Kit Gray aka Elise Scott (they/she)

@elisescott.bsky.social

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Author & mom. Find your joy with THE BLACK CAT DETECTIVES! #POTS #endo #chronicpain #nonbinary #queer #vegan #disabled #neurodivergent #mentalillness Rep: Marisa Corvisiero @ CLA https://elise-scott.com A person-shaped spooniecorn.

A screenshot of Holly's profile has a magenta markup line tracing bits of color from the bottom edge of the profile banner pic, plus the space below, to reveal the shape of a black cat face. The notify icon and the DM icon make wide, empty void cat eyes.
A ginger cat chomps the corner of a bedazzled copy of THE BLACK CAT DETECTIVES
Five black origami kittens, each different, stand in a semicircle on a table.
The black cat detectives book tour schedule: Book launch party Atwater Memorial Library North Branford, CT 5/26 at 7PM Book signing Breakwater Books Guilford, CT 5/30 at 2PM A cozy evening with Kit Gray Silver Unicorn Bookshop Acton, MA 6/3 at 7PM Great escapes virtual book tour 6/3 to 6/16 www.escapewithdollycas.com/great-escapes-virtual-book-tours/ An evening with Kit Gray River Bend Books West Hartford, CT 6/5 at 6:30PM An evening with Kit Gray Copper Dog Books Beverly, MA 6/18 at 7PM including exclusive Autistic Pride Day bookmarks
True morel image on left and false morel image on right look nearly identical to my untrained eye.
A ginger cat with a white bib and paws lays on a plush burgundy blanket, kneading & purring
A long-haired tortico cat is the single a black and white pitbull mix as her bed.
Origami black cat
PointyTen is shy at first (a trophy peeks out of a box)
Barnes & Noble 25% off sale for pre-orders including The Black Cat Detectives
Lifting a bite of lettuce and beans from a mini taco salad with bright pink chopsticks.
Not Quite Write prize winner graphic: Watching Jude Law's Critically Acclaimed Performance in the Movie Gattaca at Four-Seventeen A.M. on a Thursday, by Elise Scott
No more girl bossing. I want to girl rest. Girl sleep. Girl lay down on the forest floor and be absorbed by nature. I want to girl moss.
A top-down view of me making buttons of the Black Cat Detectives, Bippity, Boppity, & Boop and a message: in case you didn't know, what really motivated authors like me isn't money or fame or greatness. It's the hope that somewhere out there, someone like you will love our characters as much as we do. Introducing the black cat detectives, Bippity, Boppity, and Boop. Meet them at Elise-Scott.com
A pile of 1" button badges of the Black Cat Detectives, Bippity, Boppity, & Boop.
Book unboxing video!
The hollowed out soles of 4" stacked platform boots have miniature graveyards inside.
A gold badge with an old-timey sheriff star reads Team Amanda. Above it is the Not Quite Write Submitted banner and below it is the link to notquitewriteprize.com
The book cover of the Black Cat Detectives, with three black kittens peering down at the viewer as though we are at the bottom of a grave. A banner at the top says, "available on NetGalley," and another at the bottom says "or preorder today."
A decal on a section of wall where gray paint has been peeled away to reveal pale yellow creates a 3-D illusion of a black kitten bursting through the wall.
A gray wall's paint is peeled away in an uneven starburst to showcreamy light yellow paint beneath. A decal in the center of the yellow shows a 3-D illusion of a black kitten bursting through the wall.
A flat and elderly stuffed sheep
Walking cane with pewter handle and customized cowboy-witch-dog-in-tutu sticker added by kiddo. This cane helps me balance and alleviates pain, and the sticker is a constant reminder of my incredible kid's creativity and whimsy. A child in a waiting room once saw it and thought I was Gandalf, and letting him play with it until his appointment gave both me and his parent such joy.
A ginger cat on a burgundy plush blanket receives pets & purrs.
A light blue background with white snowflakes in the upper right corner and the cover of The Black Cat Detectives in the bottom right corner reads: 12/30 - 1/1 25% off pre-orders Barnes & Noble rewards and premium members only! use code PREORDER25 at checkout Valid for physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks at Barnes & Noble. Some exclusions apply. #BNPREORDER
Custom book swag for The Black Cat Detectives, including a bookmark that says Original Pride Member, a book plate, a seal from the human kitten, a sticker of the book cover, and stickers of each of the three kittens, Bippity, Boppity, and Boop.
Pre-order swag for The Black Cat Detectives
A forest path with three cartoon black kittens peeking out of the foliage. Caption: pre-order swag reveal coming soon
The cover of The Black Cat Detectives on a blue background. Callouts say: Queer and ND rep Cozy, small town shenanigans Bippity, the light-bending queenlet Boppity, the qubit-smashing rascal Boop, the empathic loaf Murder!
A cover reveal video shows 10 book covers that are NOT The Black Cat Detectives, followed by the actual cover, which features three adorable kittens peering down at the viewer as if we were inside a grave.
At the foot of a gothic stairwell, a cartoon cat with a flower by her ear stares over her shoulder at you. In the distance, another cartoon cat also stares. This one has a wide open grinning mouth and elongated white fangs. In the extreme foreground, tucked in a corner, is a tiny gray bunny with a matching grin and fangs.
A skyward-gazing cartoon cat with a necktie strikes an inspirational pose. On a desk is a stack of papers titled "meow I savds the wrold" and on the wall are sticky notes with the messages, "ablolsh dogz," "mak toona freee," "mandadory napz fr evrywun," and "snd oll th vackyooms too th pownd."
A cartoon kitchen with three cartoon black cats and an empty cookie jar. A partially eaten cookie on the counter. One cat points a paw, but crumbs on that selfsame paw suggest the accuser is in fact the thief!
A ginger cat sits in the arm of a pink wingback chair. Her front paws are on the chair arm in front of her. Her back leg and tail dangle down to the seat cushion below. Does she think the chair arm is a horse and she's a cowboy? Could be. Could very well be.
A cartoon black cat with a red cape flies over a city. Below, a cartoon cat with a mask and moneybags gazes upward
A cartoon cat pirate woos a cartoon cat princess on the deck of a ship.
A cartoon black cat in a purple helmet sits in the launch bay of a space ship. A turquoise planet looms in the background.
A fake book cover for the Black Cat Detectives shows three cartoon black cats dancing on a lurid 70's disco floor.
A wrong cover for Black Cat Detectives features a cartoon cat in a trench coat and fedora at the mouth of a dark alley. Another cat in a feathered hat peeks out from a doorway.
Three carrion kittens are drawn up in the purple beam of a UFO.
A fake book cover shows a black cartoon cat climbing a mountain
Ten Books The Black Cat Detectives is NOT. Image shows a stack of books with three cartoon black cats perched atop them, staring at us.
A black kitten on a pink and mauve knitted afghan.
Animated video teaser to pre-order The Black Cat Detectives at Elise-Scott.com
A marmalade cat is nearly as wide as the seat cushion she's settled on. She's extremely pleased with this state of affairs.
A tortico cat stares at a pitbull mix, who looks away obediently.
A teaser to pre-order The Black Cat Detectives by Kit Gray, featuring a cute black kitten peering at the camera, an excited human opening a box, and a cute black kitten peeking out of the box.
A cartoon black cat is leaping out of a white circle toward the viewer. Quote: "A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime." -Mark Twain
A black cat with golden eyes stares directly at the viewer. Quote: A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. -Groucho Marx
Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa. The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them. These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”
Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors. The right side says: On the thirteenth of October, I gave birth to—no. That was not real. They tell me so over and over again. All the while, cold fingers turn the old brass key on the gas light so it flickers and grows dim. “Sleep now, madam,” they hiss in soporific repetition. My mind flinches at the touch of their vaporous insistence. Their cyclic whispers turn like hidden incantations, and my thoughts flicker and grow dim. I cannot tell anymore what is real. “Hush now.” “If I never gave birth,” I try to ask, “then why do I remember the curl of my fingers clutching at the cold cast rim of the tub, and the slow flex of its clawed feet as scarlet water sloshed to the parlor floor?” ~ Excerpt from Flickers by Elise Scott
A picture of a black cat sitting upright in profile beside the caption: What matters most in life is not how much money you have. It's about quotes and stuff that tell you what life is really all about and here is a picture of a cat.
A black cat rests on a blanket next to an engraved stick or magic wand, one ear cocked quizzically. Below them is the caption: Cats possess numerous charms, and anyone who has ever loved a cat has fallen for its magic... -Susan Easterly
The left side of a black cat's face frames the right edge of the meme. Their whiskers wave across the black space beside their face, creating a frame for the caption: Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
A black cat's face emerges from a black background, golden eyes staring directly at the viewer.
A black sat nestles into a white shag blanket, gazing off to the side. A gray toy mouse on the cat's head stares directly into the camera.
A mountain range at dusk appears beneath the caption: Black cats protect. Black cats are the reason you can all sleep at night... -Trevor Alan Foris