About Stacey Anderson Laatsch
Hi, I’m Stacey.
I don’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t reading.
By middle school, I was filling notebooks with stories — long before I knew that writing could be a lifelong practice, not just a pastime.
While earning my M.A. in English, I spent two years as editor of my university’s literary journal and later taught college composition. These experiences that taught me how powerful revision can be, and how often we underestimate the courage it takes to finish something creative.
My Fiction & View of Story
I write supernatural mysteries that live in the space between what we can explain and what we can only feel. My fictional worlds follow characters who often find meaning through uncanny or seemingly supernatural experiences, the kind that invite them (and us) to look closer at what we believe and why.
I’m fascinated by ambiguity and by the thin line between coincidence and fate, reason and intuition, skepticism and faith. Those tensions are where my stories live.
For me, mystery isn’t just about solving what happened; it’s about discovering how people make sense of the unexplainable. The question matters more than the answer, and that’s the truth I keep returning to.
Beyond the Page
I live in Illinois, where my days balance writing, editing, Orangetheory workouts, raising my daughters, and coaxing my dog, Jeepers, off the couch for another walk.
I drink too much coffee, journal every morning, and believe that growth almost always feels uncomfortable at first.
I’m building a creative life rooted in authenticity, curiosity, and courage. I’m grateful you’re here to be part of it.