c. spencer
"C. Spencer brings meaningful narratives
to the queer literary scene."
Books
SO IT WENT LIKE THIS
One day, Kennedy’s life is at a standstill on her therapist’s couch as she psychoanalyzes herself, her latest short-term failure of a relationship, and all of those mistakes she’s made along the way. Next, on impulse, she’s booking a get-away. Where better to find herself than a luminous gay-owned bed and breakfast on the coast of Maine?
Enter Logan, a stranger who approaches her in the lobby. Logan who’s oh so persuasive and determined to win her over. And maybe she does. Or maybe she’s beginning to, at least. But as the two find they’re inexplicably drawn to one another during an intoxicating and completely sublime few days secluded far away from reality, they’re also struggling with its transience.
So It Went Like This is a candid and deeply personal exploration of fate, chosen family, and that dreamy vulnerability intrinsic in life’s uncertainties, as told in interwoven perspectives. It’s a portrait that seeks an answer to an enduring question: What if some were predestined and meant for one another?
ON SECOND THOUGHT
Love is never easy.
But once you add a complicated ex-wife and eight-year-old daughter, you’re playing with a new set of rules. Madisen’s just beginning to figure those rules out when she meets Rae in what becomes an all-consuming affair filled with late nights and exhausted euphoria. Rae is charming. Madisen is smitten. And life couldn’t feel more perfect.
At least, that is, until her ex-wife begins to have second thoughts.
TRUTH OR DARE
It’s a long weekend among six friends whose lives have intertwined through years of U-Hauls and regrets, almosts and what-ifs. From the salt-sprinkled sidewalks downtown to outer bedroom communities, Mother Nature has its way of seducing even the most set in her ways to look at herself and others more closely.
So when that poorly timed snowstorm whirls into their New England town, it threatens to kick pent-up desires and tightly held secrets over the edge. This comes first for Jessie, who returns to her closest friend when her latest “relationship” ends in disaster—only to wind up further complicating matters. Except Hadley’s not about to be her next fling.
Ella and Sam Lasley are beyond content being years away from single, and a lot is banking on this weekend’s anniversary. But even as charming as Sam tries to be, months of planning might take a back burner to ingenuity if this snow keeps piling up—that is, if she can keep her wife’s mind off of work.
Ryan’s hoping three days off might help her reconnect with that out-of-her-league and much younger girlfriend, Brie. Still, faced with more turmoil than a late twenty-something can handle, Brie’s more engrossed in soul-searching and reminiscing. Those differences could be their demise, especially when Ryan makes an unexpected and heart-wrenching discovery of her own.
It’s hard to stand still amid a whirlwind of romance, anguish, and completely unexpected confessions. Still if everyone would just keep it together for the next few days, and if this snow would taper off, they just might pull off Sunday’s celebration. Drama-free.
Hello, Romance.
Bio
I grew up in Southern California during the 70s and 80s, watching Disneyland fireworks off my balcony and ditching school to hit Tower Records and thrift shops on Melrose Avenue. I spent two years as an art major in college only to switch mid-way to English Literature, which led to an unnatural obsession with Hester Prynne, Lady Brett Ashley, and Henry David Thoreau’s lifestyle of resistance.
After graduating, I packed my car and moved to Burlington, Vermont sight unseen, living in the land of maple syrup and snowboarding for the next ten years. I currently reside in Western Massachusetts. I've worked as a copywriter and editor since 2001. In 2013, I began writing fiction on the side.
Media
WROTE Podcast
WROTE Podcast presents a 508 Ep 39 Interview. C. Spencer joins hosts Vance and Baz to discuss her novel So It Went Like This. We discussed contained settings and getting away to find one's self.
Unscripted: Conversations with Artists, Educators, Entrepreneurs, and Change-Makers in the Valley, Valley Free Radio (103.3 FM)
Source: Valley Free Radio WXOJ 103.3 FM. Unscripted: Conversations with Artists, Educators, Entrepreneurs, and Change Makers in the Valley. Chris Fournier (Host/Programmer). Mondays 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM. 140 Pine Street, Florence, Massachusetts.
Listen in on SoundCloud, Unscripted, Conversation on "So It Went Like This"
Listen in on SoundCloud, Unscripted, Conversation on "On Second Thought"
Women’s Week Readings
Watch Chemistry 101 reading from "On Second Thought" on Facebook. Reading begins at 32:11.
Watch Recipe for Romance reading from "On Second Thought" on Facebook. Reading begins at 32:00.
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