First published 2018
This science fiction story appears in an anthology that grew from Rita McBride's laser installation at Dia: Chelsea in New York. Older joins fifteen other writers including Samuel Delany, Nicola Griffith, and Victor LaValle in creating fiction inspired by McBride's 2017-18 artwork titled Particulates. The collection emerged from McBride's interest in speculative thinking, which she viewed as integral to her installation. Editor Nalo Hopkinson assembled these sixteen pieces to capture the spirit of McBride's Ways series. The anthology bridges visual art and literary imagination, translating the experience of light and space into narrative form. Older's contribution adds his distinctive voice to this intersection of contemporary art and science fiction storytelling.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, art, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, intersections
Setting: New York, Dia: Chelsea
Period: 2017-2018
98 pages · Paperback · Dia Art Foundation