About


Writer / Nerd / Feminist / Fan-Girl / Ambivert / Cat Enthusiast / Body Positive / Depression Maven / Gray-Ace (she/her)


S.I. Mathews (Shalena) writes Young Adult novels and blogs about anything and everything. She lives in Tennessee with her family and pets.

Some Facts
  1. My family owns four dogs (Parker, Luna, Lucy, and Sonic) and two cats (Fat Fat and Ula).
  2. My favorite numbers are my old basketball jersey numbers, one for my high school team (31) and one for my traveling team (14).
  3. I have suffered from severe major depression most of my life and take medicine to treat it. I also suffer from anxiety and have occasional panic attacks. They suck.
  4. My favorite colors are blue, green, purple, and, although it is not technically a color, gray.
  5. I love making spreadsheets.
  6. I'm a caretaker for one of my parents.
  7. I have a day job in the transportation industry.
  8. One of my legs is shorter than the other. With that and my scoliosis, my knees and lower back are all jacked up.
  9. I have a sizable My Little Pony collection that includes both Gen 1 and Gen 4 figures.
  10. The first fan-fic I ever tried to write was about a soap opera I didn't watch.
  11. My Chemical Romance is the band of my heart.