Space Apples

Journey to a plane of bizarre and philosophical futures in this genre-blend fusion of short stories and poetry for anarchists, socialists, and the boldly neurodivergent. Students tasked with terraforming the distant planet of Andross. A television viewer who becomes the show. Prose, poetry and thought pieces. Space Apples by Christopher J. Martindale is a genre-defying fusion of poetry and prose that takes readers on imaginative rides through surreal futuristic landscapes of the mind. With the satirical flare of Vonnegut and the relentless social commentary of Palahniuk, Martindale explores the mind of mental illness and neurodivergent thought in an irreverent, wild take on speculative sci-fi. With a raw, earned honesty, the light shed on cognitively diverse experiences speaks volumes to what it means to be human-what it means to be a part of our strange, ever-evolving reality. Martindale is an anarcho-socialist whose apolitical leanings manifest with a vengeance on the page, drawing inspiration from visionary directors Aronofsky and the Wachowskis. With a belief that everyone should have a chance to write their truth, Martindale uses lyrical and free-running poetry, intermingling with stories of the strange, to speak chaos into false hope and hope into real chaos. Tap into bold philosophical musings and deeply expressive poetry for an experience unlike any other. Space Apples brings a DIY ethic and a socially disruptive bent, promising content that is entertaining, thought-provoking, and mind-warpingly real. Crafted with a Millennial and Gen-Z audience in mind, this is a book that gets brutally raw about the questions we all have about the world-and our places within it.