Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland Cecil Ollie Edmund Eli Wiley Marvin Ellis Espinoza ― known to his friends as Hubert, Etc ― was too old to be at that Communist party. But after watching the breakdown of modern society, he really has no where left to be ― except amongst the dregs of disaffected youth who party all night and heap scorn on the sheep they see on the morning commute. After...

How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. The magazine where Willa worked has folded; the college where her husband had tenure has closed. Their dubious shelter is also the only option for a disabled father-in-law...