Sphera spent her childhood with her nose in a book,unless she was acting or playing the violin. Her published books include The Birds and the Bees, House of Pain,Eternal Sunset and House Magic: The Good Witch's Guide to Bringing Grace to Your Space (written under the nom de plume Ariana). S6phera's short story "Release," from Asylum 1, was recommended for a Bram Stoker Award.

You may find some of her short fiction in Hot Blood 11:Fatal Attraction, Queer Fear 2, Sex Macabre, SM Futures,Backstage Passes, Tooth and Claw 2, Verte Brume: The

Anthology of Absinthe, Unnatural Selection and Decadence.

Sphera graduated with a B.A. from York University in1986 and also studied journalism at Ryerson.

Sphera lives by Lake Ontario where she is a profession-al tarot counselor and holistic practioner. When S~pheraisn't writing or working at the dance studio, she teaches forThe Learning Annex and Coursebridge.com.