Maya Owen writes, sings, and hopes to see a whale in real life. Her poems appear (or will) in Palette Poetry, Anomaly, HAD, The Shallow Ends, Muzzle, Adroit, and elsewhere; sometimes they are nominated for Pushcart Prizes and/or Best of The Net Awards. She is currently learning to roller skate and studying for a BA at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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How Straight White Men Write Space Operas

By MAYA OWEN

Mars, / a red bauble, will dangle / and wink. Like it wants us / to take it. Don’t mind if / we do.