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This collection of short stories presents a varied cast of protagonists, some hardened by life and some still vulnerable. The stories explore how fate can shape the path of life-life’s ups and downs, peaks, troughs, and redemptive moments. The dreamers in these stories look to forge better lives for themselves.
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Dive into As a Mere Breath, a gripping collection of eight short stories by Markus McDowell that probe the fleeting nature of existence. These tales weave raw emotion with timeless truths. In “Fishhooks,” small choices trap a man in a web of regret. “You Made Your Bed” reveals a life undone by neglect, while “Train Wreck” questions order in Italy’s countryside. Feel King Arthur’s battle-worn soul in “Battle-Weary,” or face the guillotine’s terror in “Louison.” From a coder’s burnout in “Motivation Null” to the sharp sting of “Schadenfreude,” McDowell’s stories resonate with humanity’s struggles and triumphs.
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This collection of short stories presents a varied cast of protagonists, some hardened by life and some still vulnerable. The stories explore how fate can shape the path of life-life’s ups and downs, peaks, troughs, and redemptive moments. The dreamers in these stories look to forge better lives for themselves.
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A collection of short stories about the extremes we often find ourselves in—sometimes of our own making. Each story uses the adverb “so” in its title, emphasizing the extreme function of the following adjectives (tired, snowy, long, alive, dense, rude…). McDowell uses fantasy, literary fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction genres to capture his explorations of the human experience.
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Chaos rattles our arrogance, shakes loose the dust, breaks rigor mortis. In chaos, you find out who you are—what matters, what you fear, what you love… A collection of nine short stories about chaos in multiple genres: historical, speculative, stream-of-consciousness, poetic, literary, and more.