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Parental Controls: A Dystopian Short Story
Parental Controls
A Short Story by Rowan Blake
In a near-future society where parenting is managed through brain implants in newborns, the SafeTune chip promises a generation of perfect children—calm, focused, pain-free. But when a young girl grows up shaped by sliders and mood thresholds instead of hugs and heartache, what does she become?
Vivian Carver thought she was protecting her daughter, sparing her from the volatility she knew too well. But now, Elena is eighteen—brilliant, composed… and nothing like the girl she’d hoped to raise.
Told in chilling, slow-burn prose and echoing the moral tension of Black Mirror, Parental Controls is a haunting exploration of love, control, and the invisible lines we cross in the name of progress.
For readers who like dystopias that whisper before they scream.
A Short Story by Rowan Blake
In a near-future society where parenting is managed through brain implants in newborns, the SafeTune chip promises a generation of perfect children—calm, focused, pain-free. But when a young girl grows up shaped by sliders and mood thresholds instead of hugs and heartache, what does she become?
Vivian Carver thought she was protecting her daughter, sparing her from the volatility she knew too well. But now, Elena is eighteen—brilliant, composed… and nothing like the girl she’d hoped to raise.
Told in chilling, slow-burn prose and echoing the moral tension of Black Mirror, Parental Controls is a haunting exploration of love, control, and the invisible lines we cross in the name of progress.
For readers who like dystopias that whisper before they scream.
40 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 27, 2025
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