Nexus Hope
Writer and Multimedia Artist
Writer and Multimedia Artist
Nexus Hope (they/them), a queer and neurodiverse creator, has been a Massachusetts resident their whole life. Growing up surrounded by artists and inspired by stories like Alice in Wonderland and Castle in the Sky they came to love storytelling and craft. They find comfort in the sweet spot of reality and unreality. They studied creative writing at Holyoke Community College and Hampshire College in Amherst. Their piece, "The Thing That Lives in the House" can be found in Spectrum: an Autistic Horror Anthology.
For Nexus' capstone college project, they created a multimedia 160-page, 5.8" x 8.3" lined leather journal filled with writing from the perspective of a fictional person of Nexus' creation, called The Writer. The book serves as a window into a period of this character's life from October 1997 to May 1998 as their mental state deteriorates. It explores three main storylines: The Writer’s life, the video game they’re making outside of work, and a mysterious second voice that begins to interact with the author calling itself The Journal. It explores what is left of a person once they are gone.