I had to delete and repost this because it seems the video alt text doesn't show up? I tried describing it in the text of the post instead.

Thank you for prompting us to go outside. We drove to Kent Park in Tiffin, Iowa and saw the auroras with our own eyes. It was really impressive. Here is a quick 1-second video that shows some some detail.

But it was entertaining work, engaged my mind and body, trying to wrestle everything around.

Once I got started I had a few false starts. I was working only with what I had, so I ran out of black spray paint, which I liked for the base. I had made some physical connections with cardboard strips pierced through multiple pieces of cardboard. I replaced some with glue and that was wrong.

Best Novella: #WorldFantasyAwards2025
Winner: Yoke of Stars, R.B. Lemberg (Tachyon)

It was a thin crust. It didn't take long to cool enough to eat or to be eaten.