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Paraphernalia
A Kaleidoscope of Human Moments
Paraphernalia is a curated collection of short works, mystery, fable, memory, and myth, woven with a clear, compassionate eye. You’ll move from rushing streets to quiet chapels, from a child’s sky-bound wonder to the hard edge of consequence. Each piece turns an ordinary object—bells, a brooch, a bus, a leaf—until it glints with human truth.
What you’ll experience
- Breathless stakes that stay humane.
- Fable-light moments that land emotionally.
- Coastal cliffs, narrow lanes, and rooms that remember.
- Symbols that slip into everyday lives.
- Endings that linger, asking you to look again.
Who it’s for
Readers who crave short, complete experiences, the kind you can finish over coffee yet think about all week. Perfect for book clubs, commute reads, and anyone who loves literary depth with page-turning momentum.
Paraphernalia: Volume 2
A Collection of Short Stories.
Twelve stories. Twelve doors. You never quite know what’s on the other side.
A family strikes it rich and wishes they hadn’t. A craftsman’s quiet shop hides a talent that shouldn’t be possible. An island rises from the sea overnight, glowing with no explanation. A woman runs into a church for safety, only to find danger has followed her in. One tale pulls straight from memory, carrying readers back to wartime Malta and the roar of low-flying engines overhead.
Written in Godfrey Bonavia’s easy, flowing style, these stories are built for a bus ride, a lunch break, a quiet evening, each one meant to be picked up, savored, and set down without losing the thread.
Paraphernalia: Volume 2 proves the best escape doesn’t need three hundred pages. Sometimes it just needs the right twelve.
