What happens when reality decides to stop making sense for a while? A plant that bears impossible fruit. A diary with a life of its own. A relationship that is technically dead, yet somehow persists. In UNCHAINED WORDS, routine breaks down just enough to let in the fantastic, the absurd, and the unsettling. This collection of twenty short stories navigates the boundaries between literary fiction, magical realism, and soft sci-fi. Javier Dar o (author of the Hyperspecies saga) invites us into a universe where physical and social rules bend just enough to make you uncomfortable... and fascinated. Includes "I'll Be Right Back", a "gem of the absurd" with echoes of Boris Vian and the most surreal Cort zar, but with a modern cynical twist. Inside, you will find stories about: Kafkaesque work relationships that defy all corporate logic. Misplaced feelings that take on physical form. Everyday paradoxes and near-future scenarios that feel a bit too real. If you enjoy discovering the strange hidden within the normal, and are looking for stories that range from irony to speculative fantasy, this book is your next read. 100% human made.
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