{"id":165,"date":"2026-10-21T20:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:02:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"165\" class=\"elementor elementor-165\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;xyod_header_transparent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;xyod_header_blur&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;xyod_header_blur_intensity&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;xyod_header_blur_tint&quot;:&quot;#3628230A&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397d429d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"397d429d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8c1b7d elementor-widget 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346f37c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"346f37c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ceff3f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ceff3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margot Ellison<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505b3f07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"505b3f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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1));height:var(--xyod-divider-height);\"> <g> <path d=\"M80.7,198L0,99L80.7,0l80.7,99L80.7,198z M9.2,99l71.5,87.7L152.2,99L80.7,11.3L9.2,99z\"><\/path> <\/g> <\/svg><\/pattern><\/defs><rect width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" fill=\"url(#xyod-divider-505b3f07)\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257efb6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"257efb6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories, softly told &amp; meant to stay<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58296916 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58296916\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37048bf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3287aaa3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3287aaa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b2fbca elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"16b2fbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 33.2 24.2\" fill=\"#000000\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 0 H13.4 C15.4 0 16.6 1.5 16.6 3.6 V24.2 H2.6 C1.1 24.2 0 23.1 0 21.6 Z M1.7 1.7 H12.4 C14.3 1.7 15.75 3.1 15.75 4.9 V22.5 H2.6 C1.9 22.5 1.7 22.1 1.7 21.6 V1.7 Z M33.2 0 H19.8 C17.8 0 16.6 1.5 16.6 3.6 V24.2 H30.6 C32.1 24.2 33.2 23.1 33.2 21.6 Z 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Love, memory, and the people we hold close, meant to be read slowly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5af0c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5af0c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682d7bda elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"682d7bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 27\" fill=\"#000000\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 27 C14 27 0 17 0 9 C0 4 3.5 0 8 0 C10.4 0 12.3 1.3 14 3.6 C15.7 1.3 17.6 0 20 0 C24.5 0 28 4 28 9 C28 17 14 27 14 27 Z M14 24.2 C14 24.2 2.4 15.6 2.4 9.3 C2.4 5.4 5.1 2.4 8.6 2.4 C10.5 2.4 12 3.4 13.3 5.2 C13.6 5.6 14.4 5.6 14.7 5.2 C16 3.4 17.5 2.4 19.4 2.4 C22.9 2.4 25.6 5.4 25.6 9.3 C25.6 15.6 14 24.2 14 24.2 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5044f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5044f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Held close<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bda57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21bda57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each book stays near the life it came from. The afternoons, the letters, and the rooms we still walk through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9753ac5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9753ac5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62caed17 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"62caed17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 25\" fill=\"#000000\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 0 H18 V15.2 L9 25 L0 15.2 Z M1.7 1.7 H16.3 V5 H1.7 Z M1.7 6.7 H16.3 V14.54 L9 22.49 L1.7 14.54 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20842527 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20842527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meant to stay<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f69524b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f69524b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The newest is <em>The Violet Hour<\/em>. The others wait together on My Books, ready when you have an hour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd46419 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bd46419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a830260 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a830260\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311e3026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"311e3026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello, I am Margot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9d38d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c9d38d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A writer of quiet stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cef60df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cef60df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I spend my days with love, memory, and the people who remain after a door has closed. These novels are written without noise, for readers who like to stay with a page. They are set in ordinary rooms. Late light in a window. A letter never posted. A name kept long after the visit is over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfc3523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"6cfc3523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29573f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29573f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Violet Hour<\/em> is the newest, a love story that begins in last light. The rest of the books live together on My Books. Begin with whichever one you pick up. They are short enough for an evening, and they are happier left nearby than finished and put away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a87cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53a87cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728d2064 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"728d2064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557563d6 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-rotate-text\" data-id=\"557563d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-rotate-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-rotate-text xyod-rotate-text--pause-hover\" aria-label=\"Rotating text circle\">\t\t<div class=\"xyod-rotate-text__spinner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"xyod-rotate-text__ring\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<defs>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<path id=\"xyod-rotate-path-557563d6\" d=\"M50,50 m-33.5,0a33.5,33.5 0 1,1 67,0a33.5,33.5 0 1,1 -67,0\"><\/path>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/defs>\r\n\t\t\t\t<text class=\"xyod-rotate-text__text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<textPath href=\"#xyod-rotate-path-557563d6\">Stories meant to stay****<\/textPath>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/text>\r\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4100ab62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-masked-image\" data-id=\"4100ab62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-masked-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-masked-image\" style=\"--xyod-mask-url: url(&quot;https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img-shape2.svg&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"xyod-masked-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/intro-01.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4502c46e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4502c46e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d7e630 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47d7e630\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66af257e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66af257e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where the stories begin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7637c2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7637c2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They begin at home, in the hours after everyone has gone. I write from letters never sent, from names still said softly, and from rooms I walk through long after I have left them. The life on the page is the life I kept.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b0c7f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44b0c7f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b11408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79b11408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the books are for<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592d25ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592d25ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThey are for reading slowly, and for reading again. I want a story to sit with you the way a friend does: close, unhurried, still there when the evening is over. Nothing in them needs to be loud to last.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69899c13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69899c13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1541ef71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1541ef71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why these books<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce2bef7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ce2bef7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bffbe32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bffbe32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776496a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776496a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f213041 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f213041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Newest novel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42de43ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42de43ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Violet Hour<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1d4551 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b1d4551\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788867e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"788867e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2d0f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e2d0f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The others, together<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdfc7e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bdfc7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On My Books<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f26351f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f26351f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee9de9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee9de9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b726b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b726b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to read one<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41886f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41886f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSlowly, then again\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c522a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c522a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/my-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">My Books<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78876cc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78876cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6814eb97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6814eb97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eece0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eece0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A chapter, to begin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484dd9c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"484dd9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The opening of <em>The Violet Hour<\/em><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169a7055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"169a7055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--repeat xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--xyod-divider-ratio:0.815152;\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__sheet\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><defs><pattern id=\"xyod-divider-169a7055\" patternUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" patternContentUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" style=\"width:calc(var(--xyod-divider-height) * var(--xyod-divider-ratio, 1) + var(--xyod-divider-gap, 0px));height:var(--xyod-divider-height);\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 161.4 198\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:calc(var(--xyod-divider-height) * var(--xyod-divider-ratio, 1));height:var(--xyod-divider-height);\"> <polygon points=\"80.7,0 0,99 80.7,198 161.4,99 \"><\/polygon> <\/svg><\/pattern><\/defs><rect width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" fill=\"url(#xyod-divider-169a7055)\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45147c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45147c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before the book is in your hands, you can have the first chapter. It begins in last light, when the room turns violet and two people are still deciding what to say.<\/p><p>It is one sitting, no more. Read it slowly, then leave it open if you want to come back.<\/p><p>I will send it to the email you leave here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2232877a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2232877a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dxyod_popup%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjYxIiwiZGlzcGxheU1vZGUiOiJvcGVuIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Subscribe now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3666cbd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3666cbd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f8be42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76f8be42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/book-cover-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/book-cover-1.webp 500w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/book-cover-1-250x300.webp 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d207e9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d207e9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f26a19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-marquee-text\" data-id=\"6f26a19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-marquee-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-marquee\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-marquee__track\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-marquee__group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe earlier books\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead them slowly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne evening is enough\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeave one nearby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCome back to the page\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-marquee__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9e1db7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f9e1db7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d8011f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78d8011f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9920f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c9920f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-folded-letter-cover.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-folded-letter-cover.webp 400w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-folded-letter-cover-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cecb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77cecb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Folded Letter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60294d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"60294d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e3ff7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e3ff7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A letter written through one long winter and never posted. Two people still go on living beside the words that were never sent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2923a36e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2923a36e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/my-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 22.8 19.7\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 22.8 19.7;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <polygon points=\"17.1,10.3 17.6,9.8 17.1,9.3 0,9.3 0,10.3 \"><\/polygon> <polygon points=\"21.4,9.8 13,18.3 13,19.7 22.8,9.8 13,0 13,1.4 \"><\/polygon> <\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ebe8be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41ebe8be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a75579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28a75579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunday-rooms-cover.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunday-rooms-cover.webp 400w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunday-rooms-cover-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6627f348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6627f348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sunday Rooms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52008e6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"52008e6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638ac42d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638ac42d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The day after the visit, the house still holds it. Cups left out, a chair pulled close, and the quiet that follows people home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1bab42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e1bab42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/my-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 22.8 19.7\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 22.8 19.7;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <polygon points=\"17.1,10.3 17.6,9.8 17.1,9.3 0,9.3 0,10.3 \"><\/polygon> <polygon points=\"21.4,9.8 13,18.3 13,19.7 22.8,9.8 13,0 13,1.4 \"><\/polygon> <\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc5c574 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fc5c574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33134977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33134977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-name-in-pencil-cover.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-name-in-pencil-cover.webp 400w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a-name-in-pencil-cover-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f12fe66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f12fe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Name in Pencil<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a6a893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"35a6a893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d52b54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d52b54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShe finds her name in the margin of a book she did not write. The pencil mark is old, and someone kept her there on purpose.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64f58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d64f58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/my-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 22.8 19.7\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 22.8 19.7;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <polygon points=\"17.1,10.3 17.6,9.8 17.1,9.3 0,9.3 0,10.3 \"><\/polygon> <polygon points=\"21.4,9.8 13,18.3 13,19.7 22.8,9.8 13,0 13,1.4 \"><\/polygon> <\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3710b6b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3710b6b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ad722e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45ad722e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50872a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50872a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cl1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-171\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3059193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3059193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cl2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-172\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbebec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbebec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cl3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-173\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b26f1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b26f1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"29\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cl4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-174\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22aee7e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22aee7e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"31\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cl5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-175\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6219dbae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6219dbae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275919b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"275919b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From my blog<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2e1848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"7d2e1848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de8834e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de8834e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-posts\" data-id=\"8c6c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts xyod-posts--grid xyod-posts--img-xyod-post-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"xyod-posts__item post-121 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays\" data-xyod-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xyod-posts__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/on-keeping-a-book-you-will-not-finish\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/on-keeping-a-book-you-will-not-finish-400x600.webp\" class=\"attachment-xyod-post-vertical size-xyod-post-vertical wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-posts__meta-cats\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Essays<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xyod-posts__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/on-keeping-a-book-you-will-not-finish\/\">On keeping a book you will not finish<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"xyod-posts__item post-117 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-notebook\" data-xyod-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xyod-posts__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/the-sentence-i-crossed-out\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-sentence-i-crossed-out-400x600.webp\" class=\"attachment-xyod-post-vertical size-xyod-post-vertical wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-posts__meta-cats\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/category\/notebook\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Notebook<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xyod-posts__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/the-sentence-i-crossed-out\/\">The sentence I crossed out<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"xyod-posts__item post-113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reading\" data-xyod-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"xyod-posts__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/names-written-once-in-pencil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/names-written-once-in-pencil-400x600.webp\" class=\"attachment-xyod-post-vertical size-xyod-post-vertical wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-posts__meta-cats\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/category\/reading\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reading<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"xyod-posts__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/names-written-once-in-pencil\/\">Names written once, in pencil<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4d0608 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a4d0608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42da927e elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-horizontal-scroll\" data-id=\"42da927e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-horizontal-scroll.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-hscroll xyod-hscroll--viewport\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;scrub&quot;:1,&quot;distance&quot;:1,&quot;disableOnTablet&quot;:false,&quot;disableOnMobile&quot;:true,&quot;showProgress&quot;:false}\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore the first page\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9e94a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e9e94a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The hour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376a7edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"376a7edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb9815f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb9815f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe house has gone quiet. The light is almost gone. This is the hour the books were written for.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eec6174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3eec6174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/the-violet-hour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Violet Hour<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55998495 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55998495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad399c4 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad399c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-1-189x300.webp 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"xyod-hscroll__slide elementor-element elementor-element-7727fce3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7727fce3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b334e34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b334e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3559e85e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3559e85e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f54bbf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f54bbf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While you read<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d456f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d456f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The page<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae37f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"4ae37f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61281b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61281b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne scene is enough. A letter, a room, a name said softly. Stay there. Nothing on the other side of the paragraph is in a hurry.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417a9275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"417a9275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/my-books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">My books<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72394bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72394bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe83d e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efe83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-2.webp 400w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-2-189x300.webp 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"xyod-hscroll__slide elementor-element elementor-element-6701087d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6701087d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507db916 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"507db916\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72898d8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72898d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6bb2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6bb2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After you close it<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512bcec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"512bcec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What stays<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3544599d elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-divider\" data-id=\"3544599d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-divider xyod-divider--none xyod-divider--has-svg xyod-divider--colorize\" role=\"separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"xyod-divider__line\"><svg class=\"xyod-divider__svg\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 618 161.4\" width=\"618\" height=\"161.4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 618 \/ 161.4;\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"> <polygon points=\"408,80.7 309,0 210,80.7 309,161.4 \"><\/polygon> <rect y=\"76.2\" width=\"618\" height=\"9\"><\/rect> <\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6041c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b6041c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe story does not end when the cover shuts. It sits with you, the way a visitor stays in a room long after the door has closed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8f133b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b8f133b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Write to me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7332bcd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7332bcd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393528f6 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"393528f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-3.webp 400w, https:\/\/xyod.com\/dochia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ho-3-189x300.webp 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-hscroll__nav-dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d7fcc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28d7fcc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/xyod.com\\\/dochia\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/video-0001.mp4&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679d4cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-xyod-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"679d4cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xyod-testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-tc xyod-tc--skin-default xyod-tc--layout-image_inline xyod-tc--arrows-outside\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10,&quot;speed&quot;:700,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:6000,&quot;pauseOnInteraction&quot;:true,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xyod-tc__track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"xyod-tc__arrow xyod-tc__arrow--prev\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 18.4 40\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 18.4 40;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <polygon points=\"18.4,40 18.4,37.9 2.1,21.6 0,21.6 \"><\/polygon> <polygon points=\"18.4,0 0,18.4 2.1,18.4 18.4,2.1 \"><\/polygon> <\/g> <\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper xyod-tc__swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide xyod-tc__slide\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__item\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__content\">I read The Violet Hour in one evening and then sat in the room after, not ready to turn on a brighter light. What they do not say is the part I am still carrying.<\/div><div class=\"xyod-tc__rating\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5\"><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><div class=\"xyod-tc__cite\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__person\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__name\">Elena Voss<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide xyod-tc__slide\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__item\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__content\">I knew the letter in The Folded Letter would never be sent, and I still wanted them to post it. I closed the book and left it beside the letters I have not sent either.<\/div><div class=\"xyod-tc__rating\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5\"><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"xyod-tc__star is-active\"><svg class=\"xyod-tc__star-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><div class=\"xyod-tc__cite\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__person\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__name\">Miriam Hale<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide xyod-tc__slide\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__item\"><div class=\"xyod-tc__content\">Sunday Rooms is the day after everyone leaves, and the house feels louder for it. 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