Author's Note
I’m trying something different this time.
Over the years, I’ve collected a small mountain of short, unfinished stories in my drafts. Ideas that wouldn’t leave me alone, characters who showed up halfway through a thought and refused to go home. I kept wondering why they should sit in a folder gathering dust when they could be out in the world, being read.
So I’m gathering them together in one place and calling it The Short Chapters.
Each story will run about twenty chapters or fewer, quick reads you can finish in an evening or savor over a week. Of course, some of my characters have minds of their own. If one of them decides to play with me and drag a story out a few chapters longer, well, you know me. I’ll let them.
Some characters may be recurring in names, but various settings because I love trying them out in so many scenarios and personalities.
The Choice is our first story. I hope it sets the tone for what’s ahead: big feelings, quiet moments, and people brave enough to finally say what they mean.
I’d love to hear from you as we go. What worked, what didn’t, who you adored, who you wanted to shake. Honest feedback is always welcome, and I read every word.
Thank you for coming along on this one with me. Let’s begin.
Luca Sky
