The Absolute Purity of Genetics and Life

My brain works weird.

I was in the kitchen making dinner (and mentally writingDarkling,the sequel toWraithkin), and my brain started thinking about my short story in the upcomingFREEHOLDanthology (ed. by Michael Z. Williamson).

There’s a part in the story (Magnum Opus) where it is revealed that my main character is gay. No big deal, he just wanted to be written that way (the four rough drafts that got tossed can affirm this). It was when I was thinking about my character when it dawned on me...