SUSANA SPACE

Susanna Space is a writer, journalist, communications consultant and crafter of essays and memoir. Her articles and literary work have appeared in outlets including Guernica, Longreads, Searchlight New Mexico, The Rumpus and The Los Angeles Review. Her literary work has received support from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, which provides grants to feminist women in the arts.

On June 30, 1908, a star-like body with a fiery tail tore through the clear morning sky above the vast Siberian forest. As it neared the ground, a column of light shot twelve miles into the air. Booms like artillery followed, and stones rained from the sky; houses shook and windows shattered. A wave of intense heat threw people from their chairs. Hundreds of reindeer scattered and burned.

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