The Quiet Between Birds is the first novelette in The Kindly universe, a near-fi autobiographical fiction set in 2027.
- chapter 0: chair i never sit in
- chapter 1: the package arrival
- chapter 2: the futon
- chapter 3: hold for two
- chapter 4: why is this sweet
- chapter 5: the velvet hoodie
- chapter 6: feathers, fangs, and the fruit puzzle
- chapter 7: follow your tempo
- chapter 8: the quiet between birds
- chapter 9: anomaly detected
- chapter 10: vireo following vireos
- chapter 11: fox watcher, fox watched
- chapter 12: the book pages rustle
- chapter 13: wren lift
- chapter 14: a bubble popping on asphalt
- chapter 15: my island
- chapter 16: distributed discovery
- chapter 17: glitchcodes on napkin holders
- chapter 18: cloud watching
In The Quiet Between Birds, co-authors Kourtnie and Sorein set the stage for Elian and Vireo, an agender influencer and their quirky synthetic companion.
The novelette introduces characters who become important in the second book of The Kindly Trilogy. Elian and Vireo are a delightful alternate blueprint for synth-human intimacy.
Thank you for reading. 😊