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The Lantern Story

By: Michelle McCoy Burnet
Narrated by: Daniele Moretti
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Under the neon hush of a sleepless city, a night-shift tram conductor keeps count of the lights that flicker above his route — lanterns that, according to an old myth, drink sorrow so the streets can sleep. As rain hums against glass and passengers drift in and out like ghosts of their own stories, he carries memories of loss, guilt, and love left unfinished. Each night becomes a quiet confession — a dialogue between man, machine, and the city’s secret pulse.

Through fragments of routine and reflection, The Lantern Story becomes a haunting meditation on forgiveness, the weight of silence, and the strange mercy of things that listen. Lyrical, cinematic, and deeply human, this novel illuminates what endures when everything else burns out — the fragile light that remains.

©2025 Michelle McCoy Burnet (P)2025 Michelle McCoy Burnet
City Life Genre Fiction Psychological Urban
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