Thresholds & Reflections: An Empty World Anthology
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MatureOngoing1h 29m
Last published Fri, Feb 8, 2019
Faerie undergoing social change, a Lydian goddess seeking divorce, a detective encountering the supernatural, a man saying goodbye, a woman beginning something new, the anniversary of a passage, a boy discovering himself, a flower's regret, and pioneers in a distant time and place: these stories set in the universe of The Empty World Sequence deal with literal and figurative reflection and the crossing from one stage of life -- or death -- into another.
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Work is rated "Mature" overall but stories in this anthology range in rating and type of content. Please see the safe "Contents" chapter for advisories.
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Cover by author based on an image by Pixabay user "Foundry Co" used under CC0 license.
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