Zack, Zachary, or Joshua Novak (my adult SFF pen name, free short grimdark stories at EpicNovak.com). Thanks for your interest in what I’m writing!
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 For those who don’t know, I’m a non-practicing Jewish white guy with a wife, kid, and dog living in the Midwestern suburbs. My interests include cheese, space travel, and whether we’ll be allowed cheese while traveling space. I also worry a lot of politics and social justice.

 That’s right. I’m a Social Justice Worrier.
 If you don’t want to read stories by an SJW like myself, allow me to show you the door. And by door, I mean the x that closes this window.
 
The world around us is changing. I truly think that if you're not working toward a better, brighter future, you're working against it. I am always listening, learning, and writing. But here's the rub- nothing I listen to or learn will matter with noone there to read what I write. I need partners in this crazy endeavor. I need you.

What's the big idea?

Okay, what's the little idea?

Like what if all the main characters weren’t able-bodied middle-class white boys in The Explorers, MANIAC MAGEE, Back to the Future, the Karate Kid, THE GIVER, Flight of the Navigator, the Fear Street book series, War Games, or ET? What if kids besides middle-class white boys could read and self-insert into stories just as creative? And what could these same stories teach today’s able-bodied middle-class white boys?
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For those that stick around, I’m writing YA SFF that captures the whimsy and creativity that I loved from all of the books and movies I  grew up consuming, only prioritizing diversity and social responsibility.