Seaview

These take place in the same universe, set in a fictional coastal town, so I’ve grouped them together.

While the stories aren’t connected (at least not right now), TNI takes place in the same universe.

The Edge of Light

The ghost was throwing leaves again.

Published in press 2023.

This story began life as a red leaf I picked up on my walk to work at a time of year when all of the other leaves were green. Every morning, more leaves would be scattered across a restaurant’s driveway and into the street. I collected them in a dish on my work desk and would watch them fade over the winter until the plant had new leaves to share. The idea came to me of a ghost that could only communicate by throwing leaves. I thought it would be a fic at first and tossed around sheith and wangxian ideas, but Noa introduced himself and that was that. He’s part of a larger universe and I hope he’ll be happy in another story.

I always thought this would be a novel but it came out as a short story. Its working title was Red Leaves until I chose its current title from the lyrics of Red Swan by Yoshiki.

Verity

Published in press 2025. A prequel to Sterling’s story, which isn’t written yet.

Sterling

Working title. A novella, in theory.