Helen Greenwald

Millennial Disquietude Helen Greenwald

Millennial Disquietude is a collection of twelve short stories that combine fiction with a slight hint of psychology and philosophy. The characters are somewhat neurotic souls, mostly stuck in their everyday situations, who seem to have been given a chance to reflect on their lives and maybe even try something new. Most of them venture through their life circumstances through reminiscing, daydreaming, pondering and analyzing with no apparent endeavor. Eventually all of their attempts to start anew turn out to be in vain. On the surface the collection might come across as a light read with a slight satiric touch. However, the resolutions, though somehow familiar, may well end up leaving the reader feeling slightly uncomfortable nonetheless.