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J.E. Petersen's avatar

“Our world has indoor plumbing and antibiotics and radio and weapons of mass destruction. We put a man on the moon and melted two cities into glass.”

Put a couple of tears in my eyes.

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Alex Shifman's avatar

It’s a small thing but I really appreciated how you told us they were practicing their gestures and manners without feeling the need to spell them all out. Some authors can fill pages of minute details that don’t matter with overwhelming anthropology.

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Lisa Kuznak's avatar

I think it's obvious enough to the reader that there would be differences, there's no need to bog the narrative down with minutiae. And tyvm for the feedback!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Now I feel better. Not that I'm happy about the gun.

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