In a dystopian future, an old man finds his birthday overshadowed by an unopened letter. Short Story (1700 words)
The Damned Letter
The Meltdown Essays
The Meltdown Essays will be devoted to exploring a regrettable yet realistic prediction: that if the vested commercial and political interests (who profit from the status quo) continue to actively derail measures to tackle carbon emissions, they will create a vacuum into which violence will emerge as a necessary tool of climate advocates within the next 25 years.
Meltdown 5: Heat turns up on Climate Change Deniers.
Tolerance for Climate Change Deniers is running out...
Meltdown 4: Last Resort and Meltdown
I look at the possible emergence of violence as a Last Resort before widespread environmental collapse.
Meltdown 3: Responsibility for Climate Change
The biggest obstacle to progress lies with the commercial and political interests who obstruct meaningful progress to mitigate climate change despite being in full knowledge of the consequences of their actions.
Meltdown 2: Violence Already Happening
Meltdown: Violence is already a large part of the climate change debate...
Meltdown 1: Is Violence a Necessary Tool of Climate Advocates?
This series of essays predicts that violence will emerge as a necessary tool of climate advocates within the next 25 years.
Meltdown 0.1: a starting point through poetry
Meltdown: a starting point for where we are right now by way of a brief poem...
