A blend of murder mystery and fantasy, Witchmark is set in a gaslamp secondary world and is followed by two sequels, Stormsong and Soulstar.
"[2][3] They began writing in their thirties, publishing short fiction in magazines such as Abyss & Apex in the early 2000s.
[6][7] Polk's first novel Witchmark, featuring a murder mystery set in an alternate history Edwardian England,[8] was written in 2014 and published in 2018.
[13] Other works by Polk include a historical fantasy set in Regency era England, The Midnight Bargain,[14] which was nominated for several speculative fiction prizes[15] and was a contender in the 2021 edition of Canada Reads.
Their intent was to manage Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder impacting their life and writing career.