It was hard to find the balance between inevitability and hope, because even though Kitshan’s fate is shown later, I didn’t want this piece to be entirely bleak.Īnd I’ve always loved stories that allow agency to characters who seem to be bound to a specific destination. pointless? Maybe that’s not the best word. It was tricky to then construct a tale whose ending is shown in the opening of a different story, and make it work without seeming entirely . . . ,” then you probably already know how this one ends, in time. I wrote a proto-draft to this story that was pretty unrecognizable (it had a whole other plotline that made no sense, honestly), but it provided the bones: I knew this story’s core was about Kitshan’s journey and dealing with his loss. Much like “Tomorrow When We See the Sun,” this one took a long time to piece together in a way that clicked. Lots of layers! I kind of think of it as a Photoshop project: layers and layers that you fiddle with individually (sometimes forever) until it looks right, then you can compile it into a seamless whole. What was your process for writing this story? This story just oozes atmosphere, reminding me a little bit of some recent Ann Leckie and Kameron Hurley novels. Series: The Tales of Gorlen Vizenfirthe.Series: From the Lost Travelers’ Tour Guide.People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!.Humans Wanted shows not only what we are, but how awesome we can be. From battletested to brokenhearted, humans are capable of amazing things. Twelve authors provide their perspectives on human ingenuity and usefulness as we try to find our place among the stars. But if you're hurt, if you're trapped, if you need someone to fetch help? You really want a human. It's even a little weird that just existing in the same place as them for long enough seems to make them care about you.

Sure it's weird when they talk sympathetically to broken spaceships or try to pet every lifeform that scans as non-toxic. Humans pack-bond, and they spill their pack-bonding instincts everywhere. Or to ensure the survival of others they feel responsible for. You would be amazed what humans will do to survive. Humans will literally cut off bits of themselves if trapped by a disaster. Humans will walk for days on broken bones in order to make it to safety. Humans heal so quickly, they pierce holes in themselves or inject ink under their epidermis for fun.

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