Join us on a vessel taking its passengers far beyond Earth, using an unconventional source to help power its journey. "Mothership Connection" by Melissa A. Watkins is a glorious story about Black joy and kinship.

Copyright khōréō magazine 2022. Story by Melissa A. Watkins, edited by Kanika Agrawal. Audio edition read by Torian Brackett and produced by Lian Xia Rose, with casting by Jenelle DeCosta.

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