Getting by on habits, gratitude, and numerology.A small apartment above a shop. Crammed with unopened boxes and second hand junk.Summer is all alone. Except for a stray cat.Lost her big city job. Lost her parents. Lost her way.Eeking out a living as a virtual assistant.Can she let the past go and start fresh? Alexandria Blaelock writes stories, some of them for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. She's also written four self-help books applying business techniques to personal matters like getting dressed, cleaning house, and feeding your friends. As a recovering Project Manager, she's probably too fond of sticking to plan. She lives in a forest because she enjoys birdsong, the scent of gum leaves and the sun on her face. When not telecommuting to parallel universes from her Melbourne based imagination, she watches K-dramas, talks to animals, and drinks Campari. At the same time. Discover more at

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