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NO NET: What would you do if the Internet mysteriously vanished? A genre-busting debut novel awaits!
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To her, the glow of the screen was intoxicating. Undeniably addicted, she was glued to her phone almost like an infant would be to its mother’s breast. Anyone who became attached to their device of choice simply couldn’t detach the way a child
could. It was a phenomenon that truly overtook the lives of the vast majority.
Twenty-eight-year-old Scott Hadaway was presently being ignored by his mildly younger wife, Gwen, who was comfortably tucked in bed, blissfully unaware of anything in three-dimensional space. Digitally, mentally, physically, and spiritually, her entire being belonged to the black mirror.
“I just don’t understand how you constantly have to have that thing right up to your face,” he said angrily. Gwen shot him an annoyed look.
“That thing? It’s called a DroPho MaxX, babe. And besides, you should know by now that it’s the only way I can really decompress from a soul-crushing day at work.” “So you’d rather decompress in the social media realm than with me, your husband?”
“You’re creating a confrontation for no reason and I don’t really see why, to be honest.”
“That’s the problem!” he yelled. “You don’t see it, but I feel it. I feel it every single day and night, and I have for years now. It’s suffocating to see someone you care about suffocate themselves.”
Gwen’s body language changed from relaxed to defensive. “What are you even talking about right now? I’m not suffocating myself at all; I check my messages and talk to friends online. It’s a normal thing people do!”
Scott chose his next words carefully. “The normal thing people used to do back in the day—like my dad always goes on about—consisted of actually talking to each other and finding simple joy in that. They didn’t complain in a status update about something uneventful that no one really gives a shit about, not excluding your so-called friends.”
“Yeah, I know; your dad never stops talking about ‘back in the day.’”
“At least my dad’s grounded in reality! He knows what it was like to live a real life and be content with less rather than discontent with more!”
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