Just as You Are

Just as You Are is a modern queer rom-com that follows Liz Baker, a sex and relationships writer at a small, beloved magazine for queer women, nonbinary, and trans people. On the same weekend she learns the magazine is closing, a rich investor swoops in and saves it—bringing along a suited, sharp-eyed business partner named Daria Fitzgerald who sees everything, approves nothing, and makes Liz’s heart misfire. What starts as a clash becomes a slow burn. There’s a chaotic office rebirth, a disastrous first impression, an overheard threat about layoffs, a neon-lit bar rescue, a trip to Boston, and a kiss that changes everything—and then wrecks it. Between roommate drama, an ex who isn’t what she seemed, and a magazine wobbling on the edge, Liz has to confront her own fears about voice, identity, and love. The story is warm, funny, and messily human, with a found family who shows up, makes mistakes, and keeps trying. If you’ve ever wanted a Pride & Prejudice retelling that smells like printer ink, hard seltzer, and fresh bread while it asks what it means to live fully as yourself, this is it.

• Rom-com fans who want a Pride & Prejudice retelling with queer heart
• Listeners who love found-family chaos and workplace stakes
• Anyone sorting out identity, presentation, and the courage to be seen

Camille Kellogg is a queer writer and editor based in New York City. She studied English and creative writing at Middlebury College, attended the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference on a fiction scholarship, and works in children’s and young adult publishing. She’s passionate about queer stories, cute dogs, and bad puns.