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  1. #PennedPossibilities 1133: Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?

    Dropped out at the start of her senior year in high school. She was a jock's jock and only got a plus-plus in physical education. She barely passed all the required classes to stay on the Flight and Track team that she captained. (The members were all male.) She did well on physiology and anatomy sections of her science course, and oddly, fairly well at comprehending physics (she's a stunt flier) though her arithmetic was bad enough it didn't help her much. She was good at figure drawing. She really studied the boys, if you get my meaning.

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  2. #PennedPossibilities 1133: Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?

    Dropped out at the start of her senior year in high school. She was a jock's jock and only got a plus-plus in physical education. She barely passed all the required classes to stay on the Flight and Track team that she captained. (The members were all male.) She did well on physiology and anatomy sections of her science course, and oddly, fairly well at comprehending physics (she's a stunt flier) though her arithmetic was bad enough it didn't help her much. She was good at figure drawing. She really studied the boys, if you get my meaning.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  3. #PennedPossibilities 1133: Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?

    Dropped out at the start of her senior year in high school. She was a jock's jock and only got a plus-plus in physical education. She barely passed all the required classes to stay on the Flight and Track team that she captained. (The members were all male.) She did well on physiology and anatomy sections of her science course, and oddly, fairly well at comprehending physics (she's a stunt flier) though her arithmetic was bad enough it didn't help her much. She was good at figure drawing. She really studied the boys, if you get my meaning.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  4. #PennedPossibilities 1133: Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?

    Dropped out at the start of her senior year in high school. She was a jock's jock and only got a plus-plus in physical education. She barely passed all the required classes to stay on the Flight and Track team that she captained. (The members were all male.) She did well on physiology and anatomy sections of her science course, and oddly, fairly well at comprehending physics (she's a stunt flier) though her arithmetic was bad enough it didn't help her much. She was good at figure drawing. She really studied the boys, if you get my meaning.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  5. #PennedPossibilities 1133: Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?

    Dropped out at the start of her senior year in high school. She was a jock's jock and only got a plus-plus in physical education. She barely passed all the required classes to stay on the Flight and Track team that she captained. (The members were all male.) She did well on physiology and anatomy sections of her science course, and oddly, fairly well at comprehending physics (she's a stunt flier) though her arithmetic was bad enough it didn't help her much. She was good at figure drawing. She really studied the boys, if you get my meaning.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  6. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.18 — Share a word you've used only to learn later you were pronouncing or using it wrong.

    I am dyslexic and I am #actuallyAutistic and I started speaking at age 4. I am well aware that I don't read the center of words and rely on context to figure out if I guessed wrong what all the words were. On a good day. I am becoming well aware I pronounce a lot of words wrong; dictation is an epic fail for me, for reasons. Words recently derived into English from non-English languages give me fits.

    Wait, isn't it pronounced ren-dee-vis? I mean, Arthur C. Clarke's Ren-de-vis with Rama is a great book, right? I'm sure I talked to people about the book way before I took French in college. Rendezvous is pronounced ron-day-voo.

    ☺️

    I very rarely use words wrong. Doubt about words in my vocabulary sends me to the dictionary. Dearth was probably the most recent word I had the sense of it backwards. Timidity drove me to learn temerity to provide contrast.

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  7. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.18 — Share a word you've used only to learn later you were pronouncing or using it wrong.

    I am dyslexic and I am #actuallyAutistic and I started speaking at age 4. I am well aware that I don't read the center of words and rely on context to figure out if I guessed wrong what all the words were. On a good day. I am becoming well aware I pronounce a lot of words wrong; dictation is an epic fail for me, for reasons. Words recently derived into English from non-English languages give me fits.

    Wait, isn't it pronounced ren-dee-vis? I mean, Arthur C. Clarke's Ren-de-vis with Rama is a great book, right? I'm sure I talked to people about the book way before I took French in college. Rendezvous is pronounced ron-day-voo.

    ☺️

    I very rarely use words wrong. Doubt about words in my vocabulary sends me to the dictionary. Dearth was probably the most recent word I had the sense of it backwards. Timidity drove me to learn temerity to provide contrast.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #RSdiscussion

  8. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.18 — Share a word you've used only to learn later you were pronouncing or using it wrong.

    I am dyslexic and I am #actuallyAutistic and I started speaking at age 4. I am well aware that I don't read the center of words and rely on context to figure out if I guessed wrong what all the words were. On a good day. I am becoming well aware I pronounce a lot of words wrong; dictation is an epic fail for me, for reasons. Words recently derived into English from non-English languages give me fits.

    Wait, isn't it pronounced ren-dee-vis? I mean, Arthur C. Clarke's Ren-de-vis with Rama is a great book, right? I'm sure I talked to people about the book way before I took French in college. Rendezvous is pronounced ron-day-voo.

    ☺️

    I very rarely use words wrong. Doubt about words in my vocabulary sends me to the dictionary. Dearth was probably the most recent word I had the sense of it backwards. Timidity drove me to learn temerity to provide contrast.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #RSdiscussion

  9. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.18 — Share a word you've used only to learn later you were pronouncing or using it wrong.

    I am dyslexic and I am #actuallyAutistic and I started speaking at age 4. I am well aware that I don't read the center of words and rely on context to figure out if I guessed wrong what all the words were. On a good day. I am becoming well aware I pronounce a lot of words wrong; dictation is an epic fail for me, for reasons. Words recently derived into English from non-English languages give me fits.

    Wait, isn't it pronounced ren-dee-vis? I mean, Arthur C. Clarke's Ren-de-vis with Rama is a great book, right? I'm sure I talked to people about the book way before I took French in college. Rendezvous is pronounced ron-day-voo.

    ☺️

    I very rarely use words wrong. Doubt about words in my vocabulary sends me to the dictionary. Dearth was probably the most recent word I had the sense of it backwards. Timidity drove me to learn temerity to provide contrast.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #RSdiscussion

  10. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.18 — Share a word you've used only to learn later you were pronouncing or using it wrong.

    I am dyslexic and I am #actuallyAutistic and I started speaking at age 4. I am well aware that I don't read the center of words and rely on context to figure out if I guessed wrong what all the words were. On a good day. I am becoming well aware I pronounce a lot of words wrong; dictation is an epic fail for me, for reasons. Words recently derived into English from non-English languages give me fits.

    Wait, isn't it pronounced ren-dee-vis? I mean, Arthur C. Clarke's Ren-de-vis with Rama is a great book, right? I'm sure I talked to people about the book way before I took French in college. Rendezvous is pronounced ron-day-voo.

    ☺️

    I very rarely use words wrong. Doubt about words in my vocabulary sends me to the dictionary. Dearth was probably the most recent word I had the sense of it backwards. Timidity drove me to learn temerity to provide contrast.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #RSdiscussion

  11. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.17 — Do you try to have a regular writing goal? Why or why not?

    More often than not, if I am not inspired I end up staring at a blank screen or paper. On the other hand, I'll admit that deadlines do inspire me if I've a good grasp of the story trajectory.

    Go figure! 🤪

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion

  12. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.17 — Do you try to have a regular writing goal? Why or why not?

    More often than not, if I am not inspired I end up staring at a blank screen or paper. On the other hand, I'll admit that deadlines do inspire me if I've a good grasp of the story trajectory.

    Go figure! 🤪

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion

  13. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.17 — Do you try to have a regular writing goal? Why or why not?

    More often than not, if I am not inspired I end up staring at a blank screen or paper. On the other hand, I'll admit that deadlines do inspire me if I've a good grasp of the story trajectory.

    Go figure! 🤪

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion

  14. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.17 — Do you try to have a regular writing goal? Why or why not?

    More often than not, if I am not inspired I end up staring at a blank screen or paper. On the other hand, I'll admit that deadlines do inspire me if I've a good grasp of the story trajectory.

    Go figure! 🤪

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion

  15. #WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.09.17 — Do you try to have a regular writing goal? Why or why not?

    More often than not, if I am not inspired I end up staring at a blank screen or paper. On the other hand, I'll admit that deadlines do inspire me if I've a good grasp of the story trajectory.

    Go figure! 🤪

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing
    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion

  16. #WordWeavers 2026.09.17 — By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

    I write gritty stories. I don't hide the unpleasant parts of violence, though I don't revel in it or certainly don't glorify it. Most of my MCs really get banged up. One story features a prizefighter. Imagine the pain. In another story, that same character is falling into feverish septic shock from an improperly healed leopard claw wound when she fights off an assassination attempt. Since she's somewhat OP, it nicely equalizes the situation.

    The great thing about MCs getting beat to within an inch of their life is, like in all great soap operas, that I get to write hospital scenes, convalescence, extended PT (pain and torture, er…physical therapy), finally to leave them with a disability. The devil-girl (from another previous near death experience) will drag a slightly numb foot if she doesn't think about her movements and keep up her therapy; it affects her ability to fight. You think your barbarian recovering from a sword slice across muscles and tendons won't have trouble fighting after being healed? Ha! Think again!

    But the prompt asks about the WIP. Bolt gets beaten up when she tries to ambush a mob coworker who beat up her friend. Lots of bruises; nothing broken. Later, she gets caught in a crossfire; her upper right thigh and hip gets splashed with daemon-fire, the pain of which stuns her and leaves her a bleeding heap on the pavement. So, injuries? Contusions and burns. That's 2.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

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    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  17. #WordWeavers 2026.09.17 — By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

    I write gritty stories. I don't hide the unpleasant parts of violence, though I don't revel in it or certainly don't glorify it. Most of my MCs really get banged up. One story features a prizefighter. Imagine the pain. In another story, that same character is falling into feverish septic shock from an improperly healed leopard claw wound when she fights off an assassination attempt. Since she's somewhat OP, it nicely equalizes the situation.

    The great thing about MCs getting beat to within an inch of their life is, like in all great soap operas, that I get to write hospital scenes, convalescence, extended PT (pain and torture, er…physical therapy), finally to leave them with a disability. The devil-girl (from another previous near death experience) will drag a slightly numb foot if she doesn't think about her movements and keep up her therapy; it affects her ability to fight. You think your barbarian recovering from a sword slice across muscles and tendons won't have trouble fighting after being healed? Ha! Think again!

    But the prompt asks about the WIP. Bolt gets beaten up when she tries to ambush a mob coworker who beat up her friend. Lots of bruises; nothing broken. Later, she gets caught in a crossfire; her upper right thigh and hip gets splashed with daemon-fire, the pain of which stuns her and leaves her a bleeding heap on the pavement. So, injuries? Contusions and burns. That's 2.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  18. #WordWeavers 2026.09.17 — By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

    I write gritty stories. I don't hide the unpleasant parts of violence, though I don't revel in it or certainly don't glorify it. Most of my MCs really get banged up. One story features a prizefighter. Imagine the pain. In another story, that same character is falling into feverish septic shock from an improperly healed leopard claw wound when she fights off an assassination attempt. Since she's somewhat OP, it nicely equalizes the situation.

    The great thing about MCs getting beat to within an inch of their life is, like in all great soap operas, that I get to write hospital scenes, convalescence, extended PT (pain and torture, er…physical therapy), finally to leave them with a disability. The devil-girl (from another previous near death experience) will drag a slightly numb foot if she doesn't think about her movements and keep up her therapy; it affects her ability to fight. You think your barbarian recovering from a sword slice across muscles and tendons won't have trouble fighting after being healed? Ha! Think again!

    But the prompt asks about the WIP. Bolt gets beaten up when she tries to ambush a mob coworker who beat up her friend. Lots of bruises; nothing broken. Later, she gets caught in a crossfire; her upper right thigh and hip gets splashed with daemon-fire, the pain of which stuns her and leaves her a bleeding heap on the pavement. So, injuries? Contusions and burns. That's 2.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  19. #WordWeavers 2026.09.17 — By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

    I write gritty stories. I don't hide the unpleasant parts of violence, though I don't revel in it or certainly don't glorify it. Most of my MCs really get banged up. One story features a prizefighter. Imagine the pain. In another story, that same character is falling into feverish septic shock from an improperly healed leopard claw wound when she fights off an assassination attempt. Since she's somewhat OP, it nicely equalizes the situation.

    The great thing about MCs getting beat to within an inch of their life is, like in all great soap operas, that I get to write hospital scenes, convalescence, extended PT (pain and torture, er…physical therapy), finally to leave them with a disability. The devil-girl (from another previous near death experience) will drag a slightly numb foot if she doesn't think about her movements and keep up her therapy; it affects her ability to fight. You think your barbarian recovering from a sword slice across muscles and tendons won't have trouble fighting after being healed? Ha! Think again!

    But the prompt asks about the WIP. Bolt gets beaten up when she tries to ambush a mob coworker who beat up her friend. Lots of bruises; nothing broken. Later, she gets caught in a crossfire; her upper right thigh and hip gets splashed with daemon-fire, the pain of which stuns her and leaves her a bleeding heap on the pavement. So, injuries? Contusions and burns. That's 2.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  20. #WordWeavers 2026.09.17 — By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

    I write gritty stories. I don't hide the unpleasant parts of violence, though I don't revel in it or certainly don't glorify it. Most of my MCs really get banged up. One story features a prizefighter. Imagine the pain. In another story, that same character is falling into feverish septic shock from an improperly healed leopard claw wound when she fights off an assassination attempt. Since she's somewhat OP, it nicely equalizes the situation.

    The great thing about MCs getting beat to within an inch of their life is, like in all great soap operas, that I get to write hospital scenes, convalescence, extended PT (pain and torture, er…physical therapy), finally to leave them with a disability. The devil-girl (from another previous near death experience) will drag a slightly numb foot if she doesn't think about her movements and keep up her therapy; it affects her ability to fight. You think your barbarian recovering from a sword slice across muscles and tendons won't have trouble fighting after being healed? Ha! Think again!

    But the prompt asks about the WIP. Bolt gets beaten up when she tries to ambush a mob coworker who beat up her friend. Lots of bruises; nothing broken. Later, she gets caught in a crossfire; her upper right thigh and hip gets splashed with daemon-fire, the pain of which stuns her and leaves her a bleeding heap on the pavement. So, injuries? Contusions and burns. That's 2.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  21. RE: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11728333

    #ScribesAndMakers 2026.09.17 — ~Link to or summarize yesterday's poll and reveal the answer.

    As you can see looking at the quoted post, the Mastodon consensus was that of rifle, bow and arrow, spaceship, and singularity bomb, that rifle was the object NOT in Reluctant Moon.

    Bang! You're right!

    I almost put lunar colony in the list, but thought better of it. All other items appear in the story. Although the singularity bomb is demonstrated, the narrator hasn't the vocabulary to state that; instead, he describes the launch and the pretty effects of an ionospheric detonation.

    About rifles: Firearms are the most prohibited device in this era because they can be so long range and lead to ills like canons. Whole populations have been killed due to someone creating one, simply to prevent the mere concept of the technology from propagating. The secret prohibition is no joke.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

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    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  22. RE: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11728333

    #ScribesAndMakers 2026.09.17 — ~Link to or summarize yesterday's poll and reveal the answer.

    As you can see looking at the quoted post, the Mastodon consensus was that of rifle, bow and arrow, spaceship, and singularity bomb, that rifle was the object NOT in Reluctant Moon.

    Bang! You're right!

    I almost put lunar colony in the list, but thought better of it. All other items appear in the story though whilst the singularity bomb is demonstrated, the narrator hasn't the vocabulary to state that; instead, he describes the launch and the pretty effects of an ionospheric detonation.

    About rifles: Firearms are the most prohibited device in this era because they can be so long range and lead to ills like canons. Whole populations have been killed due to someone creating one, simply to prevent the mere concept of the technology from propagating. The secret prohibition is no joke.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  23. RE: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11728333

    #ScribesAndMakers 2026.09.17 — ~Link to or summarize yesterday's poll and reveal the answer.

    As you can see looking at the quoted post, the Mastodon consensus was that of rifle, bow and arrow, spaceship, and singularity bomb, that rifle was the object NOT in Reluctant Moon.

    Bang! You're right!

    I almost put lunar colony in the list, but thought better of it. All other items appear in the story. Although the singularity bomb is demonstrated, the narrator hasn't the vocabulary to state that; instead, he describes the launch and the pretty effects of an ionospheric detonation.

    About rifles: Firearms are the most prohibited device in this era because they can be so long range and lead to ills like canons. Whole populations have been killed due to someone creating one, simply to prevent the mere concept of the technology from propagating. The secret prohibition is no joke.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  24. RE: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11728333

    #ScribesAndMakers 2026.09.17 — ~Link to or summarize yesterday's poll and reveal the answer.

    As you can see looking at the quoted post, the Mastodon consensus was that of rifle, bow and arrow, spaceship, and singularity bomb, that rifle was the object NOT in Reluctant Moon.

    Bang! You're right!

    I almost put lunar colony in the list, but thought better of it. All other items appear in the story. Although the singularity bomb is demonstrated, the narrator hasn't the vocabulary to state that; instead, he describes the launch and the pretty effects of an ionospheric detonation.

    About rifles: Firearms are the most prohibited device in this era because they can be so long range and lead to ills like canons. Whole populations have been killed due to someone creating one, simply to prevent the mere concept of the technology from propagating. The secret prohibition is no joke.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  25. RE: eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/11728333

    #ScribesAndMakers 2026.09.17 — ~Link to or summarize yesterday's poll and reveal the answer.

    As you can see looking at the quoted post, the Mastodon consensus was that of rifle, bow and arrow, spaceship, and singularity bomb, that rifle was the object NOT in Reluctant Moon.

    Bang! You're right!

    I almost put lunar colony in the list, but thought better of it. All other items appear in the story. Although the singularity bomb is demonstrated, the narrator hasn't the vocabulary to state that; instead, he describes the launch and the pretty effects of an ionospheric detonation.

    About rifles: Firearms are the most prohibited device in this era because they can be so long range and lead to ills like canons. Whole populations have been killed due to someone creating one, simply to prevent the mere concept of the technology from propagating. The secret prohibition is no joke.

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  26. #PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

    There is something. It's beyond global in scale and is all encompassing. It's inscrutable but few people pay much attention to it because it's too familiar and is too hard to fathom in its entirety. It stands as a reminder to the one who remembers stories of The Fall and the few who study the artifact that a civilization greater than theirs… vanished† .

    I can't describe it because that would be spoilers.

    =+=+=+=
    † The One Who Remembers made sure all traces of said civilization vanished, except for this "something." Of that she proved unable.

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  27. #ScribesAndMakers 2026.09.16 — ~Create a poll listing 2-3 objects that have featured in your work and one that hasn't. Ask people to pick the one that hasn't.

    In Reluctant Moon, an SFF novel with an advanced civilization that relies on human labor but not electricity, there are plenty of modern urban things to cloy readers into thinking it's our world until they realize it's not.

    Three of these objects are in the novel. One isn't.

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