Coming soon | Fiction
David E. Sproule | Workshop draft
The Last Parcel on 118 Avenue
A closing repair shop and an undelivered box
Literary fiction | workshop draft, about 16,516 words, 8 chapters
A closing repair shop and an undelivered box Target about 18000 words. Workshop coming soon. Not for sale until SOON gates pass.
Not for sale
Workshop draft. Keeper pass still ahead.
Cover and brief are up. Workshop draft may already exist locally. Not for sale until a keeper pass and Soft Margins checkout.
Opening sample
First pass from the workshop. Not the ending.
The avenue stretched out like a forgotten street, its buildings a patchwork of faded dreams and lingering hope. The Last Repair Shop stood at the corner, its weathered sign hanging crookedly, the letters peeling like old skin. A thin layer of dust coated the cracked paint, and the air was heavy with the scent of neglect. Cars passed by, their engines humming in the distance, but the shop remained silent, a relic of a bygone era. Jack knelt beside a cluttered workbench, his hands moving methodically over a greasy rag. Each tool, each piece of broken machinery, held a story, a memory.
Chapters in this draft
- Opening
- Pressure
- Choice
- Fracture
- Consequence
- Reckoning
- Turn
- Close
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About the author
David E. Sproule
Writes and builds from Edmonton, Alberta. Sproule Lit workshop drafts and Phyllux Tech, local first: files as masters, honest length, and tools people can use on a hard Tuesday.
