Alexis David

Cozy nights. Hidden magic. Emotional rollercoasters

Meet Alexis David

Hi, I'm Alexis David — a writer of cozy chaos and quiet intensity. I write stories for the young adult who stays up late wondering who they are, for the dreamer who believes there's magic hiding in the unremarkable.

My work spans young adult, coming-of-age, thrillers, and LGBTQ+ fiction. I’m drawn to characters who are figuring things out — imperfectly, beautifully, and often while holding onto secrets.

When I’m not writing, you’ll find me thrifting, playing with my cat, or learning weird facts at 2 a.m. I believe in softness, indestructible friendships, and characters who break your heart just a little.

Books

the other side of okay cover

the other side of okay

YA • LGBTQ • Coming-of-Age

Two boys run into each other on the streets and slowly fall in love. A heart-wrenching journey of guilt and identity.

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The Cedarwood Eight

Coming-of-Age • Thriller • LGBTQ

As two teenagers fall in love at a recovery center, they realize the price of staying might be their lives.

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Chasing the Midnight Oil

Fantasy • LGBTQ • YA

Two girls battling destiny and the threat of magic disappearing from their world for good.

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Read My Work

Explore a selection of stories and excerpts pulled straight from my writing desk.

Daemon

Literary Fantasy

What happens when a daemon goes off script as his author slowly runs out of time?

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Lady of Whispers

Horror

Two children walk down a whispering set of steps in a town where scary is the status quo.

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luna moth

Poetry

Most moths, when they mature, never develop a fully functioning mouth. A poem connecting this physical inability to the emotional barriers that erect up over time.

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Current Obsessions

📖 Currently Reading

Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng

🎧 Writing To

Big Thief • Noah Kahan • No Doubt

📜 Word of the Week

flagitious

(adj.) fla-gi-tious

Marked by scandalous crime or vice; shamefully wicked.

"A mood for the darker chapters..."

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