The books of T. R. Belle

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Cover of The Diary of Unlived Lives by T. R. Belle

Debut collection · September 15, 2026

Ten stories of life, loss, and possibility

The Diary of Unlived Lives

Every life contains the echo of another—the road not taken, the truth left hidden, the possibility waiting to be found.

Across ten distinct stories, ordinary moments open into unexpected worlds. A library, a family conversation, a museum, a photograph, and a choice become doorways into questions of memory, grief, belonging, resilience, and hope. Some lives turn on quiet discoveries. Others are reshaped by secrets, sacrifice, or a brush with the impossible.

The Diary of Unlived Lives is an eclectic collection for readers who enjoy emotionally resonant fiction, speculative touches, and stories that invite conversation long after the last page.

Coming September 15, 2026Kindle ebook + paperbackTell me when it launches

Inside the collection

Ten doors. Ten lives.

  1. 01The Librarian
  2. 02Five Dollars
  3. 03Acorn Chestnut & Pecan Pistachio
  4. 04The Family Group Chat
  5. 05The Runner
  6. 06The Museum
  7. 07Penny and Percy
  8. 08The Choice
  9. 09The Sorcerer’s Daughter
  10. 10The Man in the Photograph
Content advisory

This collection contains themes involving serious illness and cancer, death and grief, childhood trauma, violence, and family secrets. Alongside difficult moments are threads of hope, connection, resilience, and possibility.

What comes next

More worlds are taking shape.

T. R. Belle’s desk holds the beginnings of high-fantasy novels, new short-story collections, and poetry.

Future novel

A high-fantasy world

In development

Future collection

More short fiction

In development

Future collection

Poetry

In development

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