Parrish Blue

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray is an award-winning author and poet who also builds robots, creates photographs, and works towards a more climate-safe world. She grew up in a military family, which meant constant moves: adapting to new worlds, new ways of speaking, and new cultures.Her first book, "All That Was Asked", is a first-contact science fiction tale. No, of course it isn't based on her childhood. Or is it?She does not claim to be able to prepare any of the dishes offered at Maxfield's. However, she has received compliments on her homemade jams and owns the secret to her grandmother's pumpkin pie.To learn more about Vanessa and her world and her work, visit her at Cometary Tales (cometarytales.com).