At the beginning of this decade, tremors rumbling within the inherited conventions of global health research erupted. Questions about the location, cultural backgrounds, and race and ethnicities of researchers, editors, and funders came under the spotlight. It seemed possible to imagine a world where new voices could be taken seriously and afforded the same attention and generosity routinely offered to white experts on public health in low-income and middle-income countries. Works of fiction can act as a reminder that these concerns are not unique to global health and bring fresh perspectives on representation, lived experiences, history, and hierarchies of knowledge.