Atavist – A Novella from Ancestral Wounds
When a pearl is born from the flesh and bone of pirates, the body becomes archive, altar, and curse.
In a coastal village haunted by the ghosts of pirates, a pearl is born. As it is passed from hand to hand over centuries, each one becomes a relic of violence and grief. It is a story where pirates, healers, and ghosts converge in a tide of symbolic horror.
Atavist is a lyrical novella of bodily rebellion and inherited trauma, where history bleeds through skin and silence is never complete. Marco’s storytelling blends surreal imagery with emotional depth, crafting a tale that asks: what does it mean to carry the wounds of a world that profits from forgetting?
Marco Lobo 