- A Cure for Terminal Loneliness is the urban fairy tale of esteemed problem-maker Joe Strobe who is obsessed with an overdue contract for the Ministry of Education. Despite some minor domestic tribulations such as his misdirected mail, a suicidal plant, and the dull ache of his heart, Joe's problems are unfaltering. His work, however, is interrupted with the arrival of a self-diagnostic kit for a particularly dismal, post-industrial pestilence known as Terminal Loneliness. When Joe tests positive he finds himself faced with his greatest problem of all time.—Capri Vision
- An isolated textbook writer struggles with a bad case of loneliness as he tries to complete an assignment. In a pallid, post-millennial world where the government imposes regulations to fight a mass epidemic of isolation, our protagonist finds solace in the companionship of a sympathetic neighbour.—Jay Dart
- The Answer Key is the urban fairy tale of esteemed problem-maker Joseph Strobe who is obsessed with an overdue contract for the Ministry of Education. Despite some minor domestic tribulations such as his misdirected mail, a rapacious collection agent, a suicidal plant, and the dull ache of his heart, Joe's problems are unfaltering. His work, however, is interrupted with the arrival of a self-diagnostic kit for a particularly dismal, post-industrial pestilence known as Terminal Loneliness. When Joe tests positive he finds himself faced with his greatest problem of all time.—Sean Moore
- Writer Joseph Strobe is working at home when a parcel arrives through his mail slot. The excitement in the act of receiving the parcel regardless of what's in the parcel makes Joseph decide to use the Ministry of Health and Wellness' self-diagnostic kit on what is ailing him: loneliness. The prescription for his case is companionship, even that of a potted plant. He has to decide if he will take the stronger but more difficult to obtain medication which is the only effective and permanent cure: true love. One may inadvertently lead to the other.—Huggo
- An isolated textbook writer struggles with a bad case of loneliness as he tries to complete an assignment. In a pallid, post-millennial world where the government imposes regulations to fight a mass epidemic of isolation, our protagonist finds solace in the companionship of a sympathetic neighbour.
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