#LiteraryFiction
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Loneliness: One of Life’s Strangest Contradictions
We spend much of our lives searching for connection. Friendships. Family. Romance. Community. We want to know that someone sees us, understands us, and is glad we’re here. Yet after enough disappointment or heartbreak, something curious can happen. Solitude begins to feel safer than closeness, and the walls we built to protect ourselves become increasingly…
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Creatures of Habit Receives a California Book Watch Recommendation
One of the greatest pleasures of independent publishing is watching a book continue to find new readers long after launch. We’re delighted to share that Creatures of Habit by Alexander Brito has been featured in the July 2026 issue of California Book Watch, where it received a thoughtful and generous recommendation from the reviewers at the Midwest Book Review. Rather…
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Why We Never Really Outgrow Ghost Stories
Every family seems to have one. It might be the story of an abandoned house no one wanted to enter after dark. The old neighbor who claimed to see something impossible. The stretch of road everyone drove a little faster. The unexplained sound that became a favorite tale at holiday gatherings. Whether we believe these…
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Almost Every Bad Decision Begins as a Favor.
Most of us would like to believe we’d recognize the moment our lives were about to change forever. We imagine dramatic crossroads: a life-or-death decision, an unexpected diagnosis, a winning lottery ticket, or an opportunity too good to refuse. Fiction often trains us to expect these turning points, complete with flashing warning signs that tell…
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Alexander Brito on Writing, Coaching and His Debut Novel Creatures of Habit
On April 25, 2016, Yovanni Guerra wakes to an ordinary morning: a sleeping wife, a six-year-old son, and the quiet comfort of family life in Miami. A devoted husband, father, and elementary school teacher, Yovanni has built a life defined by love, loyalty, and hard-earned stability. But beneath the surface lies a past he has…