Quarterlifecrisis Stories

At 21, Tom Harrison's life was supposed to be coming together-but instead, it's falling apart. Broke, drowning in college deadlines, and stuck in a soul-crushing job, he's barely holding it together. The future he's chasing feels more like a trap than a dream. Between fleeting romances and gut-wrenching betrayals, Tom is forced to confront the harsh realities of love, identity, and adulthood. Every failure feels like the end of the world, and every success is just out of reach. But as he stumbles through heartbreak, chaos, and the weight of his own expectations, Tom begins to discover something bigger: the messy, beautiful truth about finding your place in the world in the midst of your twenties. ________________________________________________ Theme: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance, Coming of Age, Interracial © 2024 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Hidup tak pernah menjanjikan selamanya. Benar kata mereka, kita hanya bertamu di sini, lalu akan pulang juga, nanti. Buku ini mengajak kita menyusuri peron-peron kehidupan, menapaki tempat bersinggah yang mempertemukan dengan banyak jiwa, ada yang membawa cinta, sebagian lain membekas luka. Namun sejauh apa pun perginya, kita selalu tiba di titik yang seharusnya. Tidak tersesat, tidak salah tempat. Ditulis dengan hati yang teduh, Tiket Sekali Jalan ada untuk menemani langkahmu saat singgah, saat hilang arah, atau saat duduk sendiri menunggu reda. Terima kasih karena sudah singgah.

Hann imagined by 24 years old she's be changing diapers during sleepless night in little home with her family all while juggling being a working young adult. Well she wasn't wrong... but instead of baby it's her mom's. Personal memoir based on true events follows protagonist on a different kinda coming of age story where she balances her family and herself while reflect on her good and bad choices that got them all to where they are now.

Bad ideas. Maybe? How could you smile with those teary eyes. You are lying. Aren't you.

untuk kamu yang bingung dengan perasaanmu. untuk kamu yang bingung dengan masa depanmu. untuk kamu yang bingung dengan kisah hidupmu.

Aya is miserable at her job. She's thinking of quitting, but can't seem to realize the idea, until she comes across a newspaper editorial telling her exactly to do just that. She knows the editorial is not written for her, but it sounds like it is written by her. The words, the emotions feel like hers. Maybe Modern Mr. Darcy, the editorial's author, has some sort of magical superpower. Inspired by the editorial, Aya goes from quitting her job, to flying to Batanes for a must-needed vacation. There she meets Marco, a carefree guy who gets high with adventure and who appears to be someone she can have a no-strings-attached kind of fun. Because what happens in Batanes stays in Batanes. Or not.

Kinanthi dan Jonathan memutuskan untuk dekat bahkan menjalin hubungan berpacaran dengan begitu mudah, seolah semua hal bisa terjadi begitu saja tanpa aba-aba ketika dua manusia sudah terlanjur jatuh cinta. Tetapi bukankah itu berarti juga membuka kesempatan kepada masalah agar tiba tanpa aba-aba juga? Menghadirkan sosok Tristan yang begitu menenangkan. Sehingga ketika Kinanthi dihadapkan pada satu pilihan saja yang harus diambilnya. Ia tidak tahu, apakah sebaiknya bersama dengan satu orang yang datang menjanjikan masa depan, atau justru dengan ia yang datang dari waktu bernama masa lalu.

"On June 5, at 4:45pm, I will be hit by a bus. On June 5, at 9:05am, I get hit by a door." Malika is a recent college graduate in desperate need of a job (and health insurance). The corporate world, however, is not what she expected. Two satirically different companies offer her financial security, but one offer comes at the price of her life and the other comes at the price of her soul. How can she possibly choose? Can't she just never get sick and not need health insurance or something? Does anyone actually like their job, anyway?

At night, you like you drive around this town, let the cops chance you around. This isn't the life you wanted for yourself, but it's all alright if you find a station on the radio playing a song popular when you were in high school. From the quiet desperation of a grocery store cashier to the alcohol-fueled haze of a young woman in a bar, "The Future of Dead Trees" is a collection of short stories and poems that delves into the lives of the lonely, the lost, and the searching. These tales explore the awkward, often surreal, moments of everyday life, following characters as they navigate grief, anxiety, and the messy business of coming of age. With a blend of dark humor and raw emotion, this collection paints a poignant and unforgettable portrait of what it means to be human in a world that often feels just out of focus.

a weird thing from the person of an unnamed, ungendered, 20-ish person in lockdown. they are a writer. nearly. it's basically how i imagine the person's thought process. lockdowns tough. but this kid is funny ngl. anyway. i think it's funny.

In this book is a collection of YellowPeige's thoughts that occurred to her usually when her insomnia attacks.

Criss is a thirtysomething year old who struggles through life and wants to help you struggle through life less. That's why she wrote this survival guide. Step by step she will take you through all the problems us millennials (I too shudder at the word, but it's going to feature in the guide a lot, so you better get used to it now) face on a daily basis. Fun things like anxiety, a financial crisis, a pandemic, technology taking over our lives, a quarter life crisis and the constant feeling of guilt over being privileged, but still being unhappy.

Adriana begitu membenci hidupnya. Dunia pekerjaan dan percintaan sama buruknya. Ia membiarkan Martin mengambil semua kebahagiaannya dengan alasan berkedok cinta. Namun, apakah benar Martin mencintainya? Karena cinta tidak akan pernah menyakiti. Akankah Adriana bahagia? Bersama atau justru dengan melupakan Martin, cinta pertamanya?

Family. Friends. Studies. Love. Life. How does one juggle through everything without falling apart? How easy is it romanticize failure? Going through college and moving on to adulthood, two friends share each others company as they go through each of their own miseries. ----------------------------------------------

Collection of poems exploring the author's journey of heartbreak, searching for love again, and life as someone in their early 20s.

"Are you willing to take a leap and explore the world with me?" I'm a homebody. I love staying at the comforts of my own home, being clingy with my bed, having a date with my books while sipping my freshly brewed coffee poured in my favorite cup. I'm someone who loves routines. Everything should be properly organized and well-executed for me to consider my day a perfect one. I love being in control and planning ahead. My future has been properly laid out already-- even what happens when I die, where my assets will be given to, everything's just waiting for them to take place. I've got a plan for everything but if there's one thing that I wasn't able to anticipate, it's being a victim of the taunting quarter-life crisis. What happens if I suddenly experienced a need to have a change in environment? What happens when dissatisfaction and discontentment wash over my system? Will I be swimming along the current of the waves? Or will I drown in the vast waters of the ocean?

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A story about a young professional whose finding hard of keeping it together in his young 20's, the struggles of his transition from being a student to being a part of his society.

Life is confusing. Let me tell you why.

I call it poetry because i don't want to follow any rules of writing. This is about me, my thoughts, my past and present, my pain and pleasures. It's like I'm on a train to finding who i am, but it's a train of confusion. So i share my experiences and feelings under this title. You can finally see the pain behind the smile.