The Domesticated Satan: A Guide
Words By Laura Maylene Walter, Art By Braden Maxwell
The Domesticated Satan: An IntroductionOnce the bill of sale is signed in blood and smoke, it is official: you are now the proud owner of a domesticated Satan. Congratulations, and welcome to a lifetime (and beyond) of adventure. This guide will serve as a resource for all aspects of Satan ownership and mastery—because to know…
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Laura Maylene Walter
Laura Maylene Walter is a writer and editor in Cleveland. Her debut novel, Body of Stars, was published by Dutton in 2021. Her writing has appeared in Poets & Writers, Kenyon Review, The Sun, The Masters Review, Ninth Letter, and many other publications. She has been a Tin House Scholar, a recipient of the Ohioana Library Association’s Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant, and a writer-in-residence at Yaddo, the Chautauqua Institution and Art Omi: Writers. She is the Ohio Center for the Book Fellow at Cleveland Public Library and is editor in chief of Literary Cleveland’s Gordon Square Review.
Braden Maxwell
Braden Maxwell is an award-winning illustrator and internationally-known educator. He completed his BA in Idaho and his MFA in Illustration from SCAD. Braden specializes in editorial, publishing, and advertising. On top of freelance work, Braden has worked as an educator focusing primarily on drawing fundamentals, painting, and digital techniques. Braden has shown his work in multiple juried shows in galleries across the United States, gaining acclaim from Illustration publications such as 3x3 magazine.
