Anne wished the photo had burned. It had the opposite meaning of the woodcut. The photo sat on the shelf for her father’s sake, not Anne’s, a reminder for her of abandonment, not love. All she remembered of her mother was her anger, which flared into rage in dreams or the occasional argument with Bill. Her father sometimes fell into dark moods and glared at the photo. Why he kept it was a mystery to Anne as a child, though as she grew into a young woman and noticed the young men around her, something about her father's need for the photo became clearer. He was lonely, and some of his memories of Molly were happy ones.
Daughter wrapped her arms around her father, guiding him like a child, pulling him away from the carnage, ignoring the sweat and caked dust on his body, her own tears mixing with the dirt and water that saturated his shirt and jeans. Her c-tribe posted dozens of messages trying to soothe her and tell her she wasn’t alone and that the community would help. She heeded nothing aside from her father’s grief, her own disbelief at the destruction of her life, and the cadaver of her home. It was the end of her world.
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Also In the Tales From A Warming Planet Series
Carbon Run (Official release October 21, 2017)
City of Ice and Dreams (Winter 2017)
Restoration (Spring 2018)
The Mother Earth Insurgency: A Collection of Tales From A Warming Planet (Spring 2018)
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About the Author
J.G. Follansbee is an award-winning writer of thrillers and science fiction stories with climate change themes. An author of maritime history and travel guides, he has published articles in newspapers, regional and national magazines, and regional and national radio networks, including National Public Radio. He's also worked in the high-tech world. He lives in Seattle.
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