Yume Kitasei (www.yumekitasei.com) is the author of Saltcrop (forthcoming in 2025), The Stardust Grail, and The Deep Sky. She is half Japanese and half American and grew up in a space between two cultures—the same space where her stories reside. She lives in Brooklyn with two cats, Boondoggle and Filibuster. She chirps occasionally @Yumewrites at Instagram and Blue Sky.