WHAT IS OR ELSE?
a project by Miranda Steege
Or Else is a mystery novel set in a dysfunctional English department at a fictional Pittsburgh university.
When a graduate student goes missing, her friend hires a private detective to track her down. That private detective happens to have just hired a new assistant—who happens to remember the detective from his time as a kid’s TV star in the late 90s. The detective, the assistant, and the friend join together to uncover what’s really going on in a university beset by conflict, drama…and murder. The novel updates weekly. Start reading here.
There’s more! Fanfiction, author’s notes, academic work…
The missing grad student writes Sherlock Holmes fanfiction and academic scholarship. You can find the fic here, and the academic work and Miranda’s author’s notes here.
This project is for you if you’re interested in…
esoteric academic debates
queer erotic fanfiction
the enduring love between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson
the history of sexuality
Victorian Spiritualism
the painful longing for another time and place
love stories
detective stories
stories about queer friendship