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Kate Sheeran Swed

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Kate Sheeran Swed loves hot chocolate, plastic dinosaurs, and airplane tickets. She has trekked along the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu, hiked on the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Iceland, and climbed the ruins of Masada to watch the sunrise over the Dead Sea. She holds degrees in music from the University of Maine and Ithaca College, as well as an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University. Her stories are forthcoming or have appeared in the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide Volume 5, Daily Science Fiction, Electric Spec, and Andromeda Spaceways. You can find her on Twitter @katesheeranswed. ...more

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In "Highly Irregular" - part of Crooked V1 - Sloane wears bunny slippers. It's a great detail and brings to mind the scene in 2001 where the Pan Am Stewardess is walking in zero-gee. Where did the bunny slippers come from? Are they yours? Or is this a detail from someone else you know?
Kate Sheeran Swed This is such a great question, thank you for asking it!

I have never had bunny slippers, though I do have a reindeer pair that I like a lot :) I think…moreThis is such a great question, thank you for asking it!

I have never had bunny slippers, though I do have a reindeer pair that I like a lot :) I think the image of bunny slippers in space amused me, and in general I love weird details that don't quite fit.

Alex particularly wears the slippers (Sloane does note them) because it's also a really big contrast to her pre-story situation. She's a scientist whose life work has basically gone down the drain, and for Alex wearing bunny slippers where anyone else might see them would definitely define rock bottom.

Not for me, to be clear. I'd wear them anywhere and everywhere! (less)
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This holiday season, I’m offering tons of markdowns on signed books, plus free shipping! But what should you pick up for your favorite sci fi fan? I’ve put together a gift guide to help you decide. Whether they love Star Wars, Star Trek, superheroes, AIs, or anything and everything involving spaceships, I’ve got you covered […]
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