Statement of Intent
Written by Jaiden Hordosillo

Originally published in Liminal Window, Issue 1
March 15th, 2026

© 2026 Liminal Window Co.

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I’m not much of a novel person.

I’ve tried to be. But I’ve never quite agreed with the way the publishing industry has convinced us that the quality of a book somehow depends on how many pages it contains.

Because of that, I’ve often found myself strangely disenchanted with the bookstore. Thousands of books– most of them eighty thousand words or more. 

Even when the description catches me, I know I may never actually finish it. Sometimes I’ll fall in love with a book immediately and still not have the time in my life to read it all the way through.

It depresses me a little.

A lot, actually.

I’ve tried everything to fix that feeling. I’ve learned how to speed read. I’ve played audiobooks at ridiculous speeds. I’ve even experimented with breaking books into “episodes,” the way television structures its stories.

Nothing ever quite worked the way I hoped it would.

I’ve always wanted more stories in my life. But the truth is that there simply isn’t enough time to read everything that deserves to be read.

So when a book does catch me– when something pulls me into obsession— it surprises me every time. Sometimes it’s a novel. Sometimes it’s a comic book. Sometimes it’s a strange little literary zine I found by accident.

Whenever something makes me want to read, I want to document that experience.

I’m not interested in rating books, reviewing them, or judging them. There are enough places for that already.

What I want to write about here is the feeling of encountering a book– the way it pulled me in, the moments that stayed with me, and the strange afterglow it leaves behind. Because sometimes the most important part of reading a book isn’t finishing it. Sometimes it’s the moment that makes you stop and think.

And if we’re lucky, maybe one day books will become a little shorter– so we can experience even more of these incredible writers while we’re here.

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