Far from the Present: Past Lives in Modern Times

The past never truly stays behind. Far from the Present is a contemporary fiction collection devoted to lives shaped by memories that refuse to fade, even as the world moves relentlessly forward.
The writing traces characters navigating modern routines while carrying unresolved histories—old relationships, inherited traumas, forgotten promises, and choices that echo into the present. Time in these stories is layered, where yesterday quietly informs today and the future bends under unseen weight.
Rather than dramatic confrontation, the collection honors subtle reckoning. The past resurfaces through gestures, silences, and moments of recognition. Healing is incomplete. Closure remains uncertain. Each story reveals how modern life often unfolds alongside histories we never fully escape.
The tone is reflective and emotionally grounded, allowing readers to sit with complexity rather than resolution. Language remains restrained and evocative, emphasizing atmosphere and inner conflict over spectacle.
Far from the Present moves through identity, memory, reconciliation, and quiet endurance—capturing how modern lives are shaped by what came before.
Key themes explored include:
• The persistence of memory
• Past shaping present identity
• Quiet emotional reckoning
• Time as layered experience
• Living forward while looking back
Far from the Present is for readers drawn to introspective fiction—offering stories where the past lives on, shaping modern lives in unseen ways.