Quick Reads: Cozy Fantasy • Dark Humor • Mythic Horror
Curl up with a cocoa-sized read you can finish in one or two sittings.
The Dock of the Waiting Hand blends cozy fantasy, dark humor, and mythic suspense into a bedtime tale like no other.
On stormy nights, Nana's grandkids beg for the story she promised she wouldn't tell - the one about the lake, the dock, and the friends who never came back.
But this is no ordinary ghost story. Between cocoa spills, whispered dares, and bursts of nervous laughter, Nana weaves a tale of fear and courage, of rules that couldn't save them, and of the night she met the black, oiled hand rising from the lake.
One by one, her friends vanished, each taken by the fear they couldn't face. Only Nana remained, and instead of running, she sat with her tea, toes over the dock, and breathed.
Now, as the storm rattles the windows, her grandkids lean close, hanging on every word. But when the house grows still and the cocoa mugs ripple, they discover Nana's story isn't finished. Because some monsters don't vanish. They wait. And if you're brave enough, you invite them to tea.
The Dock of the Waiting Hand is a cozy-creepy bedtime tale blending mythic fantasy, dark humor, and family warmth. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Emily Carroll, and TJ Klune, it's a story about courage, laughter in the dark, and the quiet truth that you don't banish monsters... you teach them how to sit in the quiet.
A perfect Quick Read for fans of Neil Gaiman, TJ Klune, and Emily Carroll.
Length: ~17,000 words (2-3 hours to read).
