21% Free Oxygen and Other Pieces

By: Thorne, Zavier

Welcome to the Nightmare Age, where the wack-jobs finally won.

We've been reduced to a collective of right-wing, anti-vaxxing, reverse-parking, reality-TV-watching imbeciles. In this spiky collection of 33 stories and verses, astrologer and psychic Zavier Thorne throws our contemporary Australian cultural cringes into a jumbo, coal-fired barbecue smoker and serves up a series of vile, futuristic scenarios.

Meet the survivors and the disillusioned heroes navigating a world that never fully collapsed, yet grew undeniably deranged. From the mundane misery of a lecture theatre detailing the fall of the West to chaotic, god-like interventions in the lives of confused mortals, Thorne explores the inevitable failure of populism and our total maladaptation to the consequences.

This is a potent mix of cynical science fiction, dark comedy, and unsparing social commentary. It confirms that in the future, the loudest idiots still make the most noise but never actually change anything. If you've ever wondered what happens after another day in paradise lost, take a sniff of 21% Free Oxygen.

THE OTHER 79% (THE EAR-BLEED)

Breathe it in-like an anti-vaxxer in an oxygen tent-and drown out the anguished cries of "It's not fair, I have rights " with the official Ear-bleed companion soundtrack. Available only in 5G on Bandcamp. For the full "Sovereign Citizen" treatment, you'll need the ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Archive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G6T5512H
• ISBN13: 9798278555803
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"