Drowning People Sometimes Die Fighting Their Rescuers.

Most Of Us Don't Have To Worry About Being Shot Of We Poke Our Noses Outside. So We Are Comfortable, But The People I'm Writing About Are Definitely Not Comfortable, And Being Shot While They're Still Inside Is A Good Possibility.

I'm Me, And I'm Here, And I'm Writing.

And By The Way, I Wanted To Point Out That Kindred Is Not Science Fiction. You'll Note There's No Science In It. It's A Kind Of Grim Fantasy.

There's No Narcotic Like Exhaustion.

The Destiny Of Earthseed Is To Take Root Among The Stars.