About

Alicia Boettjer - writer at The Village | Photo by Maria Roberts Photography

The Village is an independent creative nonfiction publication launched in January 2026 by Alicia Boettjer. Her goal with this work is simple: help people remember their personhood through story.

Alicia's creative work has been published in Bending Genres and Hecate magazine (now defunct). She is also the owner of a content marketing business and extremely talkative orange cat.


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