Emporium synopsis

Set in a dysfunctional future world, Emporium is a collection of nine stories, most of which feature adolescents who long for love and connection. Teen Sniper stars an expert marksman, age 15, who is employed by the Los Angeles Police Department to hunt and kill renegade employees of Silicon Valley software companies. Trauma Plate tells the story of a heartsick teenage girl who runs a bulletproof-vest rental shop in a deserted strip mall. You'll meet the Canadian fur trapper who lands on the moon and an adolescent amnesiac who harbors wolves and crocodiles as pets. In each story, Johnson combines the surreal with the all-too-real, amazingly creative lunacy. Ultimately, every story reveals a truth about the world we choose to make for ourselves.