The debut novel in the Kit Stitcher series

A quiet girl who touches dreams. A world that’s falling apart. A haunting secret only she can feel…

She invades your dreams and steals your pain…

“I really loved this story. Following Kit and Janna to the end was exciting.”
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“Strange pacing. No tropes. Can't wait for book two.”
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How the story started—and where it’s headed

Kit Stitcher’s been weird her whole life.
She gets sick for no reason. Feels things that aren’t hers. Once, she even brought a dead Christmas tree back to life just by standing near it.

She’s never been able to explain it. But her mom might know more than she’s saying.

Then one summer, on a quiet beach trip with her best friend Janna, Kit stumbles on something carved into the cliffs: a stone archway. No markings. No door. Just… an opening.

And somehow, Kit’s the only one who can step through.

What’s on the other side will shake everything she thought she knew—about her past, her pain, and what she’s meant to do with it.

Far away, something’s watching.
Or should be.

📚 Inside the Novel...
Kit's enchanting story within the pages...


Kit is special to me. I spent years developing her—her story, the world around her... but, most importantly, her. She has been alive in my mind for a very long time.

So know that, if you decide to read Kit Stitcher, it overwhelms me with… something—elation, joy, satisfaction—just knowing that she has come alive in your mind too.
→📝 Author's Note
Kit Stitcher is a bit different. It’s an ethereal mystery that simmers just out of sight—until its reveal.

I hope her story earns a place in your imagination—and maybe becomes one of those stories you keep thinking about.

If you like stories that color outside the lines—something a little offbeat, with heart and hidden meaning—then Kit's journey might take you somewhere unexpected.
←On the Novel

The story begins when Kit closes her eyes…

About the Novel

Kit Stitcher falls sick often.

As a child, she brought a dying Christmas tree back to life by being near it.

Then, she began slipping into other people’s dreams.

But, possibly most curiously, she began absorbing emotions that didn’t belong to her from other people. And, maybe worse yet, absorbing pain—but not just from people, from plants and animals too.

She’s developed suspicions about where these capabilities originated, mostly from slip-ups from her mother—and for the most part, she’s learned to live with them.

But on a quiet beach trip with her best friend Janna, Kit finds something strange carved into a cliff: a stone archway. No markings. No door. Just an opening to something else.

Oddly enough, it seems like Kit is the only one who can see and pass through this archway, leaving Janna quite confused.

On the other side, they find a world on the brink of complete decay and death, a crisis no one seems to be able to solve.

But, maybe... Kit, and only Kit, can help—with some assistance from her best friend.

And deep in the cosmos, Kit may find that something, or someone, is watching—or ought to be watching—all along.

Kit, the girl who can feel your pain… and maybe carry it for you too…

About the author — Ant Friz

Ant got his start writing horror stories on Reddit, where one of his earliest — a dark piece about a chatbot that convinces a man to take his own life — went viral after readers mistook it for a true account.

That story, B-Bot, sparked thousands of reactions and made him realize he wanted to create something larger.

The idea for Kit Stitcher came years later, from a strange concept: what if God had gone missing — not out of neglect, but because something had happened to Him? And what if He left behind clues, scattered in plain sight, waiting to be found?

That seed grew into a cosmic mystery about empathy, pain, and a girl who feels too much.

He lives with his wife and two cats, who are the only ones allowed to edit his work.

The Story’s Inception

The idea came in 2017.

The original story was that God was in trouble and had gone off to some other realm and that there were clues hidden in the Bible for how humanity could find where God had gone and help him. I scrapped that idea for various reasons—but that led me to what the story became.

There is an overarching element of divinity in the story, which is unveiled—tamely—in the first novel.

But the idea of Kit came soon after and the notion that there are multiple planets that are each suffering a different ailment and that somehow Kit, with her various “capabilities”, could help each time (in different ways).

There are years worth of developed lore behind the story but I don’t want to give too much away as things will unfold as the series progresses. But, each planet’s “style”—if we can use that word—is determined by… well, I really don’t want to give that away. Just know that in the end, it all comes together and there are distinct reasons for why things are the way they are.

My ambition was to do something really grand and, hopefully, I was able to do that. And I hope you can catch the various hints and easter eggs along the way.

Readings From the Novel

Chapter 1 — “A Bit About Kit”

Readings from the first chapter about young Kit and Oliver

Early conversation between young Kit and Oliver

    “'This is an empty dream,' said Kit.     ‘Well, I like what I like. I only make things I want to make,’ said Oliver.     ‘What do you want to make right now?’ asked Kit.     ‘Nothing,’ said Oliver.     ‘Nothing at all? This is your dream, you can imagine anything you want,’ said Kit.     ‘Hmm... Okay, I know what I want to make,’ said Oliver.     ‘Great—what is it?’ asked Kit.     ‘I want to make a dark, long cape to wear on my back,’ said Oliver."

Oliver pushing his boundaries

    “But Oliver wanted to try something. He spawned a large monster from the mountains he’d created and instructed the monster to rip up the trees Kit had planted and tear them apart.     ‘Hey! Why did you do that!’ asked Kit.     ‘I wanted to see if I could,’ Oliver replied.     ‘But I spent so long making those trees beautiful,’ said Kit.     ‘They’re just trees—who cares?’ said Oliver.     ‘I care! Don’t do that again. If you do, I will be really upset with you,’ said Kit with a grimace.     ‘Okay, I’m sorry. I won’t do it again,’ said Oliver.”

Oliver has forsaken Kit…

    "In the surrounding landscape, there was flame everywhere. Oliver had fabricated tall mountains in the distance in every direction and they were all ablaze. In front of the mountains were soaring trees with deep green foliage and massive brown trunks. They, too, were all alight. In front of the trees, around the dead bodies, were dismembered animals. Dogs, foxes, deer, and others Kit could not identify because of their state.     Encompassing this were enormous, walking behemoths—the word that came to Kit’s mind was 'monsters.' They appeared to be carved out of the mountainsides of the surrounding scene. They had no face. Some were ripping up trees and throwing them hundreds of meters. Others, more sinisterly, were picking up dead bodies and crushing them between their hands, then dropping the remaining pellet of flesh on the ground."

Chapter 3 — “The Color Green”

Readings from chapter three, Kit is sick

Kit is comatose

    “‘KIT! KIT, WAKE UP!’ he shouted multiple times, but Kit remained comatose.     He shook her repeatedly with increasing aggression. But it made no difference. He checked her pulse and breathing and found that she was, at the very least, alive.     He stood up and walked back and forth, completely stunned. But in his state of excitement, his eyes remained locked on Kit, and he noticed something: Kit’s entire body was glowing. It was faint and practically imperceptible, but after starting at Kit for some time, he became cognizant of it. What’s more, she was glowing green."

Final Chapter: “Goddess of the Dawn”

The final chapter

“Kit’s hand immediately felt…” This part is hidden safely in the novel…