Ancestors, Descendants (a Bright Green Futures story)
Release Date: Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Published by: Twisted Space LLC
Pages: 36 pages
In 'Ancestors, Descendants,' a lone resident in a post-Crumble town discovers unexpected kinship as their home empties out in search of safer lands, offering a glimpse into a hopeful future.
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SHORT STORY: A post-Crumble town empties out as people seek safer lands, and the one resident who stays behind finds a kinship they don’t expect.
Ancestors, Descendants is one of the stories in the Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology—this short story has been published separately from the collection to give readers a chance to sample it. The anthology is published separately (details below).
If you enjoy Ancestors, Descendants check out the full anthology!
PUBLISHED SEPARATELY: The Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology contains short solarpunk stories from guests of the Bright Green Futures podcast, where we lift up stories to build a better world. These hopeful climate-fiction stories include clicky space centipedes, sentient trees, a flooded future Rio de Janeiro and characters trying to find their place in a climate-impacted world. Each story imagines a way for us to survive the future, together.
The Doglady and the Rainstorm by Renan Bernardo
Ancestors, Descendants is one of the stories in the Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology—this short story has been published separately from the collection to give readers a chance to sample it. The anthology is published separately (details below).
If you enjoy Ancestors, Descendants check out the full anthology!
PUBLISHED SEPARATELY: The Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology contains short solarpunk stories from guests of the Bright Green Futures podcast, where we lift up stories to build a better world. These hopeful climate-fiction stories include clicky space centipedes, sentient trees, a flooded future Rio de Janeiro and characters trying to find their place in a climate-impacted world. Each story imagines a way for us to survive the future, together.
The Doglady and the Rainstorm by Renan Bernardo