This collection contains two of Matt Shaw's most controversial stories: Roe V. Wade and Your Body, My Choice. It also includes a new essay which addresses some of the criticism received for writing such topics while being "a man", as well as looking at the state of the world today.
While some people jumped on Shaw, accusing him of cashing-in and such, others appreciated the fact he was standing with women and trying to highlight some serious issues while also telling his trademark horror stories. If you like stories of women getting revenge against idiotic men, you'll enjoy this collection...
Roe V. WadeWhat happens within this book is a story. Whilst it has the recent abortion laws at the heart of the tale, it takes an extreme turn within the first few paragraphs. Some people may sit there in delight at the deliciously dark goings on, others will worry that, sometimes, it is the extreme routes which end up to being the closest to the reality we're faced with.
I hope this book makes you stop and think about what is happening in America. I know it won't fall into the right hands to make a difference, or change the minds of the idiotic but with enough people standing up and screaming when something wrong is happening in the country they love...sometimes...sometimes their voices are heard.
Be heard.
The year is 2032, and five-year-old Jacob is opening the biggest gift, beneath the Christmas tree, which is labeled for him: his very first semi-automatic rifle—and he couldn't be prouder. He smiles to his parents who sit close by. They don't smile back. Their minds are stuck on earlier events of what should have been a magical day: the moment they found out Jacob was set to be a brother.
A second child had never been a part of their "plan". Even if they had wanted one, they knew they couldn't afford one. More than that, the first pregnancy almost resulted in the death of both mother and child. Neither husband nor wife wished to chance that again.... But it wasn't up to them.
She was pregnant and that was that. They had to smile at the news and appear happy and financially stable enough to be able to afford a new addition to the family. If the cracks showed in the relationship, the government would come knocking and, the mother would end up in Room 101. The new child, now property of The Powers That Be.
Your Body, My Choice!
The idiots were out in force. All of them chanting "Your body, my choice" to the rightfully nervous women. Tensions had been brewing for a while with these "men" demanding women have their rights stripped away from them. It wasn't the fact they were saying this that was scary. What was frightening was that they meant it and it was only a matter of time before something snapped.
They just didn't expect it to be the women.
Out in the country, hidden away from the rest of society, there was an old house which served as permanent base for the women who'd had enough. In this house, with the promise of continuing the fun, these women invited the most arrogant of men back after a night of clubbing and drinking. Once they had them within the house, they offered these men a choice:
1. You can die.
2. We can give you a lobotomy and castrate you but you'll get to live on.
It wasn't much of a choice, but it was more choice than these "men" had been willing to give the ladies. It was also deserved.
WARNING: This is naturally a sensitive subject. If you're easily offended, please do not read this book. Also, for the sake of arguments, it in no way endorses the phrase "your body, my choice".
Genre: Horror
While some people jumped on Shaw, accusing him of cashing-in and such, others appreciated the fact he was standing with women and trying to highlight some serious issues while also telling his trademark horror stories. If you like stories of women getting revenge against idiotic men, you'll enjoy this collection...
Roe V. WadeWhat happens within this book is a story. Whilst it has the recent abortion laws at the heart of the tale, it takes an extreme turn within the first few paragraphs. Some people may sit there in delight at the deliciously dark goings on, others will worry that, sometimes, it is the extreme routes which end up to being the closest to the reality we're faced with.
I hope this book makes you stop and think about what is happening in America. I know it won't fall into the right hands to make a difference, or change the minds of the idiotic but with enough people standing up and screaming when something wrong is happening in the country they love...sometimes...sometimes their voices are heard.
Be heard.
The year is 2032, and five-year-old Jacob is opening the biggest gift, beneath the Christmas tree, which is labeled for him: his very first semi-automatic rifle—and he couldn't be prouder. He smiles to his parents who sit close by. They don't smile back. Their minds are stuck on earlier events of what should have been a magical day: the moment they found out Jacob was set to be a brother.
A second child had never been a part of their "plan". Even if they had wanted one, they knew they couldn't afford one. More than that, the first pregnancy almost resulted in the death of both mother and child. Neither husband nor wife wished to chance that again.... But it wasn't up to them.
She was pregnant and that was that. They had to smile at the news and appear happy and financially stable enough to be able to afford a new addition to the family. If the cracks showed in the relationship, the government would come knocking and, the mother would end up in Room 101. The new child, now property of The Powers That Be.
Your Body, My Choice!
The idiots were out in force. All of them chanting "Your body, my choice" to the rightfully nervous women. Tensions had been brewing for a while with these "men" demanding women have their rights stripped away from them. It wasn't the fact they were saying this that was scary. What was frightening was that they meant it and it was only a matter of time before something snapped.
They just didn't expect it to be the women.
Out in the country, hidden away from the rest of society, there was an old house which served as permanent base for the women who'd had enough. In this house, with the promise of continuing the fun, these women invited the most arrogant of men back after a night of clubbing and drinking. Once they had them within the house, they offered these men a choice:
1. You can die.
2. We can give you a lobotomy and castrate you but you'll get to live on.
It wasn't much of a choice, but it was more choice than these "men" had been willing to give the ladies. It was also deserved.
WARNING: This is naturally a sensitive subject. If you're easily offended, please do not read this book. Also, for the sake of arguments, it in no way endorses the phrase "your body, my choice".
Genre: Horror
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