Headed out to work at the mall.

Folks have asked, so to be clear:

Colombia is bemused by the US election being such a tight race, but other than that, it's not really consumed by interest.

I, however, care about what this election means both directly, for friends in the US, & also for Canadian politics--which have been sorely skewed by an adoption of GOP rhetoric in recent years--plus any hope of better climate mitigation globally.

With big love for all of you, I'm offline to write today. 🫂💛

Also for #ScienceFiction readers today, and #StarTrek fans especially, our own @WordsmithFL has a lovely deep dive into production details and other backend considerations for "The Cage" (the first TOS pilot!).

This is more than an episode review. Stephen looks at a key #SFF trope, design influences, and material pressure points that shaped how characters were crafted.

It's a great bit of genre and TV history, well worth the read for creators!

#CoSoTV #WritersOfCoSo
https://thewrittentrek.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-cage-episode-01.html

Today, I'm working off a week's worth of Heebie Jeebies by posting a short sci-fi story that I hope might offer a nice break from all the tense, exhausting news commentary around the US election today.

Best wishes to all of us; may we wake up tomorrow to a slightly less awful world.

For now--

Enjoy "Louise Bel-Adair, Who Grew Up Watching Her Other Selves Die"!

#SFF #ScienceFiction #ShortStory #Existentialism

https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/a-little-fiction-for-a-difficult