Overview
Quarterlives is a short story collection by Cairo Smith. It was published by Askari and released on November 20, 2024. The collection includes eight stories about young people moving through contemporary, near-future, alternate-history, and speculative settings.
The collection includes a foreword by author Matthew Pegas.
Quarterlives is available from Amazon.
Stories
- Hunters - A short story about three runners and their private rituals.
- Network States - A short story about a real-time online war game.
- Spirit of ‘87 - A short story about a nightclub ghost.
- Locked In - A short story about an Oregon war patrol.
- Zach Dinesen’s Ghost - A short story about a filmmaker’s haunted production.
- From the Branch - A short story about two former students crossing paths.
- Lizard Man - A short story about a transformed researcher.
- Portrait of Camille Oken - A short story about a profile of a portrait photographer.