A different kind of question

Most of what I share here lives in essays and poems.

But about a year ago, I tried to explore the same questions in a different form—a short science fiction story.

At the center of it is something I’ve circled often, just from another angle:

What does it mean to be heard?
And what happens if we aren’t?

It follows a girl raised on a generation ship who has spent her life listening to space—convinced something out there might be listening back.

I published it quietly at the time and never really asked for response.

I think I’m ready for that now.

If a few of you would be willing to read it—not as a “beta reader,” but simply as a reader—I’d value your honest sense of it:

– where it held you
– where it drifted
– whether it felt like it was reaching something real

If you’re open to that, I’ll send the link.

No expectations beyond that.