Rejection

Heartbreak, humiliation, and the hellscape of modern intimacy—this is rejection, in all its devastating, darkly funny glory.

In this razor-sharp collection of interconnected stories, sex, shame, and self-delusion collide in painfully relatable ways. A well-meaning “feminist” realizes that thirty years of allyship haven’t made him any less alone—or any less bitter. A woman’s hopeless crush curdles into a slow unraveling of her own identity. And in one unforgettable tale, a painfully awkward first relationship leads to a mistake that can’t be undone.

As characters drift across each other’s feeds, texts, and one-night stands, Rejection captures what it feels like to want so badly to be seen—and to be left on read instead.

Blisteringly smart and emotionally raw, Rejection turns the quiet ache of being unwanted into a symphony of satire, laying bare just how deeply we crave connection in a world that’s built to ghost us.