This essay discusses the recent emergence of numerous works of fiction written by Indonesian female overseas workers, especially those who are (and used to be) working in Hong Kong as domestic helpers. It examines the conditions under which these women workers write and read their stories, and contrasts how these run against the grain of contemporary Indonesian literary production, which typically does not register the experiences of the Indonesian working class. Through a reading of some of these works of fiction, this essay looks into how Indonesian overseas domestic workers in urbancapitalist Hong Kong are sharing stories and experiences among themselves, and at the efforts of those women to build solidarity with other overseas workers of different nationalities in the city. It shows that these works of fiction operate as a literary instrument that provides a forum for the workers, for the first time in their lives, to actively define the world they live in and, thus, liberates them to pursue the overseas journey they dare to take, for the basic premise of gaining self-autonomy.