Malachi Lily

I am Malachi Lily, Chimera, χῖ, Moth, Malachite, Moth-er Hawkmoth, Sluglord, cutty black sow.

(they/ them)

Malachi Lily (they/them) is a neurodivergent, shapeshifting agender Black storyteller, illustrator, and director, born and based in Philadelphia. As an energy worker, they practice spiritual channeling to summon stories of queer love/cosmic horror that decompose colonial fears such as nature, unconsciousness, and femininity. They embrace the monstrous as a pathway to remembering the mycelial networks of the spiritual body. The depolarization of nature/human/spirit is essential for liberation and collective evolution.

Their illustrations and writing have been utilized/recognized by In These Times, Hachette Publishing, The Baffler, Autostraddle, Forward Together, Metropolarity, Roxanne Gay, and more. They are a student of Tin House, Lighthouse Writers, and Roots. Wounds. Words. and they will be attending three residencies in 2024: Queer Art Materials, Stove Works, and Chateau Orquevaux.