Only Now We Are (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798999832009)

It's hard to remember who you are, when you don't believe in the past . . .

The Omicron is lost, and no amount of reverence from his followers or escapist debauchery with his friends can distract him from the feeling that he's left something behind. His best friend, the Mouth, convinces him to start from the beginning-to retrace the steps that led to his elevation as the supreme leader of a new society in the nation's heartland. In so doing, he remembers being rejected by the capital, squatting in an abandoned factory, and shivering through a winter of privation. He remembers sowing barren ground, watching the community grow, and harvesting a supply of seemingly infinite free money. He remembers the longing, the jealousy, the violence, and the deceit as their utopia turned profane.

And if the Mouth has his way, he may just remember why he chose to forget in the first place.

Part social critique, part journey of self-discovery, Only Now We Are is an exploration of memory and loss, idealism and human nature, and the hazards of living your own truth.