One Day, Hard and Clear
āļĄāļī.āļĒ. 2026 · Dundurn
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A poignant novel about two best friends sharing yearning, rejection, and lip gloss in a close-knit blue-collar town.
Itâs 2004 and childhood friends Sami and Lucy are on the edge of adulthood. Lucy knows what she is going to do â sheâs going to school and getting out. But Sami, caught in an endless loop with a boy, True, who is from a troubled family, canât seem to get unstuck.
âIâd used to feel, when I was with True, that I was safe, that he would take care of me, that he wouldnât let anything bad happen. But now I wasnât sure what I had constructed that from. His easy way with words, his confidence, maybe, his height. I was tall but he was bigger than me; in my mind he was bigger than anyone. Or maybe it was the surprisingly gentle way heâd touch your hair, your face. But in reality, heâd offered no more protection than a childâs night light against monsters, a tender deception we fall for, easily, before we grow up and know better.â
The further Sami drifts from Lucy, the harder it is to not be guided and bound by her heartbreak for True, whose destructive presence continually interferes with Samiâs hope for stability and connection. As their paths begin to diverge, Sami must learn to navigate life in their small town â and the universe â without the one person sheâs always counted on.
âIf soulmates were real, she was mine.â
Itâs 2004 and childhood friends Sami and Lucy are on the edge of adulthood. Lucy knows what she is going to do â sheâs going to school and getting out. But Sami, caught in an endless loop with a boy, True, who is from a troubled family, canât seem to get unstuck.
âIâd used to feel, when I was with True, that I was safe, that he would take care of me, that he wouldnât let anything bad happen. But now I wasnât sure what I had constructed that from. His easy way with words, his confidence, maybe, his height. I was tall but he was bigger than me; in my mind he was bigger than anyone. Or maybe it was the surprisingly gentle way heâd touch your hair, your face. But in reality, heâd offered no more protection than a childâs night light against monsters, a tender deception we fall for, easily, before we grow up and know better.â
The further Sami drifts from Lucy, the harder it is to not be guided and bound by her heartbreak for True, whose destructive presence continually interferes with Samiâs hope for stability and connection. As their paths begin to diverge, Sami must learn to navigate life in their small town â and the universe â without the one person sheâs always counted on.
âIf soulmates were real, she was mine.â
A poignant novel about two best friends sharing yearning, rejection, and lip gloss in a close-knit blue-collar town.
Itâs 2004 and childhood friends Sami and Lucy are on the edge of adulthood. Lucy knows what she is going to do â sheâs going to school and getting out. But Sami, caught in an endl...
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Anne Baldo is the author of the story collection Morse Code for Romantics. One Day, Hard and Clear is her debut novel. Her writing has appeared in Grain, Stanchion, and Riddle Fence. She lives in Windsor, Ontario.
Anne Baldo is the author of the story collection Morse Code for Romantics. One Day, Hard and Clear is her debut novel. Her writing has appeared in Grain, Stanchion, and Riddle Fence. She lives in Windsor, Ontario.
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