STORIES THAT LEAVE A MARK

Short Fiction. Long Shadows.

Elsa McClaren writes about memory, love, sparks and the quiet chaos passed from one generation to the next.

Welcome to Ghosts in the Garden

Stories for the ones who fled, the ones who stayed, and the ones who are still deciding.

Told in whispers and warnings, in memoir and myth—these are stories that hide in the corners of your mind and bloom when you’re not looking.

Each week, we move through a theme—Flight, Shelter, Smoke Signals, and Notes from the Garden—unfolding memories and fables that blur the line between what happened, what haunts, and what still might.

Start where you are.

Return when you’re ready.

Not all stories want to be read.

But they all want to be found.