HaCk: A reader's tale omnibus - alternate special edition

Let me tell you a story.
Familiarity breeds contempt, cliched, but what if familiar was all you've ever read?

Obscured by bright and shiny, a brittle facade hides corruption.
The games they play, lure you down a rabbit hole, with the lies they tell.

Misdirection, plagiarism, cancel culture-how is this your new normal?

It is not art. They are not creators. Theirs is purely recycled content.

The clown makeup only lasts so long if the well dries up.

The leeches cling to the fissures, hoping for a few new words to nourish and sustain their dehydrated carcasses, in vain.

Cut the source and ask yourself, when did the sickly-sweet, marshmallow plot bunnies take over?

Someone may have collared the words, but submission is a gift, graceful and born of love. It's not a contract to print money or break another's back.

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery until it goes too far.

Date stamps don't lie. Concept is copyrighted. The sisterhood is broken.

* This is the: A reader's tale series, omnibus. It contains: PuSh, BuRn, RiZe and an additional epilogue, HaCk.
** Special edition: dual page chapter graphics. Black and white checkered page edges. Digitally signed.