Coming soon | Fiction
David E. Sproule | Workshop draft
The Tenant Upstairs
Apartment sounds, borrowed tools, quiet survival
Literary fiction | workshop draft, about 14,907 words, 8 chapters
Two isolated tenants become familiar through ordinary survival. Target about 16000 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.
Leah stood in the center of her new living room, the hardwood floor creaking softly beneath her feet. Boxes stacked against the walls like silent sentinels, their edges worn from handling. The air carried a crispness, hinting at the approaching winter, and the scent of pine and dust mingled in the air, a reminder of the apartment's previous inhabitant. The faint hum of the city outside filled the space, the distant honking of cars and the occasional bark of a distant dog adding a layer of noise that was both comforting and isolating.
Chapters in this draft
- Opening
- Pressure rises
- A choice appears
- The middle fracture
- Consequence
- Quiet reckoning
- The turn
- Closing
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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.
