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The Living Thread - Chapter 1

The Kept House

The basement smelled like the inside of a church - not incense exactly, but something older than incense.

Published April 4, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 2

The Landline

The envelope contained three things.

Published April 4, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 3

The Crossing

He left Alton at five-thirty, which gave him more time than he needed and which was, he recognized, not an accident.

Published April 4, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 4

The Four

There were three of them in the pew, and they looked at him the way people look at someone they have been expecting but are not entirely sur...

Published April 5, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 5

What the Compass Does

Three days after the first Thursday meeting, Joshua went back to the library.

Published April 13, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 6

Thursday Again

He told himself he was going back because of the books.

Published April 20, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 7

The Cipher

He had been sitting on it for two weeks, which was long enough that bringing it up felt like a confession.

Published April 27, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 8

Tuesday Morning

Ambrose had told him to go to Mass on a weekday.

Published May 4, 2026 The Living Thread - Chapter 9

The Safety Deposit Box

He had been putting it off for three weeks, which was long enough that he had stopped pretending it was anything other than avoidance.

Published May 11, 2026