Writing

The Breathing Room

What does it cost to breathe?

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Form

Speculative flash fiction

Recognition

Honorable Mention, Yale Planetary Solutions Sci X Sci-Fi 2026 Flash Fiction Contest

Year

2026

Excerpt

• Charity. In “donating” their time, money, and metabolic waste to the government minting facility, the elites received tax credits that far outweighed the cost of the session. And The Breathing Room, as the processor, kept 20% of the haul.

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