Showing posts with label Meredith Martinez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meredith Martinez. Show all posts

Monday, November 7, 2016

Everything Change, edited by Manjana Milkoreit, Meredith Martinez and Joey Eschrich

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(Climate Change) Twelve finalists from the 2016 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest on the theme of realistic stories of the near future that invite people to reflect on today's challenges. (44,919 words; Time: 2h:29m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The 2016 Climate Fiction Short Story Contest was conducted by Arizona State University.

Into the Storm, by Yakos Spiliotopoulos

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(Climate Change) In the middle of a hurricane, Anwar sits in his office in Ottawa waiting for soldiers who might or might not be coming to arrest him. (2,058 words; Time: 06m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Standing Still, by Lindsay Redifer

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(Climate Change) An American woman in flooded Madascar marks the last day when anyone sells her favorite Malagasy food. (5,004 words; Time: 16m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

On Darwin Tides, by Shauna O'Meara

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(Climate Change) In 2048, things are bad in Malaysia, especially for young refugees with no papers. Maslinia is sure she could be successful, if she could only get a break. (5,120 words; Time: 17m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended

LOSD and Fount, by Henrietta Hartl

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(Climate Change) The LOSD system monitors the island as the ocean gradually covers it. That and the one human who stayed behind. (1,425 words; Time: 04m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Thirteenth Year, by Diana Rose Harper

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(Climate Change) Every thirteen years, sterile people are allowed to go to the surface and see if it's become inhabitable again. (1,013 words; Time: 03m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Masks, by Stirling Davenport

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(Climate Change) Julie and her advisor get set from Beijing to Tibet for a project to help keep China from strangling on its pollution. (4,952 words; Time: 16m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

Wonder of the World, by Kathryn Blume

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(Climate Change) A boy in Canada builds a communication device, and it becomes a hit with survivors all over the world. (3,354 words; Time: 11m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The Grandchild Paradox, by Daniel Thron

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(Climate Change) A young man curses the old people who ruined his world and wonders if his grandkids will do the same. (2,527 words; Time: 08m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Acqua Alta, by Ashley Bevilacqua Anglin

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(Climate Change) A young girl and her grandfather are among the last people living in Venice when they get an evacuation order in advance of a toxic high tide. (4,985 words; Time: 16m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

This piece has extra value for anyone who's been to Venice and speaks a little Italian.

Victor and the Fish, by Matthew S. Henry

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(Climate Change) Victor used to be a scientist, but now he's just a fishing guide. Given a chance to save a species from extinction, though, he'll do anything. (4,626 words; Time: 15m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Monday, October 31, 2016

Shrinking Sinking Land, by Kelly Cowley

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(Climate Change) Flea's mom is trapped at the bottom of a sinkhole that opened inside their flat, and she's determined to save her. (4,155 words; Time: 13m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Sunshine State, by Adam Flynn and Andrew Dana Hudson

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(Climate Change) Ramses joins The Myth to try to help salvage some of South Florida as the sea level rises. (5,700 words; Time: 19m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆, Average