**Frank Baird Hughes** *has been an anthropologist and educator. Alongside his multi-species family, he lives and writes in Philadelphia. His stories appear in* Gavagai, Radon Journal, *and* Sci Phi Journal, *among other places. Find him at [frankbairdhughes.com](https://www.frankbairdhughes.com/) and on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/cultureworrier.bsky.social).*