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R.T. Ester works full time as a graphic designer and spends his off hours raising three young kids with his wife. His short stories have appeared in Interzone and Clarkesworld, and his debut novel The Ganymedan was published in November 2025 by Solaris Books. The author’s first story for Asimov’s features a unique travel service that can help you go anywhere if you pay the right price. The port stood between a casino and a Four Seasons built about the same time seven years prior. Under clear skies at midafternoon, traffic surged as tourists filled its terminal with the sort