An Interview with Andi Hayes: Author of The Rebellious Earthling
Andi Hayes currently resides in the swamplands of Georgia with her assistant, Bratskulla The Magical Cat. Former singer/keyboardist in a seminal goth/punk/death rock band in L.A. called The Web, she has recorded 2 solo CDs: “Eyeballs in the Ocean” and “The Secret World of Planets.”
An animal-loving vegan, she is fascinated with all things to do with rabbit holes, exposing evils, self-evident truths and unexplained mysteries. She was either a mouse or a mermaid in her previous life but was definitely born playing piano. The Rebellious Earthling (a fantasy novel for grown-up adults) is her second novel, with her first […]
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