Ethan, Mara, and Daniel set out on a mountain road that vanishes from every GPS the moment they enter it. With every mile, they pass signs pointing toward towns that have never existed — not on any map, in any record, or in anyone's memory. As the road behind them disappears just as fast as the one ahead, the three friends realize they're not lost. They're being led somewhere.



Connor Hayes CH writes stories that live in the space between the familiar and the impossible — quiet roads, small towns, and the moments where reality quietly stops making sense. Drawn to slow-burn dread over shock, Connor's fiction explores isolation, memory, and the unsettling feeling of being watched by something patient. When not writing, Connor is usually lost somewhere on a map, taking notes for the next story.