And Let It Go

 My story "And Let It Go" is now available in Yay! They're Here!

It's the story of the woman who accidentally started the end of the world when aliens landed on her birthday.

The title is a reference to 99 Red Balloons, which also inspired most of the plot (and the name of the alien species).

I also took inspiration from The Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man." I grew up watching marathons of that show every major holiday on the Sci-Fi Channel, and that was always one of my favorite episodes.

For maximum enjoyment, I recommend imagining the main character as Kat Dennings's MCU character Darcy Lewis. 100% I wrote it with her in mind. Actually, writing it as if she was going to play my character is what took this story from just a vague idea to a finished piece.