Exploring the unseen forces that connect us.
Stories have always helped us make sense of the world. They give shape to our fears, our hopes, and the questions we can't quite answer. My writing lives in that space—where ordinary lives brush against extraordinary mysteries, where childhood intuition reveals deeper truths, and where the invisible forces connecting us become impossible to ignore.
The Space Between Us, my debut literary/speculative novella, is a story about innocence, intuition, courage, and the unseen battle between creation and destruction that exists within every community—and every human heart.COMING NOVEMBER, 2026
The Space Between Us
Six-year-old Samuel is in trouble.
Beneath the quiet rhythms of his small town lurks a darkness he calls the Monster—an ancient force that feeds on fear, silence, and innocence.
As incidents multiply and childhood games begin to blur the line between imagination and reality, Samuel knows he may be the only one capable of seeing the darkness for what it truly is. To confront it, he must learn to communicate, embrace the mysterious connection he shares with others, and uncover the hidden forces shaping the lives of everyone around him.
Blending literary fiction, speculative mystery, and metaphysical suspense, The Space Between Us explores what happens when ordinary people awaken to the invisible energies connecting good, evil, and human consciousness itself.
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I write stories that explore the intersection of consciousness, connection, memory, and mystery. I'm fascinated by the hidden forces that shape our lives, the questions science cannot fully answer, and the ways intuition often reveals truths long before logic catches up.
My short story Moon Song was published by Punt Volat Literary Magazine. The Space Between Us is my debut novella.
I live in Boise, Idaho, with my family, where I balance writing, entrepreneurship, and the endless pursuit of understanding what it means to be human.
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THE SPACE BETWEEN US
We spend our lives searching for answers to questions we can barely articulate. Sometimes the most important truths exist not in certainty, but in the mysterious space between what we know and what we sense.
That's where my stories begin.
— Maggie Barla