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✨ A Glimpse Between the Threads

Sometimes a story begins not with an action, but with a stillness.

A pause.
A breath.
A moment when something unspoken stirs.

That’s how many of the stories in Threads of Light arrived—softly. As if they’d been waiting, not to be explained, but to be witnessed.

Today, I want to share a short excerpt from one of the stories in the collection: Still Here: A Queer Love Story. It’s a winter night in downtown Toronto. Two young men. One shared cigarette. A moment suspended between grief and something like hope.

They sat cross-legged on the sidewalk, backs against the shelter wall, steam rising from their breath in little clouds. Cars passed in a hush of rubber on snow. He handed the cigarette back without speaking.

“You ever think you’re still here by accident?”

The other boy didn’t answer right away. Just looked up toward the orange glow of the streetlight.

“Maybe,” he said. “But maybe I’m still here on purpose.”

Stories don’t need to be loud to leave an echo.

I hope this one lingers.


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Naomi Vondell

Naomi Vondell is a Canadian writer of literary fiction with spiritual undertones, emotional resonance, and a touch of quiet humour. She lives in Northwestern Ontario, having spent most of her adult life in Toronto and the surrounding area. Her work explores themes of identity, memory, faith, and transformation. A lifelong storyteller, Naomi’s creative path has included acting, songwriting, and screenwriting. She holds a Master’s degree in clinical psychology and worked for years as a psychometrist before turning to fiction full-time. She earned her Creative Writing Certificate from the University of Toronto and studied screenwriting through UCLA Extension, where she trained with industry professionals—including a Star Trek: The Next Generation writer. Naomi is also a caregiver, a lover of Shakespeare and Buster Keaton, a fan of classic sitcoms and naval history, and a survivor of childhood bullying due to her neurodivergence. Her writing is shaped by curiosity, compassion, and a deep reverence for stories that reach across time. She is currently at work on a play (The Shell), two feature films (Going Global and a body-swap political satire), and a companion story collection titled Before the Light.

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