Praise for I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU

Chris Ames fearlessly stares into the uncanny abyss of the hyperreal, creating ultra contemporary tales of terror, satire, and digital anxiety. This collection is a mind-bending, timely, and empathetic reminder that we have to endure, no matter how many skies have fallen. — Chris Flynn, author of Orpheus Nine

I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU is a glorious collection that teems with the strange artefacts and anxieties of our time. It's a digital-drunk wonderland of stories where dreams become nightmares before you've realised it. A dazzling, kaleidoscopic collection that surprised and delighted me on every page. — Rhett Davis, author of Arborescence

From corporate drudgery to online hellscapes, Chris Ames writes cleverly and elegantly about the excruciating performance of self. Often surreal, sometimes painful, and always brilliant in its examination of a culturally bankrupt age, I loved every page. — Sinéad Stubbins, author of Stinkbug

The stories of I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU are wildly inventive and rollicking. I’d follow Chris Ames anywhere. — Rita Bullwinkel, author of Headshot

I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU is a searing look at the banality of modern life, but with a pulsing optimism at its core. Chris Ames’ blisteringly funny critique exfoliates what is still beautiful and true in humanity. This book finds love in a hopeless place. — Avery Trufelman, host and producer of Articles of Interest

The experience of reading I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU is an immersive one: you laugh, you become anxious, and, if you’re another writer, you also become envious because the author, Chris Ames, is just so talented. As you turn every page you find yourself thinking, ‘Oh, I wish I could do that!’ — Sophie Cunningham, author of This Devastating Fever

Funny, sad, and searching, I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU has everything you want from a short story collection. Chris Ames is a champion of the form. — Briohny Doyle, author of Why We Are Here

Hilarious, profound, and brilliantly deranged, I MADE THIS JUST FOR YOU responds to the exponential absurdity of this moment by meeting it with equal force. — Josephine Rowe, author of Little World

In absurd times, Ames gets to the crux of our contemporary foibles. He does this with bold creativity and biting humour but also heart. The highs and lows of his characters' lives—appified, algorithmised, and enshittified—belong to all of us. — Suzy Garcia, Kill Your Darlings