Heartbreaks of the Gen X Edgelords
By ethancrane
An on-going collection of surreal, absurd short stories that chart the idiocy and surreal blunders of two Gen X-ers, as their conviction of themselves as idealistic ravers slowly grinds to a stop with the arrival of children. Surreal snapshots of unfathomable family life, from the confabulating effect of tiny children on sad ambitions for DJing, to unfathomable, cleverer, weirder teenagers ready to break their 90s hearts.
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The Community Water Officer (part 1 of 2)
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The Community Water Officer (part 2 of 2)
[This is part 2 of this story, read part 1 here ] * 'Very sorry to disturb you, sir.' The man on the doorstep lifted an ID card, on a lanyard around...
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The Pregnant Waitress (part 1 of 2)
Marnie sat on her bed, scrolling, liking, waiting for the phone timer to chime, when the message pinged in, and tipped her into a dark hysterical...
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The Pregnant Waitress (part 2 of 2)
[This is part 2 of this story, read part 1 here ] * 'It's not going to work now,' said Marnie. 'I'm so sorry. We can't bring Sonya over here.' Marnie...
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The Second Husband (part 1 of 2)
Given our cramped living circumstances, it was something of a surprise to return from afternoon teaching to find an unfamiliar man sat on the sofa...
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The Second Husband (part 2 of 2)
[This is part 2 of this story: read part 1 here ] It was, of course, Tom's presence that had contributed to the cramped situation, but it wasn't the...
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Warchild (part 1 of 2)
It is almost dawn, the garden a low orange from the weak spring sun. Keavie tiptoes over the piles of wet leaves smeared across the paving slabs, the...
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Warchild (part 2 of 2)
This is part 2 of this story, read part 1 here --- For the following two days his mum does not go to work. She tells Keavie she is staying home to...
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