Keep telling the story.
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
quarantine
asteroid
diner
grandfather
war photographer
alien
grief
space
family
widower
astronomy
story within the story
existentialism
parent-in-law child-in-law relationship
stage play
death of wife
1950s
convention
stargazing
meta
science fiction
desert town