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 with his friend Seth. But the breakdown of modern society demands creative forms of fun and protest, despite the violence and hyper-police surveillance. After meeting Natalie, a wealthy heiress trying to escape the clutches of her repressive father, they decide to renounce society by default altogether and leave. After all, if anyone can design and print the basic necessities of life—food, clothing, shelter—on a computer, there is little reason to be part of the system. It’s still a dangerous world, the empty lands torn apart by climate change, the dead cities dismantled by fleeing industries, the shadows hiding predators, both animal and human. However, the ranks ...read more
