M.G. Stollar

Clara Carter's scream was the only sound in the delivery room. Her newborn son, Samuel, entered the world perfectly healthy. And perfectly silent. At first, Clara believes he is alone in his silence. But soon, every newborn is born voiceless. A generation arrives without a cry, a laugh, or a word. Parents rock infants who never wail. Teachers face classrooms where no child raises a hand. The world begins to fracture under the weight of its own hush.
Samuel is different even among the Silent. He taps in patterns, sketches endless spirals, and reacts to things no one else can see. His silence carries intention-brilliant, unnerving, and impossible to ignore. As whispers spread and AEON promises answers, Clara must decide whether Samuel is a danger, a miracle, or something stranger still. Her search will lead her into burned halls, hidden files, and a truth that reshapes not just her family but the fate of a world learning to live without words.
The Silent Generation is a taut, unsettling novella of psychological horror and speculative dread-an origin story for a world unraveling in silence.