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Cecilia Kennedy

    Cecilia Kennedy draws inspiration from the landscapes of the Greater Seattle area, where mountains, pines, and occasional Puget Sound views inform her work. Her writing is characterized by a distinctive style and a profound engagement with the human experience. Kennedy focuses on themes that resonate with readers on an emotional level, often exploring the complexities of relationships and the search for meaning in everyday life. Her stories are noted for their authenticity and compelling narrative power.

    The Places We Haunt: Short Story Collection
    • 2020

      When a pastry-obsessed ghost follows Audrey M. K. Summons back to her apartment, Audrey feels compelled to write the story—along with a few others she has collected. The resulting manuscript becomes The Places We Haunt, which a literary scholar discovers when Audrey dies. To the scholar’s surprise, the pages magically fill with more stories from beyond the grave, so she publishes the book in order to put Audrey’s spirit to rest. This collection of 13 eclectic dark tales takes place in museums, swimming pools, houses, restaurants, the cemetery, and outdoors in nature. The stories told are sometimes humorous, absurd, pensive, or cautionary. Those who tell them, don’t even realize they’re dead.

      The Places We Haunt: Short Story Collection