Held in Place

By Stacey Miller

There are places we enter without thinking.

A diner at the edge of the road.
A motel with a vacancy sign still lit.
A waiting room, a theater, a playground after dark.

These are spaces designed to hold us briefly, politely, safely.

In Held in Place, they do not let go.

Across sixteen stories, familiar locations begin to behave exactly as intended-adjusting, accommodating, correcting. Pressure replaces pursuit. Stillness becomes a requirement. The body learns what it takes to remain.

Nothing here is sudden.
Nothing is wasted.
No one needs to chase you.

Held in Place is a collection of slow, physical horror about environments that remember you-and the cost of fitting exactly where you're told.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GJK8SK42
• ISBN13: 9798232627614
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Stacey Miller
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"