Tim Melody Pratt is the author of more than 35 novels, most recently multiversal space opera The Jewel and the Comet. Pratt is a Hugo Award winner for short fiction, and has been a finalist for Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Stoker, and other awards. She publishes a new story every month at www.patreon.com/timpratt and posts incessantly on Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/timpratt.org)