May 23, 2026
Laugh to keep from crying
Laugh to Keep from Crying “Anna, dear, you look wonderful,” Sarah announced as she collapsed into a chair. “Look who’s here… Arthur, you old fart!” She cackled at her own joke....
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Stella
Jansen
Novelist · Poet · Storyteller
An Amsterdam-based novelist whose debut novel The Unforeseen traces the lives of three women across two continents and several decades — a story of adversity, windfall, and the grace of unexpected closure.
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The Unforeseen
A novel
Cibelle grows up in the sun-drenched countryside of Oaxaca, raised by her grandparents and gifted with an artist's eye. Her mother Eisa chases fame in Los Angeles, only to find that true love arrives and vanishes in the most unexpected ways. And Solana, the grandmother whose voice once filled the nightclubs of...
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Stella Jansen
Stella Jansen is an Amsterdam-based novelist and poet whose debut novel The Unforeseen was published in 2022. Her second novel, Facing the Music, is forthcoming.
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The Unforeseen
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May 18, 2026
Force of habit and a mellow disposition
‘No, no, no, no…it’s not what I’m looking for.’ Irritation marks Evelyn’s features. ‘How about these?’ Her stout husband, in his Bermuda’s and the lime-green polo shirt, holds...
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