"Afterglow"
| Title | "Afterglow" |
| Year for Search | 2021 |
| Authors | Brodeck, Lindsey(b. 1995) |
| Secondary Title | Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors |
| Date Published | September 14, 2021 |
| Publisher | Fix Solutions Lab |
| Place Published | Np |
| Keywords | Female author, US author |
| Annotation | The story is set in a future where people who can afford to or can get a labor contract are leaving Earth. The point-of-view character is a woman who does not want to leave whose partner has a contract for both of them. Following odd clues, she discovers a movement called the Keepers who are rewilding the planet as well as inner city gardening, beekeeping, and other projects to heal Earth. One them is the need for a change in language to eliminate the distinction between humans and the natural world. The story was awarded first prize in the climate fiction contest. |
| URL | Afterglow | Fix (grist.org) |
| Info Notes | The story was awarded the first prize in the climate fiction contest |
| Illustration | Illus. Amelia K. Bates |
| Author Note | Female author (b. 1995) |
| Full Text | 2021 Brodeck, Lindsey (b. 1995). “Afterglow.” Illus. Amelia K. Bates. Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors (September 14, 2021). Fix Solutions Lab. Afterglow | Fix (grist.org) The story is set in a future where people who can afford to or can get a labor contract are leaving Earth. The point-of-view character is a woman who does not want to leave whose partner has a contract for both of them. Following odd clues, she discovers a movement called the Keepers who are rewilding the planet as well as inner city gardening, beekeeping, and other projects to heal Earth. One them is the need for a change in language to eliminate the distinction between humans and the natural world. The story was awarded the first prize in the climate fiction contest. Female author. |
