I like how these stories connected but were also independent. I think these were a great exploration of humanity using day in the life snapshots to show all the horrors humans do to each other while sometimes exploring the horrible humans too.

 

1-A cosplayer rejecting a solicitor’s flyer shouldn’t be the end

2-Waring officemates see the light

3-Petty parents acting like children while defending their children 

4-How a children’s feud came to be

5-The fragmentation of a high school student 

6-A cultural appropriator slowly killing their family

7-A narcissistic irony

8-An ASMR content creator dealing with the loud expectations of school, family, and their online audience

9-A catch 22 of rejection and anger is explored at the DMV. 

10-A little unhinged while looking for Mr Right

11-Anthropology grad students studying each other 

12-A nurse is visited by patients while they wonder about their son’s future being bleak

 

Mood Reading Match-Up:

Cosplay. Sketchbooks. Food court. Clinique. Sulfuric eggs. Perspiration. Kawaii. Microwave. 

 

Content Heads-Up: Gun violence (police, medical). Police brutality (against unarmed; excessive force; fatal). Racism (microaggressions; prejudice; media angles and coverage). Body shaming (weight). Bullying (preteens). Eating disorders (intentional malnourishment of self and child; anorexia; bulimia). Fire (accidental; building, cat death; very brief mention). Blood. Cultural appropriation. Mental illness (schizophrenia; family history). Suicidal ideation, attempt. Narcissism. Sexual harassment (online, groping, threats). Victim blaming. Infidelity (brief mention). Child abuse (physical punishment, rejection). Fetishizing disability.

 

Rep: Black American. Venezuelan. Cis. Hetero. Dark, chestnut, brown, deep brown, sable, pink, light, bronzed, and pale skin tones. Hyperhidrosis. Wheelchair user. Fibroids. Endometriosis. Albinism. Diverse body sizes. 

 

📚 Format: Kobo