Click-Click

What does it really mean to be an alien in America? Aging hipsters Linda and Gordon Alexander thought they knew as they struggled to make a living in the art and music-filled counter-cultural shadows. The siblings soon gain a completely different perspective when they conceal a hermaphroditic extraterrestrial in their urban Chicago home. The extraterrestrial and the Alexanders find a way to communicate by sharing detailed telepathic images of critical life experiences. The extraterrestrial learns about childhood tragedies, first loves, and the peculiarities of human gender, while the Alexanders learn how massive environmental damage on the stranger's planet forced some of the people onto a sterile moon where food is scarce, population growth is strictly controlled, and returning home in their orb-shaped spaceships is forbidden. Despite being from radically different worlds they soon discover there might be some cultural universals after all. In addition to the quirky plot and edgy characters, CLICK-CLICK gently addresses issues of gender diversity, environmental destruction, and socioeconomic class from Linda's conflicted urbanite point of view.

Author: Barbg

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Feb 01, 2012

Number of Pages: 272 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 146628692X

ISBN-13: 9781466286924