The Writer

Aubrey Aloi grew up between Italian Catholicism and the Baptist church. Born into a split household focused on ancient storytelling, her eye for all things ancient came early. Though organized religion no longer speaks to her, she still leans on the foundations of history. From Greco-Roman mythology through modern Abrahamic folklore, her work takes inspiration from all things archaic.

Her current work speaks to the difficulties of the human experience through the power of gods. It sheds light on gruesome truths of religious history and exposes how humanity often hides behind false morals, mistranslated scripture, and our own egos.

With a Master of Letters in Writing and with over a year and a half of doctoral research, her work eventually evolved out of academia. She has been published in The Pathfoot Project by The Pathfoot Stirling Art Museum, Strange by the Stirling Creative Writing Society, and Sonder by Stryvling Press

The Cinematographer

Photography and film are my second creative loves.

I picked up street photography as a hobby and found a deep love for seeing stories in candid street scenes. It speaks to my inner filmmaker to capture a moment in time, but then go take photoshop and make art out of that snippet of reality.

I got a filmmaking minor after my undergrad degree. While it taught me that I do not want to work in film, I still have hope that the skillset will serve me well creatively one day.

I’ve always seen the world as one gigantic story mill. Humanity puts our life’s tales in our photo albums, journals, and social media portfolios. As one does in the 21st century. Social media may sound less romantic than leather-bound journals littered with calligraphy, but tech and aesthetics hold a large place in the world of modern storytelling.