Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.

Posted in Science Fiction on Jul 10, 2021

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“My letter to the world” by Y. W

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Dear who ever’s reading this, How did we get to a point in life where we have to wear gas masks to survive? When did it become a norm to fight for food and survival? How did the books I've read every night about dystopian wasteland become my reality? How did the survival of the fittest become our lives? Those were all questions I think about daily as I fight for my survival and place in this dying world. It was utterly ridiculous how I - no we as a world got to a point in life where these were the norms, where these gas masks were mandat...

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“The Meaning of Life” by Roxanne-Lou AMINIAN

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When I was little girl, I didn't want to be a firefighter because I considered that their big ladder on their big red truck was way too short to reach for the stars. When I was little, I wanted to become an astronaut. The vastness of space fascinated me, and from the age of five, I knew by heart the eight planets of the solar system, nine, if we counted Pluto. This obsession shaped my life until I was ten years old. My parents were very happy, because, thanks to this superb carrot (without the stick), they made me learn everything they...

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“Evergreen” by Arria Haigler

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Georgio was only about five when our Mama left us.See, the plants got bad a long time ago. Whatever the farmers were puttin’ in them made them go a little wild. And by “a little wild”, I mean you’ve gotta sleep with a knife now so in the mornin’, when the vines and such have grown over your body, you can cut your way out.And that sucks a ton, but Georgio makes the best of it. He’s always tellin’ me, “Well, at least we’ve got somethin’ to eat. It could be like a zombie movie, where you can’t even have a burger, cause it’ll bite ya back!”Whene...

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“Unlikely Stranger” by Jennifer Burrows

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The sun warped off the land in waves of heat, sending the arms of a dry, dead tree shimmering in the distance. Some days were cooler, but today was a close cousin to hades. Through scalding heavy downpours and heat spells, we climbed from the south in search of a place cool enough to exist long term. It was Dad’s idea to hide in the shade of Terrible Mountain. We lived because of him. Not much else survived. A cockroach skittered across my boot. Nothing killed them, not even the end of the world. I couldn’t squish him...

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“Sacrifice” by AddieD ❤️❤️

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Two months ago. . .“Scientists have discovered that in two weeks, the existence of humanity could be threatened. What they call a ‘climate apocalypse’ will happen. This means that because of rising levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, our atmosphere will eventually collapse, shuttling all of our precious oxygen into space,” the reporter said. I turned down the volume on the TV. “Do you think what he says is true?” I asked Dad, who was scrolling through football game clips. Dad looked up. “The government put a restriction...

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“Surviving Red Phase” by Tiffy H

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In the year 2021, a report from the International Energy Agency stated that carbon emissions were higher than they were pre-pandemic. They urged governments to switch to clean energy. Of course, money and greed got the best of everyone and that didn’t happen. In the year 2071, the world finally felt the fatal carbon footprint from everything. And the polar ice caps melted. They began to melt, rapidly, causing the sea levels to rise rapidly. Before we knew it, we lost islands like Japan, part of Australia, The Philippians Islands, The Hawaiia...

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“23rd March, 3005” by UJAAN DAS

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It was 23rd March, 3005. Murtagh opened his eyes. The morning sun was unsparing. He got out of bed and brushed his teeth with a twig from a medicinal tree he had collected few days ago. He thought of breakfast and opened his zero-energy cool chamber. Murtagh takes pride in his invention which helps him store his food. There was no one in the world to provide electricity to run a proper fridge. It was a very large box like structure made of two layers of bricks with sand in between. A constant supply of water was to be provided to the sand ...

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“The Final Triumph ” by Dipayan Chakrabarti

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“Quo Vadis, Domine?” by Valery Rubin

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The fundamental human talent is destruction. Not creation, but destruction, you have not misheard. We arrogantly, purposefully, and, it must be admitted, effectively destroy the nature, the basis, the basis of our existence, given to us from above. Every creature for every creature, remember? Did you hear that the last white rhinoceros died in Sudan? What do we care about? - I see... That the number of lions on the African continent and tigers in South Asia has dwindled so much that there is nothing to talk about. A polar bear in the Arctic?...

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“Mother Earth” by Alayna Snedden

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TW: Gun violence. Every year temperatures rise across the globe. This year was the year Earth’s Ozone layer gave through. A solar massacre swept our planet. Our immune systems weakened, and disease spread. It started with our crops, then the livestock. This caused a massive shortage in our food supply. The survivors started getting desperate and began to riot, steal, then kill for their food. There is an increasing amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation poisoning the Earth and everyone on it. It is only a matter of time before Mother Nature ta...

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“Inconceivable ” by Jeremy Johnson

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Everyone knew we would eventually kill the planet; we just didn’t think it would happen like this or this quick. Industrialization in all its glory, allowed for easier living for all of humankind. Machinery lifted the burden from the individual to complete daily tasks which allowed for more idle time. We invested our efforts into that idle time to come up with more ways to make life easier yet. It was no secret the industrial machine would eventually consume all resources, or the wars we fought over those resources would ...

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“Reject The Heat, Please” by 🌺𝔹𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕊🌺

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The screams that day. They could shake the earth. Maybe they did. Scientists didn’t understand the sudden change. How it went from seventy to a hundred-seventy. People slammed their doors, closed their shutters. Death after death after death. The Earth was slowly vanishing. Layla didn’t know what to do. ~~~~~~ It was Day Forty-Two for Layla Foreman. Her father had already died because with his disease his body couldn’t restrain the heat. Her sister was sick because they didn’t have any food. Nobody could go ...

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“Miles from Freedom” by Megan Malone

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For the past eleven years, humans have been forced off their food chain throne. Now, civilization exists within small bubbles of their former glory, and the animal population roams the globe without fear. How the tables have turned! Cupido has free range of the settlement, as his job requires. He can wind between vibrant tents. He can snuggle down by a bonfire. Yet, as always, he paces along the chain fence encompassing the entire settlement. His eyes remain in a constant shifting state, and his ears flick in all directions- every sen...

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“Noon and Midnight” by Inkstained Introvert

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very unfinished, trash writing as usual, doesn't really fit the prompt because it was originally written for a different one. go read 'first impressions' instead, please, it's at least slightly better and maybe (as the kids nowadays say) a little bit funny. anyways, enjoy. xxx There’s something exhilarating about the dark. I’m not supposed to like it. I know. But I can’t help it. Some of my friends do things like stay up until nine, or wake before sunset, or be seen on their roof wearing bright yellow at noon. (That was ...

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“All the Stars Don't Live Here, Anymore” by Metaxia Tzimouli

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The train heads north and Minnie loses her grip on the handle, her whole body slams into the people in front of her. Coming in close contact with other people has always repelled her and she has to fight to keep her face from scrunching in disgust. She pulls out a wet wipe and sticks it under her nose. The carriage is full, and the heat mixed in with a strange musky scent causes bile to rise up in her throat. Her eyes trail left and right hoping to see a window open. Her heart sinks. They are trapped, just like they have been for 365 days. O...

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Set your story in a world living with the consequences of a climate apocalypse.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 134 stories

“My letter to the world” by Y. W

“The Meaning of Life” by Roxanne-Lou AMINIAN

“Evergreen” by Arria Haigler

“Unlikely Stranger” by Jennifer Burrows

“Sacrifice” by AddieD ❤️❤️

“Surviving Red Phase” by Tiffy H

“23rd March, 3005” by UJAAN DAS

“The Final Triumph ” by Dipayan Chakrabarti

“Quo Vadis, Domine?” by Valery Rubin

“Mother Earth” by Alayna Snedden

“Inconceivable ” by Jeremy Johnson

“Reject The Heat, Please” by 🌺𝔹𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕊🌺

“Miles from Freedom” by Megan Malone

“Noon and Midnight” by Inkstained Introvert

“All the Stars Don't Live Here, Anymore” by Metaxia Tzimouli

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Write a story that weaves together multiple lives through their connection to a particular tree.

Write a story in which an endangered species (of plant or animal) plays a central role.

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