Trail Mail

Written by Ada Stone

Narrated by Elaine Stone

Not only is Lia backpacking the sixty-mile Timber Loop trail for the first time, but she’s also hiking it alone. Lia has backpacked solo plenty of times, so she starts the hike much more excited than nervous — that is, until she discovers an eerie note in the first trail shelter she passes. The following day she discovers another. Though the notes are clearly meant not for her but for someone named Andi, Lia fears what might happen if she runs into the author all alone in the woods. But beyond her own trepidation, she worries about what might become of Andi. Determined to warn this woman she has never met, Lia formulates a plan that risks putting herself in danger’s path. When she finally locates Andi, an unexpected friendship begins to form, even under their disturbing circumstances. But Lia feels herself wanting more. Does Andi desire the same? And will Lia get up the nerve to find out?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Shorts
• Release date: Jun 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094410975

Ada Stone

Ada Stone is a queer and trans book-obsessed human from the Pacific Northwest, where they live now. They love spending quiet time among trees and mountains, listening to their favorite albums on repeat, and receiving “your holds are ready for pickup” alerts from the library.

Reviews for Trail Mail

[Colleen Reilly Wriston · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The whole story was ridiculously convoluted and contrived. I gave it my best to try to finish it, but I just cringed at the implausible story every few paragraphs. The narrator did the best she could with what she had.

[Kelly Izell · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Well-written with descriptions of trail life and what to pack being accurate. I would have given 4 stars had one thing been left out - there was zero reason for the main character to even consider sleeping with/propositioning a MARRIED man just because he heard him say he’s bisexual.