Although many of the short stories share similar themes to the Black Mirror series, Chiang’s speculative fiction stories have a distinct philosophical edge without being downright dystopian. Chiang not only speculates on how technology will influence our future but also proposes a variety of scenarios within that future: “People are made of stories. Our memories are not the impartial accumulation of every second we’ve lived; they’re the narrative that we assembled out of selected moments” (Ted Chiang). You can read my post on Exhalation here.