Before the Sink Overflows

And Other Warning Signs of Hope

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Genres

Humor Fiction, Friendship, Family Relationships, Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Short Stories, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

Violence

Type of Ending

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Not part of a series

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Publication Date

Oct 14, 2025

Page Length

103 pages

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Before the Sink Overflows

And Other Warning Signs of Hope

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

Small moments. Quiet reckonings. Ordinary people standing on the edge of change.

In Before the Sink Overflows (and Other Warning Signs of Hope), you’ll meet a dad trying to piece himself back together in physical therapy after heartbreak, a receptionist quietly saving someone’s place in the world, a neighbor who inherits motorcycles he never asked for, and a retired wrestling champ finding grace in the strange game of pickleball.

These stories aren’t about perfect heroes or tidy endings. They’re about regular people stumbling, laughing, forgiving, and moving forward anyway. If you love character-driven fiction that finds meaning in the everyday, somewhere between Fredrik Backman’s warmth and Nick Hornby’s wry honesty, this debut collection just might sneak up on you.

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Genres

Humor Fiction, Friendship, Family Relationships, Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Short Stories, and Debut

Trigger Warnings

Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

100

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Oct 14, 2025

Page Length

103 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Drew G. Rosen writes contemporary fiction about everyday people navigating heartbreak, hope, and the quiet moments that change everything. His debut short story collection, Before the Sink Overflows (and Other Warning Signs of Hope), grew from a lifelong love of storytelling and a fascination with how ordinary lives can hold extraordinary grace. Based in New York, Drew works in marketing and spends his time exploring new places with his family, playing perfectly imperfect pickleball, and chasing the world’s best unsweetened iced tea.