In his new collection of short stories “Alien Stories,” writer E.C. Osondu uses science fiction to explore the many meanings of what it is to be an alien — including the ways that immigrants are treated as extraterrestrials; how colonialism can feel like a spaceship coming to kill or exploit; and how to reach across humanity despite bias and cultural difference. Osondu shares his story and his inspiration with The World’s Marco Werman.
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