The Echo Letters
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Ongoing, First published Dec 22, 2024
Elliot Marlowe is a man adrift, living a quiet, lonely life in a small coastal town. Each evening, he writes letters addressed to himself, pouring his heart out about moments that never happened-loves he never found, dreams he never pursued, and conversations he never had. The letters become his companions, the only witnesses to his soul. Unknownst to Elliot, a storm floods his basement, carrying a box of his unsent letters into the sea. Days later, the letters start washing ashore and are found by townspeople, who are profoundly moved by the raw emotion and beauty of the words. Rumors spread about the mysterious author, and the town begins to search for the writer whose words have touched their lives.

As Elliot watches strangers claim his pain as their salvation, he grapples with the possibility of opening his heart to the world-or continuing to live in his cocoon of quiet despair. When a woman named Clara arrives at his door holding a letter she says saved her life, Elliot must confront whether sharing his deepest vulnerabilities could bring him the connection he's long denied himself.
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