THE READING ROOM
A few lines.
A different world.
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The Names We Burn
The door knew Joren Hest by name.
Read the opening →Speculative mysteryThe Distance Office
The woman at the end of the hall had fallen with one hand open, as if thirteen feet were still a distance someone could cross.
Read the opening →Speculative suspenseThe Last Causeway
The causeway had outlived Nora’s father by six years and his apology by thirty-nine.
Read the opening →Literary fictionThe Last Fitting
Mina wanted the sleeves off. Her mother had brought the photograph again.
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EXPLORE THE IDEAS
Inside the worlds.
LITERARY FICTION
Inside The Last Fitting.
A wedding dress, a mother’s photograph, and the space to choose.
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