A New Song for Lya
Novella
“We do not have an ideal world, such as we would like, where morality is easy because cognition is easy. Where we can do right with no effort because we can detect the obvious.” — Philip K. Dick
Synopsis
A New Song for Lya is a novella that briefly explores the existential struggles of Lya and Jack Andersson. Lya, a xenogender woman in her early thirties, and Jack, her slacker husband about ten years her senior, are caught in a dystopian future in the early 2200s, where an Orwellian society of surveillance and control looms over their every move. Amid this oppressive backdrop, they wrestle with profound questions of identity and connection. Their journey reflects the Jungian interplay of opposing forces within the psyche, offering a stark mirror to the uncertainties of our increasingly ominous present.