Dear Readers,

This story is written for the 2023 Open Novella Contest utilizing the following prompt:

(15) Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives.

'The Phobos Transit Quilters Guild' is a science fiction tale set in the same fictional universe as two of my previous novellas — by timeline, after 'Paradise Blight' and partially concurrent to 'The Mouse Who Sang for Paradise.' It is completely stand-alone, and reading the other stories is not required.

I have to admit that I know little about quilting, but fortunately, I have an in-house expert. My wife, Susan (@sfhenning), is an accomplished quilter. To brag on her a bit, I will attach pictures of her quilts in chapter headers. Special thanks to her for technical support and beta reading.

As always, comments are welcome, be they corrections, impressions, or words of wisdom. If you like a chapter, be sure to click the little star.

Bill