Literary Fiction · Free kit
Under Story
After the death of their son Silas, mycologist Laurel Salter and physicist Eli Rosen fracture — she flees to Antarctica to wash dishes at McMurdo Station while he chases a strange light in the ice called the Arc. When the Arc proves to be a portal to the Duoverse, where time runs backward, Laurel and Eli step through hoping to undo tragedy. They take the places of their younger selves, age in reverse toward birth, and wait for Silas to be born again — asking how far love will go for one more tomorrow, and what it costs the planet they leave behind.
“We wake up to tomorrow, never yesterday.”
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Under Story Printables
Get the full printable pack on Etsy, or print individual pages from Bingo, Discussion Questions, and Hosting.
Book club invite
Printable invite with the kit’s hook about backward time and the cost of more tomorrows.
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Character profile cards
Laurel, Eli, Silas, Laurel Two, Eli Two, and McMurdo ensemble — cut and pass around.
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Quote cards
Blank cards for guests to write a line that stayed with them — including the kit quote.
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Bingo cards
24 squares mixing reading reactions and meeting moments for Under Story.
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Hosting checklist
Shopping list, timeline, surprise touch, and wrap-up on one page.
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Review sheet
Scorecard for characters, speculative plot, grief portrayal, ending, and ‘would you enter the Duoverse?’
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