Hearth Fires

· Zoe Cannon
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About this eBook

Every day, Heather visits the burned-down house. Every day, she finds it cold and empty. Her family, her life, her guilty secrets… all gone.


But the flames didn’t destroy everything. There’s something left in there, something the voice in her head wants very much. She doesn’t remember what it is. She just knows she can’t let the voice have it. She’ll burn it all down again if she has to. And her own mind along with it.


Every day, Heather visits the burned-down house.


This short story is 4400 words long. It is also available in Digital Soul, a science fiction short story collection.

About the author

Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.

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