Earth is about to get a second moon… but what will it mean for the lit world?

For a brief window between September 29th and November 25th, Earth’s gravity is going to pluck a passing, bus-sized asteroid out of space and pull it into our orbit. This second, mini moon will settle in alongside our first, relatively-mega moon, until it eventually tumbles out of our grasp and continues on its way. This visitor from the Arjuna asteroid belt will be too small for your average stargazing equipment to spot, unfortunately. I have a lot of questions: Will this affect the tides? What about cell phone reception? Does this mean more werewolves? Remember, I write for a literary website, so my knowledge about science is limited. But overall, what will this mean for the book world? As many others have pointed out, the poets are going to lose their minds DO NOT tell the poets https://t.co/gb0lXGJmlc — Ghost City Press (@GhostCityPress) September 19, 2024 No one is more obsessed with the moon than poets, other than maybe goths and astronomers. Two moons will be big for the poets—get ready for a lot of themed readings, new odes, and plenty of deep thoughts. We non-poets need to be especially cognizant and watch for signs of two-moon obsession. Are the poets in your life gazing off, wistfully? They’re probably thinking about the mini moon! Is the poet in your life gazing out a window at the night sky next to two lit candles? They’re almost certainly honoring our twin moons. Is the poet in your life texting you short, emotionally fraught expressions of longing? They probably just realized that, since the collective mass of the Earth includes humans, it was our bodies’ gravity that pulled this passing asteroid in and are holding it close. Our corporeal vessel attracted another moon! I can’t stress this enough: this is going to be big for the poets. The sci-fi writers will be unfazed This might seem counterintuitive, but this isn’t going to be a big deal to the speculative and science fiction crew. They’ve been using their writing to fill up the moon with aliens and creatures and bases and battles and […]

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