“Mind Eclipse” is a gay romantic comedy of over 12,500 words. It narrates the fun, lighthearted love story of two young migrants who meet in Amsterdam.

Feliks is a philosophical, sarcastic and humorous young man who always seems to take the less frequented path (and say the wrong thing).

After a short stint as an English teacher in Cambodia, he leaves his home country (Poland) again, this time to do seasonal work in the Netherlands. Even though he's lonely, he doesn't let it bring him down and instead looks for ways to enjoy himself.

When one lone evening at the Lost Cause bar, a stranger takes his photo, Feliks gets upset but then forgives him, and the two end up drinking beer together. The stranger introduces himself as Avram, a transfer college student from Romania, and he's later revealed to be an aspiring short story writer. Even though Feliks doesn't fall in love with him right away, it doesn't take him long to realize they're the same brand of weird (and that he loves it!).

Feliks feels like being a migrant forever, as it helps him escape the grey reality of “adulting” and feel happy... Yet, his mother urges him to return to his home country and settle.

What will he do?

“Mind Eclipse” is yet another work by Tina Isabel Leung that comments on the millennial youth (just like “A Summer That Changed Everything” and “Closed Doors”). As such, it shows how hard it is for contemporary individualists to fit in and how they must leave home and seek other free spirits to be able to form a real heart connection.

“Mind Eclipse” deals with several migration-related themes, such as wanting to find one's place and yet feeling lost and unable to stop wandering. It shows the emotional and psychological aspects of being a migrant since early adulthood, and how migrants become each other's closest family when living abroad for a long time.

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Publisher's note: This is a short story of over 12,500 words, which can be read in one sitting. Please take the work's length into consideration before purchasing and adjust your expectations toward the content accordingly. Also, this work is intended for adult audiences only.

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• Mind Eclipse