Eric, a 20 year old virgin with no prospects, spends his days wasting away in his bedroom, lurking on 4chan and getting into arguments with strangers to assert intellectual dominance. He hates his pointless life, but he couldn't see much to do about it - until, one day, he comes up with a genius plan. A path to escape from this cycle of anger and apathy that consumes his existence. ... more>>

It's gonna take some balls, though. <<less

Robin has made it through the zombie apocalypse so far by mostly just not going outside. It wasn't like he had much of a life... more>> before now and the thought of being a survivalist makes him want to gag. Better to just stay inside with his books. But food is running scarce, so Robin braves the outside in search of more. At least the zombies don't seem interested in him. To his surprise, though, his latest excursion results in a meet cute with a girl. A zombie girl. And she's actually... kind of cute. More charming than he is, to be sure. And she wants to go out with him? Did he hear that right? <<less

Society degrades with each passing day. What was once a hopeful youth, is now a stale and desolate present, traumatized by the real world. Social affirmations be damned; This was no way to live, no way to create, no way to flourish one’s talent and carve meaning in a meaningless, hollow world. If this is what modern technology brings, if this is what modern thinking brings, if this is the best we can do, then it was time to leave. It was time to give up.
Follow Elouise’s journey through the near future, a shut in, failed artist, failed academic, and failed romantic, whose future seems as dark as the inside of their room.... more>> Readers easily disturbed by topics of self-harm should be warned.

This text has been sitting around for a couple years. More is written than is posted, but I’m not planning on continuing this unless there is a substantial reader outcry. <<less