The Chronolithographer's Assistant
Novella 30,582 words Recommended by 5 award/anthology sources
"Thomas stood at the top of the weedy stone path that led down the gently sloping hill to where a ramshackle cottage sat sprawled out against the backdrop of a hostile, unforgiving sea. The lingering gray of the morning’s storm had not yet fully let go its grip on the land, and though there was a low cliff..."
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