Achetez un bourbon à C. L. Swallow / Chris

I’m Chris, writing as C. L. Swallow. I’ve spent years building Tanzil into a world of novels, short fiction, maps, lore, and stories about grief, identity, memory, and the strange places we find belonging.

THE GRIMOIRE OF TANZIL is currently in final editing, and I’m continuing to write the stories that live beyond it.

If you enjoy the work and want to help me keep building, support here goes toward things like editing, commissioned art, maps, audio, website costs, and the other unglamorous pieces that help turn a private world into something readers can actually step into.

No pressure. No gated lore. No “join my empire” nonsense.

If you buy me a bourbon, I’ll put it toward making Tanzil a little more real.

Thanks for being here.