Quarterlives

by Cairo Smith, Matthew Pegas (foreword)

We are on the farthest edge of the centuries.

Quarterlives is the second fiction collection from filmmaker and writer Cairo Smith. Its pages burn with the longing of young people building their lives in the maw of an uncertain century. Eight short stories are included, spanning a range from the terrifying to the passionate—and often mixing both.

Find love, fight a civil war, and grapple with the ghosts of past. This edition includes a foreword by author Matthew Pegas, co-creator of the New Write podcast and author of Dragon Day and The Black Album.

This collection contains the stories Hunters, Network States, Spirit of '87, Locked In, Zach Dinesen's Ghost, From the Branch, and Portrait of Camille Oken.

Content rating 'R' for harsh language, violence, sex, substance use, and self-harm discussion.

178 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 20, 2024

About the author

Cairo Smith is a screenwriter, director, and author living in Los Angeles. He writes stories of adventure and esoteric worlds, and dreams of a dynamic, vital future. You can follow his work via his online publication, Futurist Letters, and find him on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd.