New York City, New York Feb 13, 2026 (Issuewire.com) - The Door You Hold Open is a literary novel published under the pen name A. Lumen. Structured as a series of short stories, the book explores the quiet moment when a life no longer fitsbefore anything new has fully taken shape.
Rather than offering answers or direction, the novel remains attentive to what shifts quietly beneath the surface. It follows characters who are leaving familiar versions of themselves without spectacle, moving through emotional fatigue, burnout, and the private aftermath of change. Ordinary momentsan unspoken goodbye, a place quietly outgrown, a pause before the next stepcreate space for the reader to linger and take notice.
The Door You Hold Open is written for:
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Readers who feel between lives
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Those drawn to quiet, interior literary fiction
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Readers who seek companionship rather than instruction
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Fans of intimate novels and literary short fiction
A companion reflective workbook inspired by the themes of the novel is currently in development.
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The Door You Hold Open is available now on Amazon:
The Door You Hold Open
Selected excerpts and reflections are published on Substack:
https://thedooryouholdopen.substack.com
A recent press announcement about the book can be found on PRLog:
https://www.prlog.org/13127340-the-door-you-hold-open-explores-quiet-leaving-burnout-and-life-between-identities.html
About the Author
A. Lumen is the pen name of a writer who publishes without a public biography, allowing the work to stand independently of the authors identity.
Source :The Door You Hold Open
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