Your writing has pulled me away from the sci-fi genre, nice contrast by the way, and is entertaining to read. Almost as if the printed page has special effects embedded. If you don’t know of Mark Knopfler, once of the band ‘Dire Straits’, you should give his music a listen. He has recorded ballads set to the wars and conflicts that you write about. Thanks for the read, your writing is a pleasant way to escape from the drag of day to day life. Tom