About me

My name is Elias Crowl (born 1986 in New York). I live and work in Manhattan. Before turning to writing, I worked as a night porter, sound engineer for off-Broadway productions, and library assistant—roles that shaped my affinity for sounds, routines, and the invisible in everyday life.
I studied English and psychology in New York at one point, but dropped out to “listen to the voices of the city.”
I initially published short stories in independent literary magazines.
My texts revolve around urban rituals, the limits of perception, and the question of how much reality a person can endure without inventing it.
When I’m not writing, I collect found objects—coasters, scraps of paper, old public transport tickets—and note the timbres of my apartment building.
I live with my books, a cat, and a refrigerator in a small apartment near the Lower East Side. I work early in the morning, drink two cups of coffee and leave my window open a crack.