Easy Does It

Hal Webber's conditioning was supposed to make him perfect: compliant, efficient, civilized. Then the wilderness happened. Stranded with a woman in a world without schedules, protocols, or societal expectations, Hal discovers something dangerous: he's happier with his conditioning switched off. This sly 1950s gem asks what civilization actually costs us, and whether the 'uncivilized' life might be the only one worth living. Von Wald writes with sharp irony and quiet subversion, turning what could be a simple survival tale into a meditation on freedom, authenticity, and the comfortable prisons we build around ourselves.