The Crumbling of a Nation and other stories

Ryan David Ginsberg bursts onto the literary scene with this hauntingly beautiful collection of stories that cannot be read just once and then forgotten. They are stories to be read again and again, stories that will stay with the reader long after the book has been put down.

Within these stories, you will meet a woman who must auction her unborn baby's rights away; a twelve-year-old boy who suddenly finds himself in the middle of a war; an extraterrestrial being sent to Earth to determine whether or not humans are worthy of an invitation to the Confederation of the Cosmos; a mother who sends her child to school in a bulletproof vest; an old man who has only two months to live; a genius who strives to eradicate sadness from the world; a young girl impregnated by force in a state where abortion is outlawed; a grandmother teaching her granddaughter about the origins of the universe; a teacher who fights against the censors of her local school; a PhD candidate whose worst nightmare is recorded by dozens and posted online for millions; an artist seeking fame in a world where all are famous; and a sneak peek at the author's (hopeful) debut novel, In The Algorithm We Trust.