Tizzy

A Novel

Tizzy’s trying to keep her cool.

It’s the 90s.

She’s nineteen, fueled by caffeine, riot grrrl, and repression.

She’s got a boyfriend, a job at the hip campus co-op, and a roommate who burns sage in the bathroom. But when her body starts to short-circuit, memories she’s spent years keeping at bay surge to the surface. To top it off, Tizzy finds herself drawn to TJ, her boyfriend’s best friend—all swagger, sarcasm, and unexpected tenderness in her leather jacket and combat boots.

With her nervous system lighting up in ways she can no longer ignore, Tizzy begins to realize she must face what she’s been running from. Tizzy is a fever dream of denial and desire, a coming-of-age novel in which the key to healing is feeling everything.

©2026 Elena Azzoni (P)2026 Elena Azzoni