Tim Pratt (genderfluid, any pronouns) is the author of over 30 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. They publish a new story every month at www.patreon.com/timpratt and post incessantly on Bluesky as @timpratt.org.