Whither, Utopia

Twenty years after nearly all the conservatives in the world died, the liberals have their ideal utopia. And they’re screwing it up.

Education and the arts receive more money than they need, everyone gets along, and all differences are celebrated and embraced. So why are people unhappy?

Sara Cooper-Wright, a student at Appleseed College in Appleseed, Ohio, is fed up with the current system of school-approved protests for class credit. She wants to rebel, to act out, to do something that will make people sit up and take notice. So she does the unthinkable and starts the Students for a Conservative Future.

Mayor Sheila Windsong and her deputy mayor, Enrique Medina, don’t see Sara’s little group as a threat until Will Gant, a history professor and political moderate, decides to run for mayor. They see Will and Sara as a threat and will do anything they can to quash his plans and continue their rampant reign of corruption.

If you’re a fan of political satire and bureaucratic boobery, or ever wondered how a utopian future could ever go wrong, this book is for you. If you loved Catch-22, The Woody, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, or The Short Reign of Pippin IV, then you’ll love Whither, Utopia.

Author Biography

Erik Deckers is a humor writer who comes to Florida by way of Indiana, “where the real people live.” He grew up wanting to write humor and satire after reading Catch-22, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Breakfast of Champions. After reading those, his biggest goal was to “speak truth to power and swear in books.” He figured he was a natural because he was already a smart ass and knew how to spell. Erik loves writing humor because he feels dramatic and literary writing is sad as hell, and he refuses to entertain himself with sadness because there’s already enough sadness in life. He has won several editorial awards from the Hoosier State Press Association for his newspaper humor columns. Erik is also a professional ghostwriter, and has co-authored several books on social media marketing, including Branding Yourself, No Bullshit Social Media, and The Owned Media Doctrine. And he is the president of the Kerouac Project of Orlando, and helps run the Writers Of Central Florida Or Thereabouts. When he’s not writing, he enjoys woodworking and visiting used bookstores and independent coffee shops. You can find Erik at ErikDeckers.com, on Twitter at, and on Instagram at .