

Negative Space
What if New Year’s resolutions were legally binding?
Desperate to pay his mortgage, one man sells his promise to “never forgive” on the Resolution Exchange—an easy deal, or so he thinks. As the app tracks his progress, small grudges become a way of life, and the cost of success grows heavier.
Darkly humorous and unsettlingly relevant, this sharp, satirical tale explores the price of resentment in a world where even emotions are commodified.
Satirical. Haunting. Melancholic. Dystopian.
Flash Fiction | ~800 Words | February 2025