Fragments of a Hologram Rose

"Fragments of a Hologram Rose"
Cover of a French collection of Gibson's short stories, with "Fragments" as the title story
Author	William Gibson
Country	Canada
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction
Published in	Unearth3, Burning Chrome
Publication type	Periodical
Media type	Print (magazine)
Publication date	1977
Followed by	"Johnny Mnemonic"

"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" is a science fiction short story by William Gibson. It was Gibson's first published work, originally appearing in 1977 in Unearth 3, a short-lived science fiction collection magazine which retailed for $1.00; Gibson was paid $27 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, an anthology of Gibson's early short fiction.