Science fiction novel, written by Annalee Newitz and published by Tor Publishing Group in 2023. 

There are a lot of big ideas in science fiction that don't really pass the smell test. Teleportation, faster-than-light travel through space, true artificial intelligence, Dyson spheres, brain uploading, time travel -- if they are possible at all, most would be thousands or millions of years beyond our capabilities. But we're fine with seeing them in our fiction, because they're fun, and they lead to fun, thoughtful, interesting stories. 

Terraforming is one of these big concepts. Terraforming is a very theoretical process in which the atmosphere, and general environment of a planet or moon would be scientifically altered to make it similar to Earth, so humans could live on it. You'd need extremely advanced technology to do this -- and even then, it would take thousands of years to accomplish. In "Total Recall," alien hypertech partially terraforms Mars in a

if only
i could confess my sins
but
they catch in my throat,
choking me.

i beg god to forgive me
though i doubt he hears me
over my gasping breaths,
spittle finding its way down my chin.

title from America's Suitehearts by Fall Out Boy.

“This is the weapon of a true OG. Not as clumsy or random as a spliff; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”
― Obi Wan Kenobi

The blunt is the lightsaber of cannabis smoking. To master blunts is to master two herbs, cannabis and also tobacco, and therefore to have developed a fine taste for the mixing of two broad and subtle palates that overlap only in strange places. This is not to say one must be a master to enjoy the art of the blunt, only to frame for those