An Empty Place to Echo

It only wanted to belong. But the world was never made for it.

For centuries, an unseen entity has searched for a compatible someone who understands its loneliness, who can echo its sorrow. In its wake, lives fracture, truths emerge, and sanity slips away. When its sanctuary, the shack, is burned down, it becomes untethered and exposed, wandering in desperation.

Told from the entity’s perspective, An Empty Place to Echo ties together the events of The Heart in the Dust and Paper Teeth, revealing the true force behind both tragedies. Melancholic, eerie, and emotionally rich, this is a final chapter about connection, memory, and the terrifying ache of eternal solitude.