Andrew Dana Hudson is a speculative fiction writer, sustainability researcher, teacher, and critical futurist. He is the author of the climate novel Our Shared Storm and the forthcoming cosmic mystery Absence, coming out 2026 from Soho Press. His short fiction has previously appeared in Escape Pod, as well as Lightspeed, Analog, Slate, and many more. Follow his work, including the big ideas behind Rocky’s wild adventures, via his newsletter, solarshades.club.