With the release of “Aleyara’s Flight” in the November/December 2025 Analog drawing near, I decided to post my general, non-spoiler discussion notes on my Original Short Fiction page, which I’ve also taken the opportunity to streamline now that most of its former entries are indexed under my story collections. I kept the duplicate “Aleyara’s Descent” entry there, though, since it makes sense to keep it paired with its sequel.