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Cover of Estelle’s Children by Austen Tucker: gold lettering above a brown journal with photographs, keys, a purple Emergency Hat charm, and a trans pride ribbon, surrounded by purple fabric, flowers, and a sleeping cat.

Releases November 30, 2026

Estelle's Children

Magic is real, and it belongs to the dolls.

For every trans kid who finds Lady Estelle Extravaganza's door, there is a hot meal, a spellbook, and a chance to build a life. She asks only one thing: pass it on.

Over a century, her children build a school, a Sisterhood, and a place in a world that never wanted them.

Then Glitter decides magic should belong to everyone.

Told through intertwined stories and forbidden records, Estelle's Children is a novel about trans inheritance, chosen family, and what happens when the people who opened the door become the ones holding the keys.

The ebook is available for preorder.

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  1. fiction

    Carl

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  2. fiction

    Cold Boot

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  3. essay

    Rabies Capitalism

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