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“Wichita Beach” by Mike Garrigan

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A sandpiper scurried up from the ocean. It nipped at the hunk of bread dangling from Malcolm’s hand. Malcolm had fallen asleep in his beach chair. “Hey!” Malcolm said to the sandpiper. The tiny bird scurried back toward the water with a chunk of Malcolm’s baguette in its beak.“You OK?” TK said. “Yeah. Damn bird.” “Seltzer?”“Sure.”Tatiana Karenina handed her husband, Malcolm P. Sharpe, a glass bottle of homemade seltzer. The cool bottle beaded with condensation. Malcolm up nodded, turned the cap, listened for the fizz, and took...

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“The New Planet of Gibberzol” by Maira Finn

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I looked up at the smoggy Earth sky. It used to be bright blue, sometimes filled with puffy, white clouds, but not anymore. Global warming had changed all that. It was a good thing I wouldn't have to stay here much longer. The dirty fog was making it hard to breathe. I was helping my parents load up the spaceship so we could take off to live on a better planet. It would take some time to adjust to, but at least it wouldn't be as toxic as living here on Earth had become. "Addilyn, what are you doing?" Dad called. "This old planet ain't gettin...

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“Maddened Days” by Christian Hinrichsen

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Maddened Days 2052 Two years have passed since mankind was caught in the Apocalypse of 2050, raising water of up to 2100 meters have wiped out most of coastal cities California has now become a mammoth mess of water canals forcing people to live in houseboats and overpopulated areas such as San Angeles. The Crimean Directorate has now taken overpopulated cities and rules them with an iron fist. A new American government has now been issued in Juneau Alaska led by General William “Rage” Reynolds. A former combat hero in the Battle of Pa...

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“Water war” by وداد أكرم

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In the year 3522, many animals and plants became extinct, but the greatest threat to human survival on Earth was water, more than a hundred wars that humans fought among themselves because of water and its sources, and populations and affiliations changed, and countries were occupied because of water . Much and much of the headwaters of the Great Lakes have dried up, the sea and ocean waters have receded, the Indian Ocean has completely disappeared and the drought has deepened the Earth, but our hero is in the search for new sources of w...

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“Walking Towards The End ” by Alexa Mae Pecora

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"I know what you're thinking." "You don't. Stop trying to understand." "Olivia," Lewis kneels down looking up into my eyes, "Please." I push him away. "Three days, Lou!" "It's okay." "How?" I demand. Silence tears through the space between us, the scalding burn of the sun reminding us that our time is limited. There are only three days left. "Livy-" "Don't call me that." "Then you have no reason to call me Lou." Again, the quiet, but I know our minds are anything but silent. We have always known that the leaders of our small city, ...

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“The Love of Greed” by M Belle

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It was so very wrong that three could love such as they and I. My love was selfless. My love was alone. At once a weight I nestled within, feeding with looks and touch. Now it is a hole that has consumed us all. Consuming when it could have given, become a flower that flourishes in beauty and clarity. Yet a flower did not flourish from my love. I did not flourish. Your love did not flourish. Your love burned. It crackled and spit putrid ash, consuming us all.But that was not then, and I am to tell the tale of then. There were many in th...

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“His Protection” by RIC .

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“What are the three temperatures again sweety?” “We’re cold, the south is hot, and the west is mu- mug…” “Muggy.” “Yeah, that’s it!” The man smiled as his daughter correctly remembered the three temperatures of the world. It was a shame; she’d nev...

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“Equilibrium” by Andrew Sweet

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The ocean crept in seventeen more centimeters within the last year, and already Aayushi Rawls felt the tension rise in their home just outside of League City, Texas. Matthew would have learned of it by now because the news stations all carried it, and in that bar, all day every day, they all watched the news. Nobody was building. The industry had dried up at the beginning of 2160 when in less than six months, the ocean swallowed half of Florida. That act of nature created the brand new Hookshank Island, swampy and useless land that th...

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“The Museum of Lost Souls ” by Almond Kellacher

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The Digital Museum is housed on a hillside. It nestles into the landscape as if it has always been there. The locals call it The Museum of Lost Souls. Cavernous rooms have been quarried out, almost like an ancient giant burial chamber, each housing relics of data sorted by date or themes. It is the only place left where you can look into the past and see what life was once like. Michael has worked here for three years. He knows it's a lucky position to have. If it wasn't for this, he would have been employed on the recycling plant, d...

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“Eviction from Eden” by Walt Landers

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“I’m sorry M’Dear, but I can’t wear these fig leaves anymore.” Adam said to his girl. “I am getting a rash in that area. What made you think we needed to wear fig leaves?” Adam’s girlfriend Evie kind of dropped her gaze, and mindlessly counted her toes. “I don’t know...come, on. I never liked the way that orangutan stared at my private area. He had a suggestive way of licking his lips... I didn’t like it, especially after we ate that smart fruit.” Adam’s head bowed at this news. He felt a little g...

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“Cricket” by KSHITIZ VAIBHAV

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"Here, I've got the ball" said the kid. "Shall we go home ? It's late. Look! " said another. In a huge zig-zag line, mothers, daughters and sons were lined up,carrying huge containers with them, slowly moving ahead. The other kids went their homes with only sourav left, waving his bat in air. He went to his sister and mother and when their turn came, helped them lift their containers on their head and moved along with them towards their home. It was 9:30 in the night. It was dinner time but home would take half an hour more to reac...

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“The Hub” by Abdul A

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The sterile air inside the Hub was filled with the sound of a buzzing alarm! The Hub, as it was called, was a majestic cubicle, made of titanium, and constructed thirty meters under the ground. It boasted of an extensive exhaust system which continuously supplied compressed air to maintain the temperature inside, and was powered by the solar panels above. Meanwhile, a separate metal tank, equipped with a purifier, provided clean water to the unit.It was conveniently divided into two sections; the living quarter and the lab. The living quarte...

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“We Try To Live In A Robot ” by Ketan Tendulkar

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‘So how did you just randomly catch me?’ ‘I don’t know, that idiot, who apparently calls himself “the boss”, told me to pick you up and throw in front of him’ ‘Okay so you are a scientist, right?’ ‘NO!’ ‘THEN WHY THE HECK ARE WE STANDING IN FRONT OF A SCIENCE LAB!?’ ‘CAN YOU STOP TALKING IN CAPS!’ ‘Okay, but answer my dumb question first’ ‘Just follow me. It’s safe’ ‘You are doing this all for money, from your so-called “the boss”’ ‘Exactly, but now don’t talk, or else we both will get ca...

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“Rufus” by Joe Swanson

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It had stopped raining. The yard, no longer the place we played, gathered acorns, taught Rufus to fetch. It now was a mirror reflecting a sky slashed by lighting, accompanied by the sound of a river in the distance, turned to thunder. It had rained for thirty-two days straight. The calendar on the back of the door displaying the vivid marks of acceptance. The river Green would not let Black Creek, which flowed by our house, escape. It displayed its vengeance by slipping its banks, seeking the freedom a loosed spirit ...

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“Inland” by Raelynn Hefferon

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Inland. Those were Mother’s last words to me. Move inland. You’ll be safe once you’re inland. Mother was a smart woman. The very last thing I would call her is stupid. Even if the school she got was limited. But moving inland wasn’t her smartest idea. There’s even less water. More people, less food, too. We’re all looking for the same thing: a place left of this world that’s untouched by this disaster. Inland is not where we find it. I look over what is left of Lake Michigan, pushing through the crowds of people. All around, families ho...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 134 stories

“Wichita Beach” by Mike Garrigan

“The New Planet of Gibberzol” by Maira Finn

“Maddened Days” by Christian Hinrichsen

“Water war” by وداد أكرم

“Walking Towards The End ” by Alexa Mae Pecora

“The Love of Greed” by M Belle

“His Protection” by RIC .

“Equilibrium” by Andrew Sweet

“The Museum of Lost Souls ” by Almond Kellacher

“Eviction from Eden” by Walt Landers

“Cricket” by KSHITIZ VAIBHAV

“The Hub” by Abdul A

“We Try To Live In A Robot ” by Ketan Tendulkar

“Rufus” by Joe Swanson

“Inland” by Raelynn Hefferon

🌟 Similar prompts

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.

Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

Start your story with someone sitting on a crowded train and end it with them looking out over beautiful natural scenery.

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