![]() ![]() Miriam had always been seen by men, particularly men with whom she was sexually involved. I thought about Miriam, and a story occurred to me. Then, just before the excellent Readercon panel on the anthology, Athena suggested that she would like to see a story about Miriam Kostal, a character in both Carve the Sky (as an older woman) and River of Dust (as a younger woman).Īnd that did it. I was vaguely dissatisfied, pissy, uninspired, and whiny. family, aimed at adult readers, no "big ideas" or used-up cyber-or-steampunk tropes.Īthena clearly didn't know that I never get asked to contribute to anthologies. The theme was space opera, a female protagonist who doesn't feel guilty about juggling work vs. A few months ago, my friend and neighbor, Athena Andreadis asked me to contribute a story to an anthology she was putting together. ![]()
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