Short Story Press Presents Search The Ethernet

Search the Ethernet is set in a quiet neighborhood in Central City, in Some State, in the US. The characters include a single mom, her children and dog, and a gaming group who are meeting for an evening of fun, as well as a lot of people who know how to say, "I don't think I can help you." It encapsulates a crisis on what should have been a quiet evening of just hanging out online and having fun.

You will enjoy this story if you: Play role-playing games, on screen or table-topLike mystery storiesEnjoy family-oriented short storiesBelieve that we are all responsible for each other in this worldHave online friendsBelieve that online friends are more than a pixel paper dollsKnow someone who substitutes gaming for activities because they are ill or disabledHave ever realized you only know someone by their character nameLike stories based on the Heinleinian writing principal of "if this goes on"Know someone who has cancer, diabetes, or any other debilitating illness This story is about the friendships that can be forged online through MMORPG's and is for the good friends I have made through my guild.

Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

© 2020 Short Story Press (Hljóðbók): 9781647584702

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Hljóðbók: 13 mars 2020