Issue 225 – June 20253860 words, short storyby Ng Yi-ShengAUDIO VERSIONHe told me his mother was a spacecraft. Author’s Note:This story uses characters and narrative details from the popular Singaporean play, Stella Kon’s Emily of Emerald Hill (1984). Kon herself is a science fiction pioneer, having authored Singapore’s first professionally published sci-fi short story, “Mushroom Harvest”, in 1962. Author profile Ng Yi-Sheng Ng Yi-Sheng is a writer and activist from Singapore. Other Works Ng Yi-Sheng https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/author/ng-yi-sheng/ The World's Wife by Ng Yi-ShengNg Yi-Sheng https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/author/ng-yi-sheng/ Xingzhou by Ng Yi-Sheng