David Sheard asked Jay Bell:

I messaged you a few months ago about short stories, but I just had an idea while writing my review of Autumn (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1241027882) I, and I am sure many others, really love some of your minor characters, like Allison, and Bernard and Greg etc. While I can't see a novel about these people working, you could write a collection of linked short stories? Just an idea, feel free to ignore me :)

Jay Bell Hey David! Thanks for the wonderful review! I have indeed thought about writing a book of short stories using minor characters. I hadn't considered making the stories interlink. That could be cool, although maybe too limiting depending on what I want to do. Something Like Fall, which is coming out later this year, is three interlinking short stories. It can be read as one whole story too. All are from Ben's perspective, but it's along similar lines as to what you suggested. I definitely enjoyed writing it, so maybe that's a way for me to get more short stories out there. :)

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