Ava is the friend you did know you needed. She smashes her way into life, all guts and glory. Her best friend Janice is the coolest ice creme in the freezer and soothes Ava. And she needs soothing. She’s lost her job, her landlord wants her out, and she wants justice. Justice against all those that tread on people like it’s a sport.
Together Ava and Janice face a microstate war over coffee and Ava sees an opportunity to right the wrongs of her life and become queen of the wasteland… or whatever is left after the aliens do what they do.
Here is an expert from Aaron Lamb’s new book Cults, Coffee and Close Encounters:
Janice finally spotted Ava. With an attitude like a My Little Pony on a hangover, smeared in glitter and sweat, Ava strode up the street. Her pink tights and green polka-dot dress lit her up like a beacon. She dodged past a pack of school kids playing the cracks are flood water game.
Janice and Ava also played a game whenever they met because Ava had read it was an excellent way to start a meaningful conversation. They avoided topics like the temperature, river levels, sea wall maintenance, virus cases, and the usual stuff. Instead, they devised a good or fun question for each other to kick off. Janice had taken this request seriously and had a well-researched spreadsheet of categorised questions.
“I’ve got a good one today!” said Janice and grinned. “What’s the foulest question someone could ask you?”
“Have you seen my toothbrush, ya know, the one that looks like yours?” replied Ava. Janice took a second to process. “Jeez, the more I think about it, the worse it gets.”
Aaron Lamb 