Anthropology
Humanity retreats North, beset by climate change. Mallory reaches for permanence and finds that something different awaits. This story was written to belong to anyone, so I humbly submit it…
I think most people know what climate change is. There are varying analyses of causes and severity, and occasionally a politician mistakes the existence of snowballs for contrary evidence. Still, however our delightful clowns choose to entertain us, most of us have a good general idea what climate change is, even when we don’t admit it. My stories ask:
- Who bears the cost of climate change?
- Will balker nations face the response of total war?
- How will we preserve cultures and biomes?
- How will we accommodate billions of refugees?
- How will individuals grapple with the loss of home?
- What will the economic upheaval be like for individuals?
- How will individuals survive their loss of purpose?
In every case, I am primarily concerned with how individual people respond to the pressures of climate change – displacement, purpose lost, uncertainty, grief, and more. I draw on my own experiences of change and displacement, although I’m sure that mine are minor compared to some.
Digital Camera
Crab People
Diggory Karses stood on the sandy beach and looked out over the Gulf of Mexico. The sky turned from black to grey, and the red undersides of the storm-clouds announced…
For Profit Detention
Grist for the Mill Here's something that people all over the political spectrum can get behind. In 2020, ICE paid perhaps half a billion dollars FOR UNUSED BEDS to profiteering…
Wastes
Wastes Climate Refugees The U.N. Climate Refugee Corps collects the refugees that pour onto the Gulf shores of Texas. The U.N. assures they are put to good use feeding humanity's…