I’m coming!

“I’m coming! just a second…” – Lula keeps repeating this constantly. Why all the impatience! The dog, homework, dinner, and no one cares about what else she has to do in the Crystal Castle.

Lula is a real model student – she excels in her studies, doesn’t neglect her duties, and is kind-hearted. Her fingers are so nimble that she might end up becoming a sculptor. Let’s hope she does, because right now, something has come in her way. Something that awakened a beast within her… You think this can’t happen so quickly? Well, that’s exactly how it happens. Would parents have noticed something right away? Sorry, they didn’t. Would you have reacted immediately? Are you sure?The scariest part of this story is that it’s really happening.

An excellent, deeply engaged story about the problems of very young and sensitive people, who, immersed in the world of cyberspace, the latest technologies, and widespread computerization, endanger their mental health and personalities. The author brilliantly presents the avatar’s mechanism as the player’s alter ego and captures the feeling of the FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) phenomenon, which represents the player’s fear of missing out on something happening in the game.

The Kornel Makuszyński Literary Competition- winner

The 2022 Literary Hestia Journey Award – nomination