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Megan J. Kerr
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Science fiction and fantasy writer. Story in Clarkesworld Magazine. Submissions Reader for Fusion Fragment. she/her

https://meganjkerrwriting.wordpress.com/
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It's release day for Saros #4, edited by me! It contains five beautiful, character-driven post-apocalyptic stories by fantastic authors. I really enjoyed putting this issue together, and I hope you'll enjoy reading it just as much!
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Issue #4 - Saros Speculative Fiction
Edited by Hannah Greer “At the Heart of It” by Christina Tang-Bernas: organ harvesting / moon colonies / a fresh start “Brain Leech” by Eric Fomley: memory selling / for the good of the family / corpo...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Have you checked out Saros SF yet? FF's sister mag sees 1st time guest editors completely design their own issue, from sub call to layout. See what @meganjkerr.bsky.social, @speculativekane.bsky.social, and @erratawrites.bsky.social have put together in their issues!

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The three covers for Saros #1, #2, and #3, on a dark blue/black background.
June 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Saros #2 arrives on March 31st! Edited by @speculativekane.bsky.social, this cocktail-themed issue has work by @lchanwrites.bsky.social @ianli.bsky.social @breewernicke.bsky.social @spencerwriting.bsky.social and @jmbest.bsky.social!
Saros Issue Two Table of Contents graphic, with the following text: edited by c.a. kane l. chan: Caddisfly lover House Trichoptera / crystal chrysalis cocktail / memory ian li: poured from the stars bartending audition / celestial ingredients / unresolved feelings bree wernicke: journal of ron bacewicz (recovered) camping journal / thirsty mosquitos / nice weather spencer nitkey: traceback error gender_identity_matrix / cosmopolitans / punching jim best: risen faith / the mysteries of the blood / miracles? and drabbles by: Lesley Hart Gunn / Mari Ness / Caroline Hung / Lex Chamberlin / Rien Gray
March 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Wow! Congrats to FFers @thesuiway.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @angelaliu.bsky.social, @awprihandita.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, and @kurellian.bsky.social on being Nebula finalists, and to @cjlavigne.com for the Service Award!

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2024 - The Nebula Awards®
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March 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The table of contents for Saros #2 is here! Editor @speculativekane.bsky.social presents flash fiction by @lchanwrites.bsky.social, @ianli.bsky.social, @breewernicke.bsky.social, @spencerwriting.bsky.social, and @jmbest.bsky.social.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

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Cover for Saros Speculative Fiction #2: Cocktail Edition In the background, there's a bunch of ethereal blue and pink wisps, like maybe paint strokes or impressionistic clouds? From off cover, a hand in a suitsleeve, holds a halved citrus, from which a tentacle emerges. The tentacle is dripping into a wine glass, which contains an open mouth. Text on the bottom says: Edited by C.A. Kane Featuring original fiction by Jim Best, Lex Chamberlin, L. Chan, Lesley Hart Gunn, Rien Gray, Caroline Hung, Ian Li, Mari Ness, Spencer Nitkey, Bree Wernicke. March 2025.
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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The always fantastic monthly short fiction rec list from Alex Brown contains "Rent-A-Joe" by @thesuiway.bsky.social from Saros #1, along with tons of other great stories!
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Feb 20
Trying to distract from The Horrors? @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends ten new short stories by authors who haven't been featured in the Short Fiction Spotlight until now! This month we've got fungal horror (spore-ror?), vampires, and a mysterious djinn 📚

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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: January 2025 - Reactor
Let these ten excellent science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories inspire you.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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YOU THERE!

YES, YOU! Have you read the debut issue of Saros SF yet? It could be yours for the low, low price of free in mere moments! sarossf.com/issue-1/
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
February 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Did you know that Saros has a recommendations section just like FF? Find out why @thelialao.bsky.social loves work by @emilytesh.net (spoiler alert: teeth), why @thesuiway.bsky.social loves work by @lindzmcleod.bsky.social (spoiler alert: blood), and lots more great recs for your TBR pile!
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Story #4 in the debut issue of Saros SF is "Rent-A-Joe" by @thesuiway.bsky.social. Read the whole story (for free!) at sarossf.com/issue-1/
"Rent-a-Joe" by A.D. Sui Mornings are a pain in the ass and this one blows them all out of the water. Two guys in suits, what’s left of their suits, lay in various degrees of disassembly in the bathtub. Joe doesn’t know how they got there, but he usually doesn’t know how he gets to his apartment every night. That’s the perk of being a Rentable with Rent-A-Body™. Joe never has to remember any of his night work, never does any of it conscious. He goes to sleep at the terminal and wakes up with his bank account a thousand units fatter. Easy.
January 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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A little late, but print copies of Saros #1 are now available for $8.99 CAD + shipping!

sarossf.com/issue-1/
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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NEW STORY DAY! My second-ever story is free to read today at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social—and, much like my first story, it’s about an old lady going for a walk! But it’s also about hope, connection, and the way love helps us survive impossible times.

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The Hag of Beinn Nibheis
In the Dead Month, Brigid goes to the mountain to speak with the hag. She does not know what else to do.Beinn Nibheis towers black and rimeslick over the Narrows, taller than any peak of Nature’s m…
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January 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Story #3 in the debut issue of Saros SF is "Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes" by @timjmajor.bsky.social. Read the whole story (for free!) at sarossf.com/issue-1/
"Four Fabrications on Francine Descartes" by Tim Major After closing the door I pause, absorbing all that I have been told. I am an intelligent man, with wits perhaps beyond my station, and the information provided by Descartes has set something moving in my mind. There is a world beyond the practical, a world of thought and ideas. It is seductive. But it would be wrong to barrage a passenger with questions. The model that dictates the successful operation of this ship would not allow for it. I begin to move away from the door—but then I stop again at the sound of voices. One belongs to Descartes. The other is the voice of a young girl.
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Story #2 in the debut issue of Saros SF is "Looking Glass" by @thelialao.bsky.social. Read the whole thing (for free!) at sarossf.com/issue-1/
"Looking Glass" by Lia Lao It’s almost laughable that she couldn’t make the trip in person. Still, you know why. It’s because she can’t stand to see you. You, her daughter. You, her fallen masterpiece. The one who’s torn herself apart with her own hands. She used to brag about how carefully she created you. How she consulted the best doctors—grew ten mirror images in a laboratory—and decided you were the one who deserved to live. You weren’t the smartest. You weren’t the strongest. But you were the prettiest and the most amenable and that was what mattered to her.
January 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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The first story in Saros #1 is "Exhibition" by @lxuwrites.bsky.social. Check out the first paragraph and read the rest (for free!) here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
"Exhibition" by Lu Xu In her dreams, Gael has been fantasizing about stepping barefoot onto the Earth’s grass again. Here on this foreign planet, the land her feet touch is navy blue, so much so that if you flew the space shuttle across a field you would think it an ocean. There is no ocean here, just storms and rain, but when she sleeps she can still taste the saltiness of the endless sea. That is home—where the flora is verdant and the soil is crumbly and brown, not azure. When it thunders here, calamitously, she dreams about the peach trees and the love and the cars. The crows and the elephants and the rats and the sharks.
January 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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For the weekend crowd! Catch the debut issue of Saros SF--a new magazine designed to give the "magazine editing experience" to aspiring editors. Our first issue is edited by longtime FF reader @meganjkerr.bsky.social, who's been published previously in Clarkesworld.
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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gay Severance is here 🥳🥳🥳
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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So excited to be featured in this issue! If you’re interested in reading about alien taxidermy, definitely check out my short story in there 👽
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Saros #1 is here! Go read these fantastic stories!!
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 17
Saros #1 has arrived! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, this issue features stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social, with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.

Digital versions are now available for free here: sarossf.com/issue-1/
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Tomorrow!!
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 4
Saros SF #1 arrives on January 17th! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, the debut issue of FF's sister magazine includes stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The submission gates are opened--send us your stories!

sarossf.com/submissions/
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 14
It's almost submissions time for Saros #3, edited by @erratawrites.bsky.social! For the next month, they'll be reading your post-cyberpunk drabbles and flash fiction!

Full submission details at: sarossf.com/submissions/
On a background of a photo of rain drops: Saros #3: Cyberpunk >> postcyberpunk / solarpunk / lunarpunk / biopunk >> beyond A digital dystopia in transition, soon to be lost in time, like Tears in Rain: A collection of drabbles and flash. Submission period January 15th to February 15th Drabbles, payment $4 CAD Sets of 5 drabbles, payment $20 CAD Flash fiction of 500 to 1500 words, payment $40 CAD Cover art, payment $40 CAD
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Saros #1 is almost here! I am so excited to share these great stories with everyone on January 17th!
fusionfragment.bsky.social Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jan 4
Saros SF #1 arrives on January 17th! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, the debut issue of FF's sister magazine includes stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Saros SF #1 arrives on January 17th! Edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social, the debut issue of FF's sister magazine includes stories by @lxuwrites.bsky.social, @thelialao.bsky.social, @timjmajor.bsky.social, and @thesuiway.bsky.social with cover art by Barbara Candiotti.
Saros #1 Table of Contents graphic. On the left is cover art, a blue background with the silhouette of mountains and lights (fireflies?) in the foreground. A figure holds a sceptre topped with light. Text reads: Edited by Megan J. Kerr “Exhibition” by Lu Xu: taxidermy on alien worlds / the hunt / the need to conquer “Looking Glass” by Lia Lao: heiresses / becoming what others want / resistance “Four Fabrications of Francine Descartes” by Tim Major: experiments / stormy time-loops / what is Francine? “Rent-A-Joe” by A.D. Sui: body rentals / fixing the world you broke / making ends meet
January 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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And although I encourage you to download a copy for free if you don't have the cash, there's an extra incentive for buying an issue. Through 11/24, all proceeds from sales of FF#23 will be donated to Islamic Relief Canada, to aid in their ongoing work in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, and other areas.
November 22, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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FF#23 has arrived! Stories by Caitlin Sweet, @thomasha.bsky.social, @reallifecatherine.bsky.social, @bogiperson.bsky.social, @ejordal.bsky.social, and Marlan K. Smith! In From the Archives, @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social reviews If There's Anyone Left!

Get yours at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-23
Fusion Fragment Table of Contents. On the left, a veiled woman in a gothic black dress and white gloves stands in front of a steampunk-style machine, full of brass pipes and cranks, and a tuba type thingamajig that seems to be sprouting fronds. All is enshrouded in mist. On the right, the stories in the issue, with the following text: “All the Songs” by Caitlin Sweet: isolated survivor communities / abandoned bus stations / a post-human future “Cages” by Thomas Ha: in the garden of the Tall Ones / the unstitched man / belief and action “Stone Test” by Catherine Forrest: relationship dynamics / keeping secrets / waiting for the test to come “The 1st Interspecies Solidarity Fair and Parade” by Bogi Takács: alien attack aftermath / bringing communities together / job recruiters “The Little Black Wand for Every Occasion” by Emry Jordal: fixing past mistakes, again and again / impossible debates / the multiverse “The Very Long Death of Katherine Ainsley” by Marlan K. Smith: painting lessons / eventful seances / the contraption in the basement
November 22, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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The only thing better than getting a hardcopy proof in the mail is getting TWO of them in the mail.
On a wood mantle, against a wall of stone, two magazines. On the left Fusion Fragment #23, with a veiled woman in black dress against the backdrop of a brass steampunk-ish machine. On the right, Saros #1, with a blue figure holding a staff with lighted tip against a blue mountainous background, and little lights in the foreground.
November 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM