red carnation: a novella

By: Kradel, Kimberly

What if the greatest journey is the one that leads us back to ourselves?

Claire lives an ordinary life, splitting her days between a quiet office and a painting studio where five blank canvases refuse to reveal what they are meant to become. Then a mysterious trip to a train station changes everything.

A single red carnation. A stranger who seems oddly familiar. A journey that leaves her awakening in places she cannot explain, surrounded by people who already know her.

As fragments of memory begin to return, Claire discovers she is part of a far greater story-one that stretches across worlds, cultures, and lifetimes. Guided by enigmatic mentors, fellow travelers, and a series of extraordinary encounters, she must help reunite a scattered community searching for a way to restore a dying planet.

Blending speculative fiction with philosophical exploration, red carnation is a non-linear, abstract, metaphysical, puzzle of a story that borders on science fiction. It's a quiet, thought-provoking novella about memory, creativity, consciousness, and the invisible threads that connect us to one another.

Sometimes the smallest gesture-a flower passed from one hand to another-can change everything.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798234141637
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Observation Deck Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"