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In today's fast-paced world, where demands on our time and energy seem to be ever-increasing, navigating stress and maintaining well-being have become essential pursuits. From the pressures of work and personal responsibilities to the constant barrage of information and stimuli, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the demands of modern life. However, amidst the chaos, there lies an opportunity to cultivate a life of greater resilience, vitality, and fulfillment.

In October 2018, Mark “Mace” Macy, sixty-four years old, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He had spent thirty years competing in Colorado and around the world in ultra-endurance competitions and is one of the few people who have finished all eight Eco-Challenge events. Once diagnosed, he feared losing endurance, strength, and independence.

In this new collection, Patrick Barb explores themes of family found and lost, media consumption and the dangers of runaway nostalgia, the supernatural in our lives, and the impact of violence in both the long- and short-term. From rural backwoods to Park Slope brownstones, Barb's characters face impossible, awful situations, testing their inner strength and understanding of reality. Covering quiet horror, weird fiction, supernatural horror, slasher horror, topical dark fiction, and more, these stories spotlight supposedly familiar terrors and fears in new and unexpected ways.