Bread Overhead

In a scorching future summer over the Mississippi Valley, massive metal serpents—walking mills of the company Puffy Products—creep across Kansas wheat fields, harvesting grain and instantly turning it into perfectly risen loaves. The process is a bewildering ballet of robotics: sensors detect ripe stalks, machines grind, mix, and bake in seconds, then eject hot bread onto conveyor platforms that suddenly begin to lift off the ground. As the loaves drift upward, bewildered crows scream away, a housewife radios the news, and even a church service pauses as floating pastries glide past its altar.

Meanwhile, high above the fields, the freshly launched bread migrates eastward toward the gleaming towers of NewNew York, where the company’s icy‑hearted executive Megera Winterly navigates office intrigues with her fast‑talking assistant Roger. Their conversation hints at personal ambitions and corporate power plays, all while the world watches the sky fill with an absurd, airborne bakery. The story balances surreal satire with a vivid, oddly comforting vision of a world where even breakfast refuses to stay grounded.