Catherine Tavares is a speculative fiction author of the science fiction and fantasy variety and a member of both SFWA and Codex. An avid reader, she spends most of her time haunting the shelves of her local library, but she can on occasion be persuaded to try a new recipe or work on a new knitting project.

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“Draconis astronomus” came into being as a response to the word “no.” We all get told “no” a lot throughout our lifetimes — sometimes for good reason, sometimes for no reason at all. “Draconis astronomus” is about overcoming those frivolous nos, those biased nos, those hurtful nos, and making the world better for it. Also, it has space dragons in it. Space dragons are cool.