This collection of short exploratory works collects the most inspired unpublished writings of E.D.E. Bell between 2021 and 2025. In these pages wait abandonment and isolation, but also hope, bravery—and love.

“Every moment in every story feels real, even the ones involving magic or metaphor. This collection tastes home baked with love, outrage, good intentions, and the need to be seen and appreciated in all our complex, overlapping identities.”—Clara Ward, author of Be the Sea

“To be seen, to be heard, to be touched – that’s what every human being would like. This collection is heart-felt, baring vulnerable emotions, so that the stories connect with the reader. Read, savor, understand with empathy.”—Joyce Chng, Hugo Award winning editor and author of Wolf’s Path