Ephemera
Ephemera is a collection of essays and short stories spanning the three genres I write: personal memoir, magical realism, and historical fantasy.
Like ephemera - those fleeting artifacts saved from life's passing moments - each piece here captures something transient yet meaningful. The collection begins with playful recollections and everyday observations, journeys through mythical landscapes where loss shapes humans and wildlings, then returns home to face mortality across four generations. Though brief strokes across an eclectic canvas, they share the dual feelings of loss and gratitude that come with change.
The pieces aren't grouped by genre but arranged to create an emotional arc - a deliberate path from lightness to weight, from the surface of memory to its depths. Whether you're new to Keith Bran or a seasoned reader of my longer-form fiction, I hope this journey resonates with you.