Ultima Thule

Ronny Bronston is an everyday man with an extraordinary dream: a seat on an interplanetary mission. He walks into the stark office of the Commissariat of Interplanetary Affairs, where a stern placement officer grills him on politics, racial bias and faith. Ronny’s answers reveal a patchwork ancestry—a French‑Moroccan forebear, a Hawaiian blend, Irish‑Scandinavian roots, and a stubborn Texan streak—while his self‑declared “Reformed Agnostic” stance makes the interviewer pause. The bureaucratic process feels both impersonal and oddly intimate, a thin line between endless rejections and the faint hope of a green light.

When Ronny finally leaves the interview, the reader is left with the tension of whether his unique background will open a doorway to the stars. The story promises a journey that stretches beyond Earth’s corridors, hinting at the challenges and wonders awaiting a man who finally makes it past the first gate of selection.