The Advent
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Last published Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Mikah Díaz was an autistic depressed woman trying to love in a world of minds that aren't hers. And now she's on the edge of her promise. She gave herself exactly two years to get better, and a year has already passed. Nothing has changed. Not enough.
Then she was forced to escape.
And then a clown appears in her dreams.
And then a familiar circus poster invites her to laugh again.
Can Mikah love again after only knowing intimacy as danger?
I want this quiet romance to be your reminder: you are loved. And you're capable of loving as well.
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