A boy who sees too much. A neighborhood loud with graffiti, church bells, and the rattle of the M train that can shake your brain loose. A place that made him who he is. Three friends bound by blood—until parents fracture, families move, and growing up pulls you apart whether you want it to or not.
A grandmother who said he'd live forever. Friends who weren't so lucky—and some he just couldn't hold onto.
And the long years learning that stopping time was easy—staying inside of the present was the work of a lifetime.
The Outsiders meets A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
At Its Heart
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A series about presence. About a boy who could freeze the world but had to learn that escaping the moment isn't the same as living in it. For young readers figuring out who they are—this is a story about staying inside your own life, even when it hurts.
The Series
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Book One: Immaculate Conception Day The day he saw what he couldn't unsee.
Book Two: Blood on the Tracks The days he lost everything he knew.
Book Three: First Light The year he learned what seeing is for.
Book Four: Very Old Man The life he built by remembering.
Series bible available. Book One in development—sample chapters ready.