possible solutions to the absurd life

Novels for adults and life suggestions in a disordered world

18 experimental short stories, 256 pages of fantasy.
Stir up your most sensitive nerves and reveal the deepest anxieties and fears of modern people.

◆ What if you could know what year, month and day you were going to die?
◆ If the institution of monogamous marriage breaks down, will three-person marriage be finally legalized?
◆ What if your sex robot suddenly malfunctions and turns from the original sex tool to sentimental?
◆ What if you already have a significant other, but learn that your truly perfect soul mate exists on another planet, waiting for you to go?
◆ What if you were at a carnival party where political and business celebrities gathered, but time suddenly stopped and you were the only one free to move around?
◆ What if your vision could suddenly penetrate the skin and see other people’s internal organs?
◆ What if the city you live in is full of clones who are exactly like you?
◆ What if your child grows up in a future world where not a single blade of grass grows, and can only learn about the mysteries of nature through the Internet and books?

This collection of short stories is like a distorted mirror, through which we get a glimpse of our distorted selves and a world that is both familiar and unfamiliar: a woman struggling to know the exact date of her death, parents who suspect that their children are aliens, people who rely on high technology to A rich mature woman who is passionate about sex toys "Perfect Male God" every night, a family exhausted from taking care of a disabled family member, a new mother immersed in the joy and irritability of motherhood...

Each story explores an interesting "what if?" situation that is sometimes surreal, sometimes witty, sometimes confusing and unsettling. The world described by Helen Phillips may seem absurd, but it vividly presents all kinds of beautiful, dirty, and horrifying fantasies that modern people dare not speak of. Through various bizarre scenes, she attempts to answer larger questions. :who are we? Where can I settle down? And try to find a way to survive in a world of absurd disorder and infinite weirdness.