The Living Thread
Joshua's story. Present day. The custody chain in motion.
Chapters 1 through 3 are open to everyone, always.
Chapter 4 and beyond open when we know your name.
The Lost Crown opens with a subscription.
Chapter 1
The Kept House
The basement smelled like the inside of a church - not incense exactly, but something older than incense.
Chapter 2
The Landline
The envelope contained three things.
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.
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...
Chapter 5
What the Compass Does
Three days after the first Thursday meeting, Joshua went back to the library.
Chapter 6
Thursday Again
He told himself he was going back because of the books.
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.
Chapter 8
Tuesday Morning
Ambrose had told him to go to Mass on a weekday.
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.