Postscript

In the short story "Meteor" [“Meteors"] by Clara Ng a human woman, Cen, lived on another planet with Tiansun. But unlike Tiansun, a creature with many eyes, Cen’s life is short; Tiansun’s family can live for many hundreds of years longer. But Cen teaches him about beauty through language that endures until all that is left behind is a ticking watch and their daughter. There is both longing and a deep sense of home in the strange galactic realm for Cen. In the conclusion, I use this story as a basis to bring together the different kinds and consequences of travel. "Meteors" suggests a hope for the future that lies within the imagination of women artists authors that exists beyond place, but within words and gesture.