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FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS: A Short Story Collection
What if love didn't promise forever—but still changed you completely?
What happens when love unravels, memory haunts, and time refuses to wait?
FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS is a soul-baring, emotionally piercing collection of short stories about the quiet, often unseen moments that shape who we are—those we love, those we lose, and the unspoken truths that live in between. These are stories of people caught in the fragile space between longing and letting go, between what was said and what was held back, between memory and becoming.
Each narrative captures a moment suspended in time with unflinching honesty—raw, reflective, and unforgettable. These aren't tales of closure or tidy resolution. They're glimpses into the raw, in-between spaces where desire collides with fear, where love brushes up against grief, and where the heart speaks in silence.
At their core is love—not perfect or promised, but fractured, forbidden, remembered. Love that marks us. That stays long after it should have gone. These are stories of missed chances, hidden wounds, and the kind of grief that lingers beneath everything.
Chee's prose is spare yet deeply textured, weaving themes of love, trauma, identity, silence, and reclamation into stories that feel more like lived experience than fiction—pulsing with emotional truth and psychological undercurrent. Her characters often live between two the one they inhabit, and the one they can't leave behind. These are people—flawed, conflicted, vulnerable—facing inner storms with quiet strength and, at times, surrender, trying to reclaim what was lost, or name what was never said aloud. They don't seek rescue. They seek recognition. They ask to be felt.
Some stories unfold like confessions. Others like prayers. Some end mid-thought—just like life. They move in fragments, in memory, in imagined futures. What connects them isn't just theme—it's emotional tender, unspoken, soul-burdened.
Love is found here in glances, in unsent messages, in the weight of a good-bye never truly spoken. These stories speak to those who've stayed too long, left too soon, or carried feelings they could never voice. They hold space—for ache, for grace, for the fragile hope that maybe, just maybe, our scars still mean something.
Tracing the outline of what it means to be human in our most vulnerable moments, this is a book for the ones who feel everything and say nothing. For the ones who've whispered "I'm fine" when breaking inside. For the ones who remember too much and still hope anyway. For the ones who loved when it was unsafe—and still would again.
These stories do not offer closure. They offer truth—the kind that lingers.
Because sometimes, love doesn't last forever—but its echo never leaves.
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Recommended for mature teens through adults, this collection is perfect for readers who crave soul-deep storytelling that does not shy away from the complexities of intimacy—and are as beautiful as they are brutal in their honesty. It's particularly suited to those drawn to character-driven fiction layered with quiet psychological insight. With lyrical and evocative emotional depth, FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS speaks to sensitive souls, empaths, romantics, and those navigating the grey spaces between fantasy and memory. Ideal for lovers of literary fiction, poetic prose, emotionally immersive narratives, and introspective relationship stories.
What happens when love unravels, memory haunts, and time refuses to wait?
FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS is a soul-baring, emotionally piercing collection of short stories about the quiet, often unseen moments that shape who we are—those we love, those we lose, and the unspoken truths that live in between. These are stories of people caught in the fragile space between longing and letting go, between what was said and what was held back, between memory and becoming.
Each narrative captures a moment suspended in time with unflinching honesty—raw, reflective, and unforgettable. These aren't tales of closure or tidy resolution. They're glimpses into the raw, in-between spaces where desire collides with fear, where love brushes up against grief, and where the heart speaks in silence.
At their core is love—not perfect or promised, but fractured, forbidden, remembered. Love that marks us. That stays long after it should have gone. These are stories of missed chances, hidden wounds, and the kind of grief that lingers beneath everything.
Chee's prose is spare yet deeply textured, weaving themes of love, trauma, identity, silence, and reclamation into stories that feel more like lived experience than fiction—pulsing with emotional truth and psychological undercurrent. Her characters often live between two the one they inhabit, and the one they can't leave behind. These are people—flawed, conflicted, vulnerable—facing inner storms with quiet strength and, at times, surrender, trying to reclaim what was lost, or name what was never said aloud. They don't seek rescue. They seek recognition. They ask to be felt.
Some stories unfold like confessions. Others like prayers. Some end mid-thought—just like life. They move in fragments, in memory, in imagined futures. What connects them isn't just theme—it's emotional tender, unspoken, soul-burdened.
Love is found here in glances, in unsent messages, in the weight of a good-bye never truly spoken. These stories speak to those who've stayed too long, left too soon, or carried feelings they could never voice. They hold space—for ache, for grace, for the fragile hope that maybe, just maybe, our scars still mean something.
Tracing the outline of what it means to be human in our most vulnerable moments, this is a book for the ones who feel everything and say nothing. For the ones who've whispered "I'm fine" when breaking inside. For the ones who remember too much and still hope anyway. For the ones who loved when it was unsafe—and still would again.
These stories do not offer closure. They offer truth—the kind that lingers.
Because sometimes, love doesn't last forever—but its echo never leaves.
---
Recommended for mature teens through adults, this collection is perfect for readers who crave soul-deep storytelling that does not shy away from the complexities of intimacy—and are as beautiful as they are brutal in their honesty. It's particularly suited to those drawn to character-driven fiction layered with quiet psychological insight. With lyrical and evocative emotional depth, FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS speaks to sensitive souls, empaths, romantics, and those navigating the grey spaces between fantasy and memory. Ideal for lovers of literary fiction, poetic prose, emotionally immersive narratives, and introspective relationship stories.
114 pages, Paperback
Published July 20, 2025
About the author
Rosie Chee
7 booksRosie Chee, originally from New Zealand and now based in the United States, is a multifaceted writer with a soul-driven purpose. Her first love, as long as she can remember, has always been reading and writing. Her “since forever” dream was simply to be a writer, with words flowing as naturally to her as blood flows to life, as freely as the tides of the ocean.
Rosie’s lifelong passion for writing is deeply rooted in her belief that words have the power to inspire and transform lives. To her words are not just a form of expression, but a powerful force of presence. Her work often explores with a sensitivity the spaces we rarely speak of, timeless truths bared in a way to stir and remind the soul of its strength and resilience through times of love, loss, and transformation.
Rosie’s non-fiction work has often been dedicated to helping others discover their purpose, encouraging personal growth, and motivating change. Formerly known for her insightful columns on beauty, health, fitness, and wellness in leading magazines, she blends her expertise with her spiritual journey. Having contributed a vast array of articles to both online and print publications in the sports, supplements, and training industries, Rosie’s work demonstrates her expertise and ability to produce well researched content across multiple topics and arenas, not only from a scientific standpoint but through years of personal experience. She continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible, inspiring others to live authentically and embrace their highest potential.
Though not limited to the more inspirational and motivational pieces she has become known for, Rosie’s work refuses to be boxed into any one particular area, and her non-fiction prose often delves deep into the more nuanced aspects of existence, exploring and illuminating the myriad emotional and psychological changes that happen as one lives.
Though her fiction creatives have evolved as much as she over time, Rosie has always sought through her work to “see past the image and CAPTURE the ESSENCE”. She wants her words to be real enough to captivate people, so that they feel the emotion and experience behind them as if it were their own. Rosie writes from the spaces between silence and understanding, where memory meets imagination, blending emotional precision with poetic insight. Ever dancing across timelines, she is endlessly drawn to reach beyond the realms of reality into the fantasy, where the lines blur so deeply, the difference becomes impossible to distinguish.
Rosie’s stories consistently touch something primal and tender. There is an emotional continuity in her works that transcends setting or character. Her characters are not perfect, but souls who, despite unspeakable wounds and trauma, still reach for meaning, healing, and connection, navigating sorrow, sacrifice, and love as both risk and redemption, light meeting shadow not to erase but to soften it. It is her SIGNATURE, where sorrow and grief become resonant with beauty and life.
Whether creative non-fiction or story, Rosie’s words whisper before they roar, echoing beyond the pages. As her best friend once said, “We don’t write just to write, but to shake people to their cores.”
Freesoul in essence, Rosie does not define herself by any one thing, nor does she care to be labeled by others. She has taken on many roles across many lifetimes, yet her core truth remains unchanged: her heart and soul are purposed to make a difference, whether she is aware of it or not. When not writing, Rosie finds peace in skydiving.
Rosie’s lifelong passion for writing is deeply rooted in her belief that words have the power to inspire and transform lives. To her words are not just a form of expression, but a powerful force of presence. Her work often explores with a sensitivity the spaces we rarely speak of, timeless truths bared in a way to stir and remind the soul of its strength and resilience through times of love, loss, and transformation.
Rosie’s non-fiction work has often been dedicated to helping others discover their purpose, encouraging personal growth, and motivating change. Formerly known for her insightful columns on beauty, health, fitness, and wellness in leading magazines, she blends her expertise with her spiritual journey. Having contributed a vast array of articles to both online and print publications in the sports, supplements, and training industries, Rosie’s work demonstrates her expertise and ability to produce well researched content across multiple topics and arenas, not only from a scientific standpoint but through years of personal experience. She continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible, inspiring others to live authentically and embrace their highest potential.
Though not limited to the more inspirational and motivational pieces she has become known for, Rosie’s work refuses to be boxed into any one particular area, and her non-fiction prose often delves deep into the more nuanced aspects of existence, exploring and illuminating the myriad emotional and psychological changes that happen as one lives.
Though her fiction creatives have evolved as much as she over time, Rosie has always sought through her work to “see past the image and CAPTURE the ESSENCE”. She wants her words to be real enough to captivate people, so that they feel the emotion and experience behind them as if it were their own. Rosie writes from the spaces between silence and understanding, where memory meets imagination, blending emotional precision with poetic insight. Ever dancing across timelines, she is endlessly drawn to reach beyond the realms of reality into the fantasy, where the lines blur so deeply, the difference becomes impossible to distinguish.
Rosie’s stories consistently touch something primal and tender. There is an emotional continuity in her works that transcends setting or character. Her characters are not perfect, but souls who, despite unspeakable wounds and trauma, still reach for meaning, healing, and connection, navigating sorrow, sacrifice, and love as both risk and redemption, light meeting shadow not to erase but to soften it. It is her SIGNATURE, where sorrow and grief become resonant with beauty and life.
Whether creative non-fiction or story, Rosie’s words whisper before they roar, echoing beyond the pages. As her best friend once said, “We don’t write just to write, but to shake people to their cores.”
Freesoul in essence, Rosie does not define herself by any one thing, nor does she care to be labeled by others. She has taken on many roles across many lifetimes, yet her core truth remains unchanged: her heart and soul are purposed to make a difference, whether she is aware of it or not. When not writing, Rosie finds peace in skydiving.
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August 8, 2025
Sometimes, a book doesn't just speak—it feels. When I picked up FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS by Rosie Chee, I thought I’d read a few short stories before bed. But each page held a heartbeat, a memory, an ache I couldn’t walk away from. This collection didn’t offer answers—it offered raw emotion, just like life.
Each story touched a hidden corner of my heart. The way Rosie writes about love—not perfect or permanent, but the kind that stays in your bones—made me pause so many times. These stories aren’t loud; they’re quiet, deep, and filled with all the things we usually don’t say out loud. I felt seen in those unspoken spaces.
Rosie Chee’s writing style is delicate yet powerful. Her words are simple but layered with meaning. It felt like I was reading someone’s soul—each story like a whisper, a secret, or a silent scream. The emotions are intense, but not overwhelming. They settle slowly, and then stay with you.
What made this book special to me was its honesty. The stories aren’t tied up neatly. Some end in the middle of a thought, and that felt real. Life doesn’t always offer closure, and neither does this book. And that’s the beauty of it. It reminded me of the grief we carry, the love we never speak of, and how silence can be louder than words.
I’d recommend this to anyone who has ever loved deeply, lost quietly, or remembered silently. If you're someone who feels too much, this book is a soft landing place. It doesn’t heal you—but it holds you. FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS isn’t just a title—it’s a truth. And I’ll carry these stories with me for a long, long time.
Each story touched a hidden corner of my heart. The way Rosie writes about love—not perfect or permanent, but the kind that stays in your bones—made me pause so many times. These stories aren’t loud; they’re quiet, deep, and filled with all the things we usually don’t say out loud. I felt seen in those unspoken spaces.
Rosie Chee’s writing style is delicate yet powerful. Her words are simple but layered with meaning. It felt like I was reading someone’s soul—each story like a whisper, a secret, or a silent scream. The emotions are intense, but not overwhelming. They settle slowly, and then stay with you.
What made this book special to me was its honesty. The stories aren’t tied up neatly. Some end in the middle of a thought, and that felt real. Life doesn’t always offer closure, and neither does this book. And that’s the beauty of it. It reminded me of the grief we carry, the love we never speak of, and how silence can be louder than words.
I’d recommend this to anyone who has ever loved deeply, lost quietly, or remembered silently. If you're someone who feels too much, this book is a soft landing place. It doesn’t heal you—but it holds you. FOREVER IS ONLY AS LONG AS IT LASTS isn’t just a title—it’s a truth. And I’ll carry these stories with me for a long, long time.
September 11, 2025
Love isn’t always about forever—it’s about the moments that leave an imprint. Forever is Only as Long as It Lasts by Rosie Chee is a hauntingly beautiful collection of short stories that dives into the fragile space between holding on and letting go. Each story feels like a window into someone’s soul—quiet, piercing, and unforgettable. These are not tales of perfect endings, but of love and memory that linger even when the people are gone.
What I loved most is how raw and unflinching the writing is. Chee doesn’t sugarcoat emotions; she lays them bare—longing, grief, silence, and the heavy weight of words unsaid. Some stories feel like confessions, others like prayers, and many end without closure—just like life itself. Her prose is spare yet rich, painting emotions so vividly that you feel them long after you put the book down.
The characters stay with you because they’re so achingly human—flawed, vulnerable, and caught between the life they live and the one they can’t let go of. They don’t ask for rescue; they simply ask to be seen, to be felt. These are stories for the sensitive souls, the empaths, the ones who whisper “I’m fine” while quietly breaking inside. They remind us that sometimes scars speak louder than words, and sometimes love exists only in glances or unsent messages.
This book is for anyone who has carried grief, loved when it wasn’t safe, or remembered too much yet hoped anyway. It’s tender, heartbreaking, and brutally honest, yet there’s beauty in that truth. Rosie Chee has crafted a collection that doesn’t just tell stories—it mirrors the way we live, love, and remember. A must-read if you crave writing that cuts deep and stays with you long after the last page.
What I loved most is how raw and unflinching the writing is. Chee doesn’t sugarcoat emotions; she lays them bare—longing, grief, silence, and the heavy weight of words unsaid. Some stories feel like confessions, others like prayers, and many end without closure—just like life itself. Her prose is spare yet rich, painting emotions so vividly that you feel them long after you put the book down.
The characters stay with you because they’re so achingly human—flawed, vulnerable, and caught between the life they live and the one they can’t let go of. They don’t ask for rescue; they simply ask to be seen, to be felt. These are stories for the sensitive souls, the empaths, the ones who whisper “I’m fine” while quietly breaking inside. They remind us that sometimes scars speak louder than words, and sometimes love exists only in glances or unsent messages.
This book is for anyone who has carried grief, loved when it wasn’t safe, or remembered too much yet hoped anyway. It’s tender, heartbreaking, and brutally honest, yet there’s beauty in that truth. Rosie Chee has crafted a collection that doesn’t just tell stories—it mirrors the way we live, love, and remember. A must-read if you crave writing that cuts deep and stays with you long after the last page.
September 1, 2025
My first impression of Forever Is Only As Long As It Lasts was that it’s not just a short story collection—it feels like stepping into a mirror of emotions. Author captures the fragile beauty of love, loss, and memory in a way that immediately pulls you in. Each story lingers like a whisper, reminding us that forever isn’t always about time, but about the mark left on the soul.
The storyline moves through raw, deeply human experiences missed chances, unspoken truths, and the quiet in-between moments. What struck me most is that the endings aren’t neatly tied up, but instead reflect the way life actually unfolds fragmented, unfinished, yet profoundly real. The themes of love, grief, and identity are interwoven so seamlessly that each story feels more like lived memory than fiction.
Rosie Chee’s writing style is lyrical, delicate, and brutally honest at the same time. She creates characters who are vulnerable yet strong, broken yet searching for meaning. Personally, I felt the book was less about closure and more about recognition the kind that makes you pause and reflect on your own scars. In conclusion, this is a hauntingly beautiful collection that speaks to anyone who has loved, lost, or carried feelings in silence.
The storyline moves through raw, deeply human experiences missed chances, unspoken truths, and the quiet in-between moments. What struck me most is that the endings aren’t neatly tied up, but instead reflect the way life actually unfolds fragmented, unfinished, yet profoundly real. The themes of love, grief, and identity are interwoven so seamlessly that each story feels more like lived memory than fiction.
Rosie Chee’s writing style is lyrical, delicate, and brutally honest at the same time. She creates characters who are vulnerable yet strong, broken yet searching for meaning. Personally, I felt the book was less about closure and more about recognition the kind that makes you pause and reflect on your own scars. In conclusion, this is a hauntingly beautiful collection that speaks to anyone who has loved, lost, or carried feelings in silence.
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