Desolation Ultra Alan Crowther

After attending a book launch, a group of dilettantes contract a strange illness and attempt to make sense of the symptoms over group chat.

In a confessional letter, a father describes the lecherous obsessions of his teenage years.

A middling railway attendant attempts to mend his broken existence.

After babysitting his nephew, Mike and Ange learn of a strange new mania unfolding at a local primary school.

With a deadline looming and his job at stake, a clerk develops perverse strategies to boost his productivity but soon discovers that a new employee is vying for his position.