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Again, congrats. As a fellow writer I'm envious of your gift.

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Ditto.

I almost don't want this to be expanded upon, since it's great by itself as a short story.

By the by, re the "earth's solidarity" quandary, just eliminate the second word altogether: Every so often I open the shade and glance down trying to catch a glimpse of the towering metal pole that I am sure is holding us afloat. I could sooner rationalize a giant rope tethering us to the earth propelling us outwards in some colossal centripetal device than buy into the hocus-pocus pseudo-physics of flying.

See? It works.