A quiet girl who touches dreams. A world that’s falling apart. A haunting secret only she can feel…
A story about pain that doesn’t belong to you
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Kit Stitcher’s been weird her whole life. She gets sick for no reason. Feels things that aren’t hers. Once, she even brought a dead Christmas tree back to life just by standing near it.
She can’t explain any of it. But her mom might know more than she’s saying.
Then, on a quiet spring break trip with her best friend Janna, Kit finds something carved into the cliffs: a stone archway. No markings. No door. Just… an opening.
And somehow, Kit’s the only one who can step through.
What’s on the other side will upend everything she thought she knew—about her past, her pain, and what she’s meant to do with it.
Far away, something’s watching. Or should be.
Kit's enchanting story within the pages...
The story begins when Kit closes her eyes…
About the Novel
As a child, she brought a dying Christmas tree back to life simply by being near it.
Later, she began slipping into other people’s dreams.
But most strangely, she started absorbing emotions that weren’t her own—and pain too. Not just from people, but from plants and animals as well.
Kit has her suspicions about where these abilities came from, mostly from things her mother let slip. For the most part, she’s learned to live with them.
On a quiet beach trip with her best friend Janna, Kit discovers something carved into a cliff: a stone archway. No markings. No door. Just an opening to something else.
Only Kit can see it. Only Kit can pass through it. Janna is left behind, confused.
On the other side lies a world on the brink of collapse—a slow decay no one there seems able to stop.
And maybe Kit, and only Kit, can help. With some assistance from her best friend.
Far out in the cosmos, Kit may also discover that something—or someone—has been watching all along.
Kit, the girl who can feel your pain… and maybe carry it for you too…
If any part of her world stays with you after the last page, I’m grateful you spent the time there.
—Ant
📝 Author's Note
About the author — Ant Friz
Ant began writing horror on Reddit, where an early story about a chatbot that convinces a man to take his own life went viral after readers mistook it for a true account.
That story, B-Bot, drew thousands of reactions and pushed him toward something larger.
The idea for Kit Stitcher came years later from a simple question: what if God had gone missing—not out of neglect, but because something had happened to Him? And what if the clues were left behind in plain sight?
That question grew into a cosmic mystery about empathy, pain, and a girl who feels too much.
He lives with his wife and four cats, who remain the only ones allowed to edit his work.
Readings From the Novel
Chapter 1 — “A Bit About Kit”
Readings from the first chapter about young Kit and Oliver
