Two Sisters. One Life. Which One is Real?

Vivian was the shining twin—the one people noticed first, the one who filled a room. Nora was the steady one, the reliable one, the one who learned early to stand a little further back. When a tragic boating accident takes Vivian's life, it sends shockwaves through everyone who loved her: Nora, Vivian's boyfriend Mark, and her golden retriever, Harvey. Reeling and unmoored, Nora finds an unexpected solace in slipping into Vivian's clothes, adopting her mannerisms, and embodying her essence—until the line between the two sisters starts to blur.

Understudy is a haunting short story about twin sisters, the grief of losing someone you were tangled with rather than simply close to, and what it means to finally step forward when the person you deferred to is gone.