What would happen if Gen-X ran the world Hardcover – Large Print, March 23, 2026

Gen‑X didn’t grow up — we survived.Latchkey childhoods, emotional minimalism, unsafe playgrounds, and a rotating cast of exhausted adults left us competent, sarcastic, and permanently suspicious of anything that looks like stability.This brutally honest, darkly funny memoir digs into the quiet reality of a generation that learned to self‑regulate like feral raccoons and became the backbone of every workplace, family, and crisis without ever being taught how to ask for help.Through sharp storytelling and deadpan humour, Dave Alzner explores:• why Gen‑X doesn’t trust joy, calm, or anyone who says “we’re like a family here”• how we became the reliable ones without ever volunteering• the emotional cost of being competent at everything except receiving comfort• the panic that hits when nothing is going wrong• and the shocking discovery that we’re finally allowed to restIf you’re Gen‑X, this book will feel like someone finally explained your entire personality.If you’re not Gen‑X, this book will explain why we sigh so much.Dry. Honest. Relatable in a way that feels slightly rude.A memoir for anyone who grew up unsupervised and somehow lived long enough to need reading glasses.Gen‑X is still here.And now we get to decide what comes next. Read more