“STORIES OF HOPE”
Short Stories About (Self-)Love and Becoming – For readers who feel deeply and keep going anyway
Stories of Hope is a two-volume (for now) collection of reflective short stories written for moments when life feels heavy or uncertain. These stories don’t offer quick fixes or overhyped optimism. They sit with complexity. I dare say they allow space for grief, doubt, longing and slow healing.
Hope, in these stories, is not dramatic. It is something you notice after the worst has already happened – and you are still here. Mostly because you choose to.
Albeit short, these are stories to be read slowly, so they can stay with you longer.
About the Collection
Stories of Hope brings together short stories that explore what it means to love, to lose, to rebuild and to see yourself differently over time. They are grounded in both magical and emotional realism (yes, that’s possible!).
Across both volumes, the stories return to questions many of us carry:
- How do we live with loss?
- What happens when we stop searching outward and start listening inward?
- How does love change us?
- Who are we after life forces us to become someone new?
This collection is written for readers who value authenticity over neat conclusions.
Listen: Highlights from Volumes 1 & 2
Some stories from Stories of Hope have been professionally read and paired with original music, allowing them to unfold in a slower, more immersive way.
🎧 Have a listen here:
There’s more to come before “Highlights of Volumes 1 and 2” launches as an audiobook.
Stories of Hope – Volume 1
Volume 1 focuses on inner change, the kind that often goes unnoticed by others until it’s crystal clear. The stories explore self-worth, grief, kindness and the way small realizations can alter an entire life.
This volume is for readers who:
- Are processing loss, change or emotional fatigue
- Appreciate reflective, character-led short stories
- Prefer subtle meaning to overt messages
Stories of Hope – Volume 2
Volume 2 widens the lens. While still intimate, these stories look more closely at relationships, memory and identity. Most stories experiment with form, perspective or voice – always in service of emotional truth.
This volume is for readers who:
- Connected with Volume 1 and want to explore further
- Enjoy thoughtful experimentation in storytelling
- Are drawn to stories that linger rather than resolve quickly
Why I wrote Stories of Hope
These stories came from observing how I and other people cope quietly. How we carry grief, love, disappointment and hope at the same time.
I didn’t want to write stories that explain life condescendingly or offer definitive answers. I wanted to write stories that simply say to the reader: you’re not alone in this feeling.
Who these books will resonate with
Readers who connect with Stories of Hope often:
- Feel deeply and reflect often
- Are drawn to quiet, emotionally honest fiction
- Prefer meaning over momentum
- Read not to escape life, but to understand it
Begin reading
“Stories of Hope is not about happy endings.
It is about becoming someone new when the old story no longer fits, and living beautifully inside the ending you are given.”
— Rebeca Duriga