I use it

Another thing that contributes to that accidental teaching not to run away is that many powerful creatures are too fast to run away from. When going through the most threatening enemies i had faced in Pathfinder, all of them were faster than my character, even though it had a feat that increased speed. The narrow passage is one good solution for those cases, though it might feel contrived if used too often.

I have an interest in both and i do think those two interests are related for me.

Yes, Relay. Not nearly as much as before the whole API situation, but i still use it occasionally.

I primarily read novels, but i have read a decent amount of short stories. Most recently the ones from “Stories of your life and other stories” by Ted Chiang. Aside from that i have a few other short story collections, and a science magazine i am subscribed to (Spektrum der Wissenschaft) has one with each issue.