Michael Kastenbaum

Only the pure of heart will be able to find the key to breaking the curse that holds real pirates captive.

A lonely man recalls the traumatic moment in his life when he and his family were confronted by a terror in his own home that changed everything.

When the apocalypse arrives, it takes the form of a biochemical virus. All social structures break down and a new world order emerges from the heart of the desert. As chaos sets in, we follow the adventures of some unlikely survivors, all searching for the elusive cure at Phoenix Point.

The last night of the millennium and a suicidal man with a bullet in his head and vengeance on his mind makes his way up the long winding drive to a New Years party winding down...but the party has just begun as he will take them on a journey of self-discovery bringing them face to face with fate and truth. His goal: force them to confront reality as he has known it, as they have tried to hide from it their whole lives but tonight it will hit them in the head like a sledgehammer, and the test will be, who can remain standing in the end...

For years, Charlie has been relying on two things to get through life: his trust fund and charm. When both run dry, he's forced to move into a self-storage facility with his friend, Jay, a med school dropout. Convinced that their lives will only get better if they hit rock bottom first, Charlie and Jay embark on a quest in search of the "lowest point." Only the appearance of Mel, another young resident of the storage facility, forces the guys to confront the absurdity of their mission.

Sexual encounters and criminal mayhem occur when two people meet via their computers.