1. august 2025 Introduction

Welcome to The Liminals

This is my first attempt at writing fiction.

I've spent some time building software, writing about design, documenting life through blog posts. But fiction? That's new territory. Unfamiliar. A little frightening, if I'm honest.

So I'm starting small. Short pieces. Episodic. Stories that can stand alone but might connect if you read them together.

What "The Liminals" is about

The word "liminal" comes from the Latin limen, meaning threshold. It describes those in-between spaces — waiting rooms, airport terminals, hotel corridors. Places that exist only for passage, never for arrival.

But it's also about psychological thresholds. The moments between jobs. Between relationships. Between who you were and who you're becoming. That uncomfortable space where the old systems no longer work but the new ones haven't formed yet.

We don't talk enough about the threshold. We focus on doors opening and closing, but rarely on the frame you have to pass through to get from one to the other.

These stories explore what happens in those spaces. What you find there. Who you meet. What you learn about yourself when you're suspended between states.

Why I'm writing this

Honestly? I'm not entirely sure.

Part of it is wanting to practice a different kind of writing. Part of it is exploring ideas that don't fit in blog posts or app descriptions. Part of it is probably just needing to create something without a clear purpose or audience in mind.

The stories are short. Some might be 500 words. Some might be 2000. They're experiments. Attempts. I'm learning as I go.

What to expect

This is an anthology of sorts. Each story stands alone. You can read them in any order, though there might be threads that connect if you pay attention.

"The Liminals" is the first collection. If this works — if I keep writing, if it resonates with anyone — there might be other episodic collections later. Different themes. Different territories to explore.

But for now: threshold spaces. Transitions. The uncomfortable, often beautiful moments of being between.

If you're here, thank you for reading. If you have thoughts, I'd genuinely love to hear them. This is new for me, and I'm still figuring out what these stories want to be.

Let's begin.

— André