Timid New World

By Mitch Goth

As classes and life begin at Antioch College, Evan Morgan is finding it harder and harder to avoid his infatuation with his headstrong and intriguing roommate, Emily. But, neighbor Brad has the perfect plan to get Evan to start sinking or swimming. Elsewhere, Wes and Amanda are taken off guard by a serious, campus-wide problem and the frailty of Antioch becomes much more apparent.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mitch Goth
• Release date: May 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311929556

Mitch Goth

Mitch Goth currently resides in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he attends Antioch College working towards his BA in Literature. When not writing, he spends his time investigating the paranormal and indulging in a good book or movie.

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Other Books by Mitch Goth

The Brigio Series

Parabellum

Parabellum: Part II

Matanzas

Sins of My Brother

The Man from Montenegro

The Protectorate Chronicles

Unlikely Angels

The Antioch Adventures

Welcome to Antioch College

Stand-alone novels

The Longest Night Ever Lived

The Sinking of The Pattison Glory

Delicate Rain

Shattered Glass

Collections

The Brigio Three

Timid New World

Book Two of The Antioch Adventures

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Timid New World

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Copyright: 2014 Mitch Goth

No portion of this book may be reproduced or reprinted in any medium, or by electronic, mechanical or any other means without the express written consent of the author.

This book is a work of fiction. Any references or uses to real world events, people, products or places are used in a fictitious manner. Other characters, events, or places are products of imagination and any resemblance to actual people, places or happenings is purely coincidental.

Cover Design by Katie Olson

Authors Note:

Although Antioch College is a real higher learning institution, this book is a work of fiction. Even though I made an attempt to make this fictionalized version of Antioch College come close to the real version of the school, I took several liberties and artistic license with some aspects of Antioch's true operation. If you'd like to know more factual information about the college, please contact them directly, don't take it from me.

1

The horrors of the first few days of orientation had left Evan shaking almost constantly. The eccentricity of Antioch's culture never left his crowded mind. It shared brain space with worries over his major, over his half-abandoned school, and over Emily, of course. Ever since that first night, he had been avoiding his dorm room as much as possible. He would study in common room spaces, often until the early morning, even though classes hadn't even started yet. Brad was quick to notice this, and was even quicker to begin joking about it. Just another something that Evan needed to avoid, just another worry for the waiting room of his mind.

Now, a day that Evan feared greatly had finally come. It was the first day of classes. His first class of the day was a political economy introduction class. He was sure he would do fine in the class, it was all review to him at this point. What did bring nervousness to him was the question of the teacher, not to mention the question of who else would be in the class. Evan recalled what JP and Brad had said about PECO being the least prepped major at the school. He wasn't sure what to think.

Evan arrived to his classroom just a few minutes before the class was set to start and found he was the only one there. He figured a few more would show up as the start of the class came closer and closer. Evan sat quietly, waiting for more students to pile into the well organized, yet empty room. He also waited for his teacher to arrive, whoever that was.

A minute went by, then another, then another after that. Evan became more and more worried with every passing second. Was his major completely forgotten about? Was he the only PECO student? Was he just