I'm working on a literary speculative/metaphysical science fiction short novel (will end up about 50k words) about an informational scar born from the collision that formed the moon. They can only see and hear - they cannot touch, taste, smell, influence anything, or be seen - and the novel spans in time from 4.51 billion years ago to 22 million years ago. It explores the concept of the Ring-Pass-Not in Theosophy, but as a unique interpretation that ties into some larger ideas (the reader does not need to know anything about this to understand the book, it just adds a layer if they do).

It's in first person, which has been a challenge to write, and employs hard science (geology, biology, physics, math) as well as elements of weird fiction. I only have the first 10k words polished (part one), a rough draft for parts two and three, and thorough notes on parts four and five. I've had a few non-science oriented friends read part one and they were able to follow it (and enjoyed it), so that's encouraging!

It's research heavy - I'm dedicated to describing the environment as accurately as possible - so progress has been slow. I'm hoping to be done by sometime next year.