Malda Marlys teaches science outside Chicago and writes the sort of speculative fiction that requires too many qualifiers for the normal flow of conversation. An out-of-practice black belt, mediocre birdwatcher, and terrible knitter, ey spends most of eir time being bullied by housepets and adding to a monumental TBR pile. Find em online at aardwyrm.wixsite.com/maldamarlys and https://bsky.app/profile/aardwyrm.bsky.social.