First published 2018
Qfwfq has witnessed everything. He remembers when the moon hung so close to Earth that his friends could leap onto its surface with wooden ladders. He recalls playing games with hydrogen atoms before stars existed. He watched the first dawn break over an empty planet. Through dozens of stories, this ancient narrator describes the birth of galaxies, the formation of matter, and the slow emergence of life itself. Qfwfq transforms cosmic events into intimate memories. He falls in love during the condensation of matter. He feels jealous of other celestial bodies. He experiences nostalgia for the early universe when space was smaller and everyone knew each other. Scientific concepts become personal dramas as Qfwfq guides readers through billions of years of cosmic history. His stories reveal how the vast scales of physics connect to human emotions and relationships.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, literary-fiction, fantasy
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Period: Early Universe, Cosmic History
Audio CD