it's star trek day, or something! here's an essay i wrote about a DS9 episode
# "Far Beyond the Stars" and Visionary Fiction
> The act of imagining possibilities like these is sacred and incredible. When you feel beset by a cruel eternity, it is a vital act of defiance. Distilling these imaginings into works of art allows us to pool our sense of what is possible, and to imagine even greater futures. Together we find the nature of a brighter day.
https://garbados.github.io/my-blog/far-beyond-the-stars.html