The End of the World is Coming Soon

Oliver is eleven years old, and he chose his name himself — in honor of his favorite Dickens character. He loves to play ‘Snake’ on his phone and eat ‘American-style’ food; he dreams of defeating the bully Tsapa, getting cured... of HIV, and finding a real family. But when future mom and dad arrive from Salt Lake City, the news on TV starts saying that the end of the world is coming soon.

Prose writer Mykyta Franco, author of the bestsellers ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Windows into the Courtyard,’ explores social themes in his works. Franco’s characters often find themselves in dead-end situations that we try not to think about too often. But, as experience shows, there is always a way out — and it is always close.