A Bookcase Without Secrets

Marlena Callahan's life is shaped by silence, strain, and the weight of what cannot be spoken. In this trio of holiday-centered short stories, her world unfolds across three unforgettable seasons.

In Haunting Marlena, a Halloween shimmer blurs the line between memory and haunting. Releasing Marlena reveals the hidden cost of invisible labor on a turbulent Thanksgiving. And Unraveling Marlena captures the loss of innocence at Christmas 1965, when family secrets and sudden violence leave scars that never fade.

Poignant, haunting, and deeply human, A Bookcase Without Secrets is a literary short story collection about memory, motherhood, and the hidden wounds that echo across generations.