37 pages 1 hour read

The Fall Risk

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2025

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How does Charlotte’s trauma inform her understanding of love and safety? What sources of support are instrumental in helping her recover from this trauma?

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How does Seth’s job as an arborist inform his approach to relationships? Charlotte adopts many of his tree-related metaphors. Does she alter or expand their meaning in the process?

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How does the evolution of the landing from an empty concrete slab to a communal living space parallel Seth and Charlotte’s evolving relationship? More broadly, how does the story use physical structures as both plot device and symbol?

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