Calamaea was a long-running passion project. All along, I kept asking myself a single question: would I personally enjoy this story? As long as the answer was yes, I kept going. The result? A dense story, filled with introspection, political detours, and philosophical meanderings. Many questions. No clean answers. Much to ponder. I’ve never liked stories that tell me what to think. My favorites let ambiguity flourish. However, the book is equally defined by a question that I