Afterword: The World of Lina and Arabel
Congratulations! You made it to the conclusion of the story. That, or you’re peeking ahead to see how it ends. For shame! Either way, you’re invested enough in the story to see how it turns out. And maybe, just maybe, you’re curious to learn more about Lina and Arabel’s world—the islands, the cloud skimmers, the scenting…the abyss—where did it all come from?
A large part of the idea for the story came from a transphobic social media rant and a beautifully constructed rebuttal. Yeah, social media, the echo chamber of our generation. I’ve read that no one ever convinces anyone of anything with a social media post, that it only serves to harden one’s preexisting beliefs, but these two sure tried.
The transphobic rant was the usual. There are only two
