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The Smoothing
Paperback
Science FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 30 2026
Pages: 334
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
It started with a frozen burrito.
After a minor head injury, an ordinary man discovers he can rewind time. Not in a heroic way. Not to save the world. Mostly because he burned his mouth and panicked.
At first, the ability seems harmless. A mistake becomes optional. A bad moment can be undone. Consequences can be skipped.
Then he starts noticing something worse.
Arguments end too cleanly. Memories soften around the edges. People accept things they know are wrong because it is easier to move on than push back. Reality is not breaking.
It is smoothing.
And the more he notices, the more he realizes the real horror is not monsters, ghosts, or the end of the world. It is convenience. It is the quiet comfort of forgetting. It is the way truth gets edited down until nothing hurts enough to matter.
As the smoothing spreads, he must decide what is worth holding onto, what should be let go, and what happens when people start using pressure to bend reality for themselves.
Darkly funny, strange, and quietly unsettling, The Smoothing is a comedic psychological cosmic horror novel about memory, consequence, and the terrifying question hiding inside every easy answer:
What gets erased when everything runs smoothly?
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