Thank you so much to everyone who sent in questions about my book’s bio. To answer your query: by "occult pocket," I simply mean the quiet sanctuary of my home. It was there that I wrote and published my 94-page paperback.
My childhood and early adulthood were defined by constant motion. When I finally settled back down where I was born, the relief was profound. Moving around for years is exhausting. Naturally, a lifetime of upheaval and personal loss made me familiar with grief, but it also gave me a deep appreciation for staying put.
Despite how dramatic it might sound, occultus simply translates to 'hidden.' I do not have any secret, mystical powers—the number of magic tricks I know is zero. The last time I tried, a bookcase went up in flames!
It is just a literary reference to a private space; it is an unseen corner to create on the hush until I am ready to share.