by Henry Hoke
First published 2017
Genevieve takes different forms across nine connected stories. She appears to characters trapped in ordinary routines, bringing fragments of childhood dreams into their adult lives. A businessman sees her in his reflection. A mother finds her in her daughter's drawings. A student discovers her in library books that change their words. Each encounter forces the characters to confront desires they buried years ago. The stories blur the line between waking and dreaming, between memory and imagination. Genevieve becomes both escape and revelation, showing each person what they lost when they stopped believing in impossible things. These characters must choose between the safety of routine and the risk of transformation.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary, magical-realism
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: magical-realism, transformation
Period: 21st-century
128 pages · Paperback · Subito Press