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Ghosted: A Novelette
Not all doors…meant to open.
It’s 1972. Manhattan. The Wellraven apartment building. When Keith wakes up in Apt. 801 to find himself alone—again—all he can do is cling to his dreams, where it feels so real that he’s not alone…
An up-and-coming actor, Keith has so much to live for. But he’s had his heart broken by his agent and lover, Roderick, who wouldn’t commit when Keith wouldn’t come out. Leaving him for another client, Rod has vanished from his life, closing the door on a history that still haunts Keith day after day.
Yet night after night, another door opens…to a room in Keith’s apartment seen only in dreams. There, a mysterious presence waits, haunting him with more than just the past. But to shut the door on what torments him is to lock himself deeper inside with it.
Only when the veil thins—and the door opens—can Keith confront this lost soul and set his own free.
It’s 1972. Manhattan. The Wellraven apartment building. When Keith wakes up in Apt. 801 to find himself alone—again—all he can do is cling to his dreams, where it feels so real that he’s not alone…
An up-and-coming actor, Keith has so much to live for. But he’s had his heart broken by his agent and lover, Roderick, who wouldn’t commit when Keith wouldn’t come out. Leaving him for another client, Rod has vanished from his life, closing the door on a history that still haunts Keith day after day.
Yet night after night, another door opens…to a room in Keith’s apartment seen only in dreams. There, a mysterious presence waits, haunting him with more than just the past. But to shut the door on what torments him is to lock himself deeper inside with it.
Only when the veil thins—and the door opens—can Keith confront this lost soul and set his own free.
56 pages, Paperback
Published August 16, 2024
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Rumer Haven
9 books87 followersRumer Haven is probably the most social recluse you could ever meet. When she’s not babbling her fool head off among friends and family, she’s pacified with a good story that she’s reading, writing, or revising—or binge-watching Buffy. A writer/editor hailing from Chicago, she presently lives in London with her husband and probably a ghost or two. Rumer has always had a penchant for the past and paranormal, which inspires her writing to explore dimensions of time, love, and the soul. Her award-winning work includes Coattails and Cocktails (First Prize Winner, 2018 Red City Review Book Awards) and What the Clocks Know (First Place Winner in General Fiction, 2017 Red City Review Book Awards).
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October 7, 2025
I first read this story as apart of anthropology called
Ghosts & Gravity Anthology. The common theme was NY City by the year 1972 …the living the dead and the orange sunset the Wellraven. Ghosted by Rumer Haven is a real treat and I was excited for people who did not purchase the anthology to be able to read one special stories. Rumer is a very talented writer weaving stories between the spiritual and physical world.
Ghosts & Gravity Anthology. The common theme was NY City by the year 1972 …the living the dead and the orange sunset the Wellraven. Ghosted by Rumer Haven is a real treat and I was excited for people who did not purchase the anthology to be able to read one special stories. Rumer is a very talented writer weaving stories between the spiritual and physical world.
September 11, 2024
A story that pulled me into its mystical atmosphere and made me feel all the feelings. Rumer Haven once again elegantly weaves the supernatural into the natural world—with a satisfying "aha!" ending.
August 17, 2024
Absolutely heart-wrenching amd brilliant.
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