Reality Fatigue

Incoming Editorial·Reviewed July 9, 2026

Reality Fatigue tells the story of Adam, a young man returning to his childhood home. In his dusty, neglected room, his mother smokes and longingly looks at pictures of him as a child. But when he enters, the world changes. The room is clean, his mom is holding a pen instead of a cigarette, and he has become a child, identical to the picture she was just looking at. They hug and all seems well, but Adam and his mom can’t keep reality at bay forever…