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Fault Lines
When hoarder Jacob Barlowe dies alone and unnoticed, his estranged family descends upon his home to prepare it for sale only to discover that memorabilia isn’t the only thing Jacob has been hiding—he’s been hiding secrets as well, secrets which hold the power to heal the family or tear it apart for good.
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No one noticed when he died—until they saw what he left behind.
Jacob Barlowe is a man destroyed by secrets—secrets like how his wife ended up dead the night of their daughter’s birthday. Cast out by his surviving family, Jacob dies alone and unnoticed believing his secrets will die with him. He’s wrong.
When his estranged family descends upon his Seattle home, they have one goal in mind: preparing it for sale. But those plans are hindered by all of Jacob’s possessions which consume every inch of the house. Hoping the jumbled hoard will hold answers to his grandmother’s mysterious death, Jacob’s nineteen-year-old grandson convinces his mother to let him sort through the chaos, promising to finish the work before the spring semester starts. Now, he has only a handful of weeks to clean out the house and discover the truth, a truth that has been hiding far longer than any of them realize. But the more he uncovers, the more he must question whether some secrets are better left buried.
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Keys clacking beneath my fingers, I hovered over the desk typing faster than my young brain could think. Which is why I misspelled the same word differently on at least five separate occasions.
Thus began my first foray into writing. I didn’t give writing much thought for a few decades after that (okay, more than a few decades). But eventually I got over my shame and tried again. This time, with a bit more success.
Although my writing journey didn’t travel along a direct path, I’m happy to have finally arrived at my destination. If I’m being honest, I’m still finding my way around. I get lost frequently and sometimes my writing, like my mind, takes unexpected detours. But I love the freedom of the written word, the ability to bend reality, to envision what could be instead of what is. But what I love most about writing is the language: the way a skillful turn of phrase can capture the essence of life in only five words, can surprise you, can change you. Words are powerful. I love that I get to play with them every day.
My Writing
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Discover Andrea’s award-winning nonfiction narrative: On a Sunday Morning in the Golden & Teen Nib 2023 Anthology.
Read Andrea’s latest story, “Slipping Away” in the anthology, The Cost of Our Baggage, and discover other great writers while you’re at it.