Adriana Kantcheva writes speculative tales of life’s emotional conundrums, often with a pinch of idealism. Born in Bulgaria, she lived in six countries before settling in Germany. She holds a PhD in molecular biology and has also worked as a science editor, scuba diver, and flight attendant. Her fiction appears in Short Édition, Stupefying Stories, Escape Pod, and elsewhere. Learn more about Adriana at CatchingWords.com or subscribe to her newsletter at sendfox.com/CatchingWords.