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Plain Sight Press

Plain Sight Press is an independent publishing imprint focused on literature and public scholarship exploring fatherhood, education, institutional life, and belonging.
We publish work that examines what is often overlooked, yet deeply consequential.

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The Shelter

A novel about the quiet realities we choose not to see.

In a quiet rowhouse neighborhood, small moments carry the weight of entire lives. The Shelter is a literary novel about fatherhood, community, and the quiet pressures people carry inside family life.

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About the Author

Khaled Ashraf

Khaled Ashraf is an educator, writer, and school leader working within a state correctional institution. His work explores fatherhood, community, and the hidden structures that shape everyday life. Drawing from both professional experience and broader reflection, his writing focuses on what is often overlooked but deeply consequential. The Shelter is his first novel.

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• Hall Pass to Nowhere – Learning Locked Up: Education in Prison

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The Shelter

Author: Khaled AshrafPublisher: Plain Sight Press

Description:
In a quiet rowhouse neighborhood, small moments carry the weight of entire lives. The Shelter follows a father navigating family responsibilities, reflection, and the unseen pressures of everyday life. Through intimate moments and neighborhood conversations, the story explores fatherhood, community, and the quiet emotional landscapes people carry within themselves.

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Paperback and Ebook

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Available on Amazon

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