Ramez Yoakeim writes mostly about outsiders finding hope in direful circumstances, including ‘Rise Again’ and ‘More Than Trinkets,’ both selected for Reactor’s Must-Read Speculative Short Fiction. You’ll find his stories in Hidden Realms and Learning to be Human from Flame Tree, Amplitudes from Erewhon Books, and magazines including Baffling, Heartlines Spec, Translunar Travelers Lounge, UtopiaSF, StarShipSofa, and Kaleidotrope, among others. Discover more on his website, yoakeim.com, and BlueSky @yoakeim.bsky.social.