Sean Mewshaw

A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.

The stories of four Manhattan roommates: Alicia, a flighty and seductive artist; John, an accountant and trapped dreamer; Dahlia, a no-nonsense investment banker and Ethan, a politically motivated writer.

A Penobscot Nation author grew up in a haunted house. After his mother's death, he returns home to confront the odd occurrences that took place there—from ghost stench and spirit turds to knocking inside walls and a botched exorcism—and wonders why we fear spirits and the afterlife, especially once a loved one passes and all we want is to hear from them again, no matter the form.