Sci-fi
Cyber K
By the year 3026, society’s race to the bottom had accelerated beyond control.
Pregnancy ruined a woman’s career prospects, so I had my uterus removed to improve my chances of finding work.
HR rejected me anyway.
The reason was simple.
“I’m sorry, but you have a twelve-hour gap in your employment history. That’s far too long.”
The Day Savory Flatbread Arrived
On Mars, every breath costs money, wanting is treated like a moral failure, and Chen Xiaoba has spent her life longing for one impossible luxury: savory flatbread from Earth.
After that longing costs her job and home, a reunion with her childhood friend Ah Zhi leads them to Black Rose Street, where Earth’s discarded scraps can still be traded for hope.
Together they build a food stall, save for passage to Earth, and discover that the road to freedom may demand far more than money.
In a world designed to make the poor stop dreaming, Xiaoba must decide whether a seemingly wasted journey can still be a life worth choosing.
