Written and read by L. A. Young Text of the story: No one knows if it was an act of Mother Nature or Humanity, but it was both the strangest and most marvelous phenomenon to happen in recorded history. The tornados came before and after the floods, which tore away the sand dunes over and…
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Written by Joyce Chng Read by Hiromi Dames Text of the story: Landfill Maria had found the dragon on the beach. It was a giant oarfish, of course. Dragon sounded more mysterious. A shimmering serpent-shape, the dying oarfish was beautiful. The earthquake struck a week later. The landfill close to the beach spilled refuse into the sea….
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Written and read by Kimberly Rockwell Text of the story: Proper Introductions The terraformers declared victory: air calibrated, oceans obedient, soil productive. Success!The children disagreed. The planet had been reconstructed, but her soul remained, bereft of everything once familiar to her. They knew that this world’s essence responded not to machines, but to attention. Kindness strengthened…
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