First published 2025
Sequoia Nagamatsu crafts stories that examine how people reach across distances both physical and emotional. His characters navigate worlds where technology and nature intersect in unexpected ways. They struggle to maintain bonds when circumstances pull them apart. Some face literal separations across space or time. Others confront the gaps that open between family members, lovers, or friends who once felt close. The collection moves between realistic settings and speculative scenarios. Nagamatsu shows how his protagonists adapt when familiar systems break down. They create new forms of communication and community. The stories ask what remains constant when everything else shifts. At its center, the book explores whether understanding between people can survive when the world around them transforms.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, speculative-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: emotional-distance, found-family
86 pages · Paperback · Pierian Springs Press