A collection of quiet, cutting stories about love, loss, and the weight of what lingers. A father watches an owl from the swingset, trying not to think about the urn on the mantel. A man touring a house sees three sick raccoons in the trees, knowing, deep down, they won’t make it through the winter. A child buries her pet while carrying a grief too big for her age.
Each story stands alone, yet together they form something deeper—a meditation on what we hold onto, what we let slip away, and the spaces that remain between. Stark but full of feeling, this is a book for those who understand that absence is never empty.
KJ Stevens is the author of Black and has published work in Great Lakes Review, The Adirondack Review, Temenos, Fluid Magazine, Circle Magazine, and BloodLotus. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Lindenwood University and has spent years honing his craft—paring language down to its essence, leaving only what matters. His writing explores the weight of loss, survival, and the quiet moments that define us.
DEVOTION is coming soon…copies are available for review. Contact KJ.Stevens@gmail.com
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