Fragments of a Hologram Rose

"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" is a science fiction short story by William Gibson. It was Gibson's first published work, originally appearing in Unearth magazine #3, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine that retailed for $1.00; Gibson was paid $23 for the story. It tells the story of a jilted ex-lover who relies on artificial sense recordings to sleep in a dark, polluted city. It was subsequently published in Burning Chrome, a collection of Gibson's early short fiction.