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Zach Weinersmith, Kelly Weinersmith: A City On Mars (EBook, 2023, Penguin Press)

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate …

I bought this after listening to an interview with the author on ABC's Conversations program. While driving to Parkes to go to an astronomical society meeting.

I really enjoyed the interview, and half a chapter in to this book it's agreeing with me as well. The impression I've gotten so far is that it's a solid if very pop-sci dive in to why we're not settling on the moon or Mars any time soon.

The stars in Cisco, forty-five minutes away from the nearest town whose electrical grid consists of more than a couple extension cords, were unbelievable. I think the stars are something you have to take for granted and then totally lose access to in order to appreciate. I grew up in a town of six thousand or so people. I didn't even realise it was possible to not see stars at night until I moved to New York City.

America the Beautiful? by  (Page 140 - 141)

Roberson deftly explaining why I, who grew up in a town of four thousand or so, upended my life so my child could grow up in regional NSW instead of western Sydney.

Gigi Little: City of Weird (Paperback, 2016, Forest Avenue Press) No rating

"A collection of thirty otherworldly, sci-fi/fantasy, and ghost stories set in Portland, Oregon"--

A recent road trip through Portland included a brief stop at Powell's. Picking up an anthology of local stories seemed appropriate.