Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes

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In this collection of darkly comic, sharply observed tales, a series of escalating misfortunes reveals how quickly ordinary life can curdle into dread. Across interconnected stories, characters confront the slow-motion collapse of stability—through unsettling encounters, creeping paranoia, and the kind of bad luck that feels almost sentient. With a voice that blends literary unease and punchy, genre-leaning horror, the author turns everyday anxieties into vivid, unsettling momentum. Themes of communication breakdown, moral compromise, and the fragility of control pulse beneath each narrative, making every “next step” feel like a trapdoor. For readers who enjoy bleak humor and psychological tension, these stories deliver the satisfying shock of realizing things really can get worse—fast.

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