When October Wakes

By Kathryn of Sacred Storylines and Kathryn Seelye

When October Wakes is a collection of quietly unsettling stories for readers who listen for what lingers beneath the surface.

These are not stories built on shock or spectacle.
They unfold slowly-through memory, atmosphere, and the uneasy recognition that something is not quite right.

Set in familiar places-small towns, ordinary homes, remembered seasons-each piece explores what happens when the past stirs, when silence speaks, and when the boundary between the living and the remembered thins. Some stories lean toward the eerie, others toward grief, longing, or moral reckoning. All of them trust the reader to meet them halfway.

This collection was written for those who:

are drawn to October not for fear, but for its honestylove stories that leave space for reflectionprefer suggestion over explanationbelieve the most haunting things are often the most human

When October Wakes is best read slowly.
In lamplight.
With pauses between stories.

It belongs to the season of shadows-but it is ultimately about memory, conscience, and the quiet persistence of the soul.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVQ3FMCR
• ISBN13: 9798232116996
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Sacred Storylines
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"