“The Soma Earth”

2016 Faienza, Ciro. “The Soma Earth.” Fururistica Volume 1. Ed. Chester W. Hoster and Katy Stauber (Green Cove Springs, FL: Metasagas, 2016), 184-192, with a note on the author on 192. Published in Italian as “Somaterra.” Solarpunk: Come ho imparato ad amare il futuro. Ed. Francesco Verso and Fábio Fernandes (Rome: Future Fiction, 2020); and in Portuguese as “A terra-corpo.” Como aprendi a amar o futuro (Np: Plutão Livros, 2023). Ebook. Rev. in Beyond & Within. Solarpunk: Short Stories from Many Futures. Ed. Francesco Verso (London: Flame Tree Publishing, 2024), 115-129. PSt

Climate change story in which a young couple are trying to revive a small farm in Italy as refugees from the south of the country slowly move north and take over any viable land. The author is also a filmmaker, artist, actor, and editor.