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312<p><a href="https://infomancy.net/adih/"><em>A Death in Hyperspace</em></a>, the interactive fiction game for which I was one of the writers, <strong>won the 2024 Nebula Award for Game Writing</strong>!</p>
313<p><em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transience-or-an-accession-to-the-peoples-council-for-nine-thousand-worlds-the-formation-saga/">Transmentation | Transience</a></em> by the co-writing team <a href="https://www.darklylem.com/">Darkly Lem</a> (Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln, Ben Murphy, Cadwell Turnbull, and me) <strong>won the 2026 Manly Wade Wellman Award</strong>! Book 2 in the series, <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transgression-or-a-spark-on-the-eve-of-the-five-hundred-year-burn-the-formation-saga-book-two/"><em>Transmentation | Transgression</em></a>, is out now, and the conclusion, <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transformation-or-a-convocation-among-seekers-of-a-seventh-path-the-formation-saga-book-three/"><em>Transmentation | Transformation</em></a>, will be available in March 2027.<span class="s1"> <a href="https://locusmag.com/review/transmentation-transgression-by-darkly-lem-review-by-alexandra-pierce/"><span class="s2"><i>Locus Magazine</i></span></a> said:</span></p>
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315<p class="p1"><span class="s1">This series is doing bold and clever new things with many-worlds narratives and anyone with an interest in such ideas needs to be reading it.<b></b></span></p>
316</blockquote>
317<p>and <em><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9798212185998">Publisher&#8217;s Weekly</a></em> said:</p>
318<blockquote><p><span class="jgG6ef C9DxTc ">Lem’s masterful worldbuilding is both sweeping and detailed, with believably delineated planets, ecologies, cultures, and governments. Sci-fi readers will be eager for a swift return to this setting.</span></p></blockquote>
319<p>
319My most recent solo book, <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-department-of-what-it-really-means-to-be-human/"><em>The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human</em></a>, is out now from <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/series/goldsmiths-press-gold-sf/">GoldSF</a>.</p>
320<blockquote><p>Set in a post-capitalist society wherein better does not yet mean great, and wherein some still wait to forgive and be forgiven, <em>The Department of What It (Really) Means to Be Human</em> is an enthralling speculative novel.&#8221;— Michelle Anne Schingler, Starred review, <a href="https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-department-of-what-it-really-means-to-be-human/"><em>Foreword Reviews</em></a>.</p></blockquote>
321<p><em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/hamlet-prince-of-robots/">Hamlet, Prince of Robots</a></em>, <strong>winner of the 2024 Sir Julius Vogel Award for best novella</strong>, is a beat-by-beat retelling of the Shakespeare classic which grapples with conscience, ambition, and pain, and what it means to be, or not to be, human.</p>
322<p>My <strong>Nebula Award nominated and Sir Julius Vogel Award winning game</strong> <a href="https://www.choiceofgames.com/martian-job/"><em>The Martian Job</em></a> is interactive fiction where you play a safecracker called in to do one last casino heist&#8230; on Mars. There is also a standalone prequel novella, <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/retaking-elysium/"><em>Retaking Elysium</em></a>.</p>
323<p>If you want to read something short, check out the <a title="Stories" href="https://darusha.ca/category/stories/">free stories</a> available here or the links under &#8220;Publications&#8221; go to other places my stories have been published. Some of those are free to read online.</p>
324<p>If you prefer longer works, there are free samples of most of my books available on the site. <em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/beautiful-red/">Beautiful Red</a></em> was my first book, and is a standalone cyberpunk story. <em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/self-made/">Self Made</a></em>, <em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/act-of-will/">Act of Will, </a></em><em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-beauty-of-our-weapons/">The Beauty of Our Weapons</a></em> and <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/pixels-and-flesh/"><em>Pixels and Flesh</em></a> are a series (in that order) about future detective <a title="Dex" href="https://darusha.ca/book-series/dex/">Andersson Dexter</a>. <em><a title="Children of Arkadia" href="https://darusha.ca/book/children-of-arkadia/">Children of Arkadia</a> </em>is a standalone political space station epic and <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-voyage-of-the-white-cloud/"><em>The Voyage of the White Cloud</em></a> is a novel-in-stories about the middle years on a generation starship. <em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-qubit-zirconium/">The Qubit Zirconium</a></em> is a fun science fantasy featuring the odd-couple alien detective duo Wibble &amp; Pplimz, and is part of the <em>KeyForge</em> universe.</p>
325<p>My newest mainstream book, <a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-home-for-wayward-parrots/"><em>The Home for Wayward Parrots</em></a>, is a lighthearted coming-of-age story full of geek pop culture and foul-mouthed birds. The YA series, <em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book-series/devi/">Devi Jones&#8217; Locker</a></em>, is mainstream fiction — a light beach read that brings the beach to you. The first book in this series is <em><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/packet-trade/">Packet Trade</a>.</em></p>
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385<a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-stars-beyond/"><span >The Stars Beyond</span></a></li>
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396</ul>
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399<ul class="sub-menu">
400	<li id="menu-item-3954" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3954"><a href="https://infomancy.net/adih/"><span >A Death in Hyperspace</span></a></li>
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409<img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Transgression-cover.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="An amber, orange and yellow circular swirl with images of cogs and gears, a gothic mansion with bats, a central flower and a sailboat. Text reading Transmentation | Transgression by Darkly Lem." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transgression-or-a-spark-on-the-eve-of-the-five-hundred-year-burn-the-formation-saga-book-two/">Transmentation | Transgression: Or, a Spark on the Eve of the Five Hundred Year Burn (The Formation Saga, Book Two)</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/darkly-lem/">Darkly Lem</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transgression-or-a-spark-on-the-eve-of-the-five-hundred-year-burn-the-formation-saga-book-two/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
410<section id="featured-book-19" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-3838 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-darkly-lem book-series-formation entry" aria-label="Transmentation | Transience: Or, An Accession to the People&#8217;s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds (The Formation Saga, Book One)"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transience-or-an-accession-to-the-peoples-council-for-nine-thousand-worlds-the-formation-saga/" title="Transmentation | Transience: Or, An Accession to the People&#8217;s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds (The Formation Saga, Book One)"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cover.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="A teal, purple and amber circular swirl with images of different landscapes (various futuristic cityscapes, an endless suburban street, a desert world) and flying whales. Text reading Transmentation | Transience by Darkly Lem." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cover.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 360w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cover.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cover.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /> <div class="book-featured-text-banner">Wellman Award Winner</div></a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transience-or-an-accession-to-the-peoples-council-for-nine-thousand-worlds-the-formation-saga/">Transmentation | Transience: Or, An Accession to the People&#8217;s Council for Nine Thousand Worlds (The Formation Saga, Book One)</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/darkly-lem/">Darkly Lem</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/transmentation-transience-or-an-accession-to-the-peoples-council-for-nine-thousand-worlds-the-formation-saga/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
411<section id="featured-book-21" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-3989 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm entry" aria-label="The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-department-of-what-it-really-means-to-be-human/" title="The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DeptHuman-4.png?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="Cover for The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human by M. Darusha Wehm. A grey background with yellow text and line art of small, round pills." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <div class="book-featured-text-banner">New</div></a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title">
411<a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-department-of-what-it-really-means-to-be-human/">The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-department-of-what-it-really-means-to-be-human/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
412<section id="featured-book-23" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-3957 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-multiple-authors entry" aria-label="A Death in Hyperspace"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/a-death-in-hyperspace/" title="A Death in Hyperspace"><img width="350" height="350" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/adihs_cover_sm.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="A spaceship flies into blue and white light, with the text A Death in Hyperspace" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/adihs_cover_sm.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/adihs_cover_sm.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/adihs_cover_sm.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/adihs_cover_sm.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /> <div class="book-featured-text-banner">Nebula Award WInner</div></a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/a-death-in-hyperspace/">A Death in Hyperspace</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/multiple-authors/">Multiple Authors</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/a-death-in-hyperspace/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
413<section id="featured-book-22" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-3594 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm entry" aria-label="Hamlet, Prince of Robots"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/hamlet-prince-of-robots/" title="Hamlet, Prince of Robots"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hamlet-Prince-of-Robots-Kindle.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="Book cover for “Hamlet, Prince of Robots” by M. Darusha Wehm. A blue-green robot skull with a golden crown in the style of a neon sign, over a dark glitchy background. In the top left is a quote reading “Enormous fun and a real gift to lovers of Shakespeare or science fiction or both. Familiar and surprising, clever and moving.” From Kate Heartfield, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Embroidered Book." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hamlet-Prince-of-Robots-Kindle.jpg?resize=150%2C239&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hamlet-Prince-of-Robots-Kindle.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 360w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hamlet-Prince-of-Robots-Kindle.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hamlet-Prince-of-Robots-Kindle.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /> <div class="book-featured-text-banner">SJV Winner</div></a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/hamlet-prince-of-robots/">Hamlet, Prince of Robots</a></h2><p class="book-author">
413By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/hamlet-prince-of-robots/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
414<section id="featured-book-10" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-3769 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm entry" aria-label="Shores of a New Horizon"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/shores-of-a-new-horizon/" title="Shores of a New Horizon"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TER03-Shores-of-a-New-Horizon-by-M-Darusha-Wehm.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="The cover for Shores of a New Horizon by M. Darusha Wehm. A Martian landscape with mountains, a lake and industrialization in the background, with two unhelmeted figures in the foreground next to a rover." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TER03-Shores-of-a-New-Horizon-by-M-Darusha-Wehm.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 360w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TER03-Shores-of-a-New-Horizon-by-M-Darusha-Wehm.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /> </a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/shores-of-a-new-horizon/">Shores of a New Horizon</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/shores-of-a-new-horizon/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
415<section id="featured-book-16" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-3439 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm entry" aria-label="The Qubit Zirconium"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-qubit-zirconium/" title="The Qubit Zirconium"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/qubit.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-qubit-zirconium/">The Qubit Zirconium</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-qubit-zirconium/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
416<section id="featured-book-26" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-2712 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm entry" aria-label="Children of Arkadia"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/children-of-arkadia/" title="Children of Arkadia"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bookcover0006889-2020-07-17-12-02-53-kindle.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/children-of-arkadia/">Children of Arkadia</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/children-of-arkadia/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
417<section id="featured-book-27" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-2992 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm entry" aria-label="The 
417Voyage of the White Cloud"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-voyage-of-the-white-cloud/" title="The Voyage of the White Cloud"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The-Voyage-of-the-White-Cloud_BN_KoboFinal-e1518557406777.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-voyage-of-the-white-cloud/">The Voyage of the White Cloud</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/the-voyage-of-the-white-cloud/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
418<section id="featured-book-5" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-2713 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-darusha-wehm book-series-devi entry" aria-label="Packet Trade"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/packet-trade/" title="Packet Trade"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Packet-Trade.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <div class="book-featured-text-banner">Book One</div></a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/packet-trade/">Packet Trade</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/darusha-wehm/">Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/packet-trade/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
419<section id="featured-book-17" class="widget featured-content featuredpage featuredbook"><div class="widget-wrap"><article class="post-2709 books type-books status-publish has-post-thumbnail book-authors-m-darusha-wehm book-series-dex entry" aria-label="Self Made"><div class="author-pro-featured-image image-alignnone"><a class="alignnone" href="https://darusha.ca/book/self-made/" title="Self Made"><img width="360" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Self-M
419ade-cover-sm.jpg?resize=360%2C570&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-books" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> <div class="book-featured-text-banner">Book One</div></a></div><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/self-made/">Self Made</a></h2><p class="book-author">By <a class="book-author-link" href="https://darusha.ca/book-author/m-darusha-wehm/">M. Darusha Wehm</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"><p><a href="https://darusha.ca/book/self-made/" class="button">Learn More</a></p></div></article></div></section>
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421<div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><em><strong>The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human</strong></em>
422<blockquote>
423Set in a post-capitalist society wherein better does not yet mean great, and wherein some still wait to forgive and be forgiven, The Department of What It (Really) Means to Be Human is an enthralling speculative novel.— <strong>Michelle Anne Schingler</strong>, Starred review, <em>Foreword Reviews</em>
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426<em><strong>Hamlet, Prince of Robots</strong></em>
427<blockquote>
428Through queering and technologising this classic, Wehm makes it possible to ask freshly and, in many cases, more deeply the questions the original Hamlet raises around grief and pain and the ways we know ourselves. The post-human characters in this book open doors into ourselves.— <strong>pip adam</strong>
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431<em><strong>Children of Arkadia</strong></em>
432<blockquote>Wehm writes novels of ideas in which the ideas genuinely matter… [I]t’s a pleasure to see political and ethical questions, so often relegated to the background in science fiction, allowed so much scope to drive the story.
433— <strong>David Larsen</strong>, <em>New Zealand Herald</em>
434</blockquote>
435<em><strong>The Home for Wayward Parrots</strong></em>
436<blockquote>Exceptionally readable... This novel should be devoured in a single sitting.
437	— <strong>Megan Kuklis</strong>, <em>The Fiddlehead</em>
438</blockquote>
439
440<blockquote>A bittersweet tale of eccentricity, delayed development and getting on with the messy business of life. Plus parrots.
441	— <strong>Toronto Star</strong>
442</blockquote>
443<em><strong>The Voyage of the White Cloud</strong></em>
444<blockquote>The novel is ambitious, with each chapter hosting new characters in a different era. … The genius of this arrangement soon becomes apparent. M Darusha Wehm is adept at creating characters who are immediately recognisable and engaging. Despite the short time we spend with each, we care about their progress, fears, triumphs and shortcomings.
445— <strong>Clare Rhoden, </strong><em>Aurealis #132 </em>
446</blockquote>
447<em><strong>The Qubit Zirconium</strong></em>
448<blockquote>
449an instant classic … a novel which provides an accessible introduction to this wonderfully absurd world, a mystery that keeps twisting and turning as fast as you can guess what might be coming next, and some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments from the witty dialogue and engaging interaction between the main characters.
450
451— <strong>The Story Board</strong>
452</blockquote>
453<blockquote>
454Hugely imaginative, powerfully written and imbued with an innate sense of fun and enjoyment that makes everything sparkle with energy...
455— <strong>The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer</strong>
456</blockquote>
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460</div></div><div id="front-page-4" class="front-page-4"><div class="flexible-widgets widget-area widget-halves"><section id="arpw-widget-3" class="widget arpw-widget-random"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/category/stories/" title="Free Stories">Free Stories</a></h3>
461<div class="arpw-random-post "><ul class="arpw-ul"><li class="arpw-li arpw-clearfix">
461<a href="https://darusha.ca/stories/career-opportunities/"  rel="bookmark"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/7786524386_72fa0cb5db_b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="arpw-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Career Opportunities" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/7786524386_72fa0cb5db_b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/7786524386_72fa0cb5db_b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/7786524386_72fa0cb5db_b.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><a class="arpw-title" href="https://darusha.ca/stories/career-opportunities/" rel="bookmark">Career Opportunities</a><div class="arpw-summary">Jo-Lynn had always laughed at Charlotte, her stupid sister-in-law, who believed the crap in those so-called newspapers she bought at the supermarket every week. It was no wonder that her no-good brother married Charlotte; he’d always liked them dumb and easy. Once Charlotte moved in to the small house Jo-Lynn &hellip;</div></li><li class="arpw-li arpw-clearfix"><a href="https://darusha.ca/stories/fame/"  rel="bookmark"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3692262430_620f6b65ea_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="arpw-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Fame" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3692262430_620f6b65ea_o.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3692262430_620f6b65ea_o.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3692262430_620f6b65ea_o.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><a class="arpw-title" href="https://darusha.ca/stories/fame/" rel="bookmark">Fame</a><div class="arpw-summary">&#8220;Pupusas?&#8221; The woman&#8217;s nasal voice reached Randall at the back of the bus before he saw her pushing her way down the aisle. He could smell the warm, raw meat smell of his own sweaty body, and his stomached wriggled. He was hungry, but he couldn&#8217;t face mysterious little bits &hellip;</div></li><li class="arpw-li arpw-clearfix"><a href="https://darusha.ca/stories/fire-escape-sample/"  rel="bookmark"><img width="116" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="arpw-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Fire. Escape. &#8211; Sample" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?w=1082&amp;ssl=1 1082w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1 116w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=1052%2C1361&amp;ssl=1 1052w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=760%2C983&amp;ssl=1 760w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=320%2C414&amp;ssl=1 320w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=215%2C278&amp;ssl=1 215w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fire_Escape_cover.png?resize=300%2C388&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px" /></a><a class="arpw-title" href="https://darusha.ca/stories/fire-escape-sample/" rel="bookmark">Fire. Escape. &#8211; Sample</a><div class="arpw-summary">This is a novelette that explores a different aspect of the world of the Andersson Dexter novels. You can get the complete ebook for free when you sign up to my mailing list. It all started with the explosion. It wasn&#8217;t the first time Grey had heard the tell-tale bang&#8230; whoosh &hellip;</div></li><li class="arpw-li arpw-clearfix">
461<a href="https://darusha.ca/stories/the-interview/"  rel="bookmark"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8865468071_83a35323c0_b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" class="arpw-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="The Interview" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8865468071_83a35323c0_b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8865468071_83a35323c0_b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8865468071_83a35323c0_b.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><a class="arpw-title" href="https://darusha.ca/stories/the-interview/" rel="bookmark">The Interview</a><div class="arpw-summary">Originally published in Podioracket Presents &#8211; Glimpses “I was working at this stim joint, a place called Ultra-Sissons. It’s not where I’m working now — I wasn’t a bartender then, just a busser. Cleaning up the used cartridges, tidying chairs, occasionally tossing out the odd rowdy. Anyway, I wasn’t important or &hellip;</div></li></ul></div><!-- Generated by https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-random-posts-widget/ --></div></section>
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465<li><a href="https://sub-q.com/play-alexander-systems/" title="&#8220;Alexander Systems&#8221; at sub-Q magazine">Alexander Systems</a></li>
466<li><a href="https://www.manyworldsforum.com/seasonone/athorninyourmemory" title="A Thorn in Your Memory — Many Worlds">A Thorn in Your Memory</a></li>
467<li><a href="http://www.kaleidotrope.net/spring-2020/we-are-all-energy-by-m-darusha-wehm/" title="&#8220;we are all energy&#8221; on Kaleidotrope">we are all energy</a></li>
468<li><a href="https://littlebluemarble.ca/2020/03/13/good-hunting/" title="Good Hunting at Little Blue Marble">Good Hunting</a></li>
469<li><a href="http://littlebluemarble.ca/2018/03/16/home-sick/" title="Little Blue Marble">Home Sick</a></li>
470<li><a href="http://littlebluemarble.ca/2017/07/11/preventative-maintenance/" title="at Little Blue Marble">Preventative Maintenance</a></li>
471<li><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/the-stars-above-eos" title="&#8220;The Stars Above Eos&#8221; in Fireside">The Stars Above Eos</a></li>
472<li><a href="http://arsenika.ink/poetry/if-ink-could-flow-backward/" title="&#8220;if ink could flow backward&#8221; in Arsenika">if ink could flow backward</a></li>
473<li><a href="http://escapepod.org/2017/12/14/escape-pod-606-home-sick/" title="Home Sick on Escape Pod">Home Sick (audio)</a></li>
474<li><a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-13-autumn-2017/force-nine/" title="Force Nine at Liminality">Force Nine</a></li>
475<li><a href="http://www.wilywriters.com/blog/modern-love-by-m-darusha-wehm/" title="&#8220;Modern Love&#8221; at Wily Writers" target="_blank">Modern Love (audio)</a></li>
476<li><a href="http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/asim-54-now-launched/" title="Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine">Modern Love</a></li>
477<li><a href="http://www.castofwonders.org/2017/09/cast-of-wonders-265-a-wish-and-a-hope-and-a-dream/" title="A Wish and a Hope and a Dream on Cast of Wonders">A Wish and a Hope and a Dream</a></li>
478<li><a href="http://escapepod.org/2012/11/15/ep369-the-care-and-feeding-of-mammalian-bipeds-v-2-1/" title="Escape Pod" target="_blank">The Care and Feeding of Mammalian Bipeds, v. 2.1</a></li>
479<li><a href="https://www.toastedcake.com/home/season-5-2016-2018/153-war-profiteering" title="War Profiteering at Toasted Cake">War Profiteering (audio)</a></li>
480<li><a href="https://www.toastedcake.com/home/season-7-2020/258-fear-of-lying" title="Fear of Lying at Toasted Cake">Fear of Lying</a></li>
481<li><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kg7qy/a-most-elegant-solution" title="&#8220;A Most Elegant Solution&#8221; at Terraform">A Most Elegant Solution</a></li>
482<li><a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-21-autumn-2019/story-time/" title=". ….. ..story .. time at Liminality">. ….. ..story .. time</a></li>
483<li><a href="http://theovercast.libsyn.com/episode-51-showing-the-colours-by-m-darusha-wehm" title="Showing the Colours on The Overcast [audio]">Showing the Colours (audio)</a></li>
484<li><a href="http://mothershipzeta.org/2016/07/28/issue-4-is-out-now/" title="in Mothership Zeta">War Profiteering</a></li>
485<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00679JT5A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=svsc-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=217145&#038;creative=399373&#038;creativeASIN=B00679JT5A" title="Podioracket&#8217;s Glimpses Anthology" target="_blank">The Interview</a></li>
486<li><a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v540/n7633/full/540476a.html" title="&#8220;Reflections on a Life Story&#8221; at Nature">Reflections on a Life Story</a></li>
487<li><a href="http://www.liminalitypoetry.com/issue-22-winter-2019-20/recursion/" title="&#8220;recursion&#8221; at Liminality">recursion</a></li>
488<li><a href="http://lunastationquarterly.com/story/homecoming/" title="Luna Station Quarterly" target="_blank">Homecoming</a></li>
489<li><a href="http://lunastationquarterly.com/story/i-open-my-eyes/" title="Luna Station Quarterly" target="_blank">I Open My Eyes</a></li>
490<li><a href="http://escapepod.org/2019/07/11/escape-pod-688-a-most-elegant-solution/">A Most Elegant Solution (audio)</a></li>
491<li><a href="http://thaumatrope.greententacles.com/contributors/darusha/stories/" title="My very short stories at Thaumatrope Magazine" target="_blank">Microfiction @Thaumatrope</a></li>
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497<article class="post-4045 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-blog entry" aria-label="Transmentation | Transience has won the Manly Wade Wellman Award!">
497<a href="https://darusha.ca/blog/transmentation-transience-has-won-the-manly-wade-wellman-award/" class="alignright" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWW-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="A plaque reading: THE NORTH CAROLINA SPECULATIVE FICTION FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE MANLY WADE WELLMAN AWARD TO DARKLY LEM FOR TRANSMENTATION: TRANSIENCE July 17, 2026" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWW-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWW-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWW-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWW-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MWW-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 2400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/blog/transmentation-transience-has-won-the-manly-wade-wellman-award/">Transmentation | Transience has won the Manly Wade Wellman Award!</a></h4></header><div class="entry-content">
498<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I am absolutely delighted to share that Transmentation | Transience by Darkly Lem has won the <a href="https://ncsff.org/2026/07/20/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2026-wellman-award/">2026 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy</a>!</p>
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502<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While I am not a resident of North Carolina, three of the five darklies are (Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln and Ben Murphy) and the fourth, Cadwell Turnbull, had been both a student and faculty at North Carolina State University.</p>
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506<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1" alt="The members of Darkly Lem stand in a field. Left to right: Ben Murphy, Darusha Wehm, Cadwell Turnbull, Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln." class="wp-image-4046" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_0894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a></figure>
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510<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We are all thrilled to have received this honour as a part of an <a href="https://ncsff.org/2026/06/29/announcing-the-finallists-for-the-2026-wellman-award">illustrious group of finalists</a>.</p>
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515</div></article><article class="post-4016 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-blog entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="2025 Year in Review (and Awards Eligibility)"><a href="https://darusha.ca/blog/2025-year-in-review-and-awards-eligibility/" class="alignright" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="773" height="773" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?resize=773%2C773&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca
515/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?w=773&amp;ssl=1 773w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Artful-image.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/blog/2025-year-in-review-and-awards-eligibility/">2025 Year in Review (and Awards Eligibility)</a></h4></header><div class="entry-content">
516<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What a year, especially for collaborations! </p>
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520<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The first book in <a href="https://www.darklylem.com/">Darkly Lem</a>&#8216;s Formation Saga trilogy came out in March. Darkly is a five author writing team consisting of Josh Eure, Craig Lincoln, Ben Murphy, Cadwell Turnbull and me.</p>
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532<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2025 I was also delighted to be a part of the ten person writing team who won the <a href="https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2024/">Nebula Award for Game Writing</a>, for <a href="https://infomancy.net/adih/">A Death In Hyperspace</a>!</p>
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537A Death in Hyperspace
538Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Jingjing Xiao, Natalia Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (Infomancy.net)
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555<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Finally, my short story &#8220;<a href="https://www.manyworldsforum.com/stories/artful">Artful Felicitations</a>&#8221; was published on Many Worlds in March 2025. </p>
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560</div></article><article class="post-3950 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-blog entry" aria-label="A Death in Hyperspace is the Nebula Award winner!"><a href="https://darusha.ca/blog/a-death-in-hyperspace-is-the-nebula-award-winner/" class="alignright" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="800" height="800" src="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1" class="entry-image attachment-post" alt="And the Nebula Goes to... A Death in Hyperspace Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Jingjing Xiao, Natalia Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (Infomancy.net) BEST GAME WRITING" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/darusha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ADIH-neb.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></a><header class="entry-header"><h4 class="entry-title"><a href="https://darusha.ca/blog/a-death-in-hyperspace-is-the-nebula-award-winner/">A Death in Hyperspace is the Nebula Award winner!</a></h4></header><div class="entry-content">
561<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I am still not entirely sure this isn&#8217;t a hyperspace-induced illusion, but <a href="https://infomancy.net/adih/">A Death in Hyperspace</a> just won the Nebula Award for Game Writing!</p>
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565<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So many thanks to my excellent collaborators: Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Natalia Theodoridou, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, and Jinjing Xiao.</p>
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