Thanks to Hugo Jackson for the excellent narration. And for the support of pangolins, one of nature's coolest (and yet most vulnerable) creatures.

For the record, that's a quote from local legislator David Gomberg, who is against both the helicopter move and the ICE facility (as many locals appear to be).

Sorry to hear it. F&SF was also my dream market, and I finally sold them a story just as CC Finlay retired. I'm happy to say my experience was straightforward, but it was well before this latest MRM acquisition.
Still, nothing says you can't have a new dream market!

Thanks for doing this! My post is here: www.bmorrisallen.com/2025/11/12/a...

But if you're more of a 'when does the real story start' person, here's the first chapter opener for Susurrus:

Re #NobleBright (to which I was introduced by CJ Brightley), I happened across this today:
youtu.be/P7OrRqykwWc?...

That probably works for tablets, but as far as I know not for e-ink readers.

From my perspective, we have a very easy solution that works in much of the rest of the world - variants on single payer / public option / Medicare for all.
I'm counting the days (and hoping for continued health) until I'm 65.