The Road to Quiet Wonders
About this ebook
In this story, one man drives away from a life of repetition and steps onto a road that will change him forever. From rain-slick streets of Portland to the desert vastness of Nevada, from fleeting encounters with strangers to nights under endless stars, each stop uncovers a hidden layer of what it means to be alive.
The Road to Quiet Wonders is both a journey across the American West and a journey inward. It explores solitude, fleeting connections, and the rediscovery of wonder in the smallest details. It is a story of how the road can change us — not by taking us somewhere new, but by bringing us back to ourselves.
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About the author
Mikhail Torosov was born in 1991 in Abakan, a town in the Siberian region of Khakassia, Russia. He spent his childhood years in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, where the rhythms of a post-Soviet industrial city shaped his early worldview.
After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, he immigrated to the United States, carrying with him memories of two homelands and the weight of displacement. Now living in Portland, Oregon, he writes at the intersection of memory and geography, weaving personal history with universal questions of identity and connection. When not writing, he can be found in dimly lit cafés, secondhand bookstores, or on long walks through rain-soaked streets—collecting stories, silences, the quiet beauty of human connection, and the small miracles of everyday life.
