Author, Artist & Producer
Natasha Bajema is a published fiction author, award-winning artist, screenwriter, and aspiring producer. She lives in the Bay Area with her dogs. A national security expert by day, she spends most of her free time writing suspenseful, action-packed stories featuring strong female protagonists and eclectic casts of characters, producing mixed-media collages, and writing screenplays she hopes will one day make it onto the screen.
As an author, I write in multiple genres–mystery, thriller, science fiction, and epic fantasy. When I write science fiction, I tend to work out my anxiety about new technologies such as artificial intelligence. But in epic fantasy novels, I get to lose myself in a hope for a better future. Every story I write has suspenseful elements, but for me, it comes down to pacing. Thrillers are fast, and mysteries unfold over time with layers of juicy details.
Natasha Bajema
Latest Release
The Lucksmiths
When a junior Lucksmith discovers a mistake in the Luck Ledger, his quest to set things right threatens to upend Heaven’s bureaucracy—and the destinies of humans on Earth.
As a newly appointed Lucksmith, Tobin expects tedious cosmic bookkeeping—not a celestial conspiracy that could get him cast out of the Heavenly Realm.
On Earth, Maya has been trapped in a cycle of bad luck, much to the chagrin of her guardian angel, Azaran. Despite her talent and kindness, every career breakthrough slips away, every romance fizzles, and Azaran’s yearly complaints about her case get dismissed as “guardian bias.”
When Tobin and Pip, his donut-obsessed sidekick, discover that a former Lucksmith sabotaged Maya’s fortune allocation years ago, they try to fix it—only to stumble into the aftermath of an unauthorized miracle that sends shockwaves through the Heavenly Realm.
Miracles come with consequences, and the Archangels want answers. One thing is certain: The Almighty will require divine justice for interference with His plan.
Racing against the possibility of their banishment, Tobin and Azaran must navigate tricky politics and a sophisticated cover-up while building a case to reform the Luck Ledger. But exposing the truth means challenging a divine system that has remained unchanged for millennia.
The Lucksmiths is a witty, heartfelt tale about the essence of good fortune, the courage to do what’s right, and the celestial bureaucracy responsible for assisting the Almighty in managing the daily affairs of eight billion humans.
Award-winning Mixed Media Collage
2024 Merit Artist, Rockport Center for the Arts
In December 2023, Natasha was selected as Merit Artist at the Rockport Center for the Arts for “Rise Above the Fray” a mixed media collage of a Great White Egret that she made entirely from magazine clippings.
Though she has dabbled in art since her youth, Natasha started working with mixed media collage for the first time in the lead-up to World Collage Day in 2023. She decided to try a “painting with paper” technique and created her first few collages, which ended up as part of a collage show at Anita Diebel Gallery. Her first dog collage was selected for the cover of the show’s catalog.
A full collection of Natasha’s mixed media collage pieces will be featured in the Merit Artist Show at Rockport Center for the Arts in November/December 2024. She will continue with the bird and coastal theme but plans to explore some new techniques.
Radioactive RoadTrippin’
The Rockport Film Festival: A Short Film
A few years ago, Natasha embarked on the roadtrip of a lifetime–it was epic and had an explosive twist. She bought a Ford F-350 Super Duty dually truck and a Host truck camper and left her home to travel around the country with my dogs and visit nuclear weapons-related sites, capturing the experience on video for my YouTube channel. Her journey really began in 2021 in Texas as she found so many different sites in my home state. Natasha visited various sites as practice for her planned year on the road
In January 2022, Natasha departed on what she thought would be a one-year trip around the United States. After only 21 days on the road, she reached Fort Myers, Florida and had to make the hard decision to return home to Texas to turn her new RV into my dealer for repairs. By this time, many items, including her AC unit, had broken and threatened to end her adventure.
Due to supply chain issues from the global pandemic, it took more than three months before Natasha could get back on the road. During that break, she produced a short film based on her visits to sites in Texas and submitted it to several film festivals. Natasha was honored to have it selected for screening at the Rockport Film Festival in November 2022.
Dark Sun: A Limited Series
Logline: As a catastrophic nuclear war unfolds between India and Pakistan, top White House climate advisor Dr. Lauren Fuller must navigate treacherous internal political battles and advise bold actions to avert rapid cooling of the climate and the threat of global famine. However, personal vendettas threaten to derail her career.
Dark Sun is a limited series drama with elements of thriller and political intrigue, exploring the themes of nuclear war, climate change, political maneuvering, race, and gender issues while focusing on the personal and professional journey of Dr. Lauren Fuller, a female, black, climate scientist working at the White House. As powerful forces in the White House politicize the looming climate catastrophe, Lauren must prove the worth of her expertise, navigate the fallout of past mistakes, and find a way to get the President to heed scientific warnings—all while India and Pakistan spiral toward a fateful showdown.
This pulse-pounding thriller seamlessly weaves global crises with personal drama, ratcheting up the tension. It will leave the audience on the edge of their seats, pondering how close we’ve come to the unthinkable and whether cooler heads can prevail again. For more information, click on the image for the pitch deck.
