(from the Untitled new novel) With unwavering tenacity and determination, the seeds continued to push with whatever strength they had against the infinite, pitch-black darkness of the heavy, moisture-laden soil up above. While their persistence and courage were admirable, the truth was that none of them had even the faintest idea of where exactly they … Continue reading To Believe
Dear Readers and Followers, I hope this finds you well. Thank you so much for your support over the past few months while A New Earth - The Apocalypse Locus was being conceived and written, during one of the most interesting periods of my life. As with many of you in similar situations, I was living in … Continue reading A New Earth, Made out of Chaos
continued from previous Olivia had strategically placed her chair facing the entrance to the lab, pretending to read a scientific paper. She was of course waiting for John, ready to ambush him with the news as soon as he got in. Over the past hour and a half, she had been browsing the data that … Continue reading A New Earth – Drowning
continued from previous Jonathan began to reduce speed as the boat entered the outer boundaries of the new mutant zone. This was an area in the ocean he knew well by now, but it had changed dramatically almost overnight. The ocean was slowly but steadily glowing brighter and brighter against the fading sunset, as he … Continue reading A New Earth – Terraforming
Continued from previous Aberash took a step back, surrendering the floor with a hand gesture. Aspen walked in hesitantly, taking Aberash’s place at the center next to the faint light source. She looked into the audience for a few seconds, trying to make eye contact with some of the faces. All she could see was … Continue reading A New Earth – The Gene
Continued from previoushttps://tsakraklides.com/2021/07/31/a-new-earth-to-all-new-arrivals/ Olivia looked at her notifications. Jonathan had just sent her a screenshot of a satellite image of the illuminated area of the ocean, and a text message: “on my way”. Over at the Minimalists’ corner, the ritual celebration had turned into an impromptu leadership meeting in light of the new development in … Continue reading A New Earth – The Circle
continued from previous Aspen had probably been chosen by the EoT. It was even possible that she may have been created by it, in much the same way that the phytoplankton variant had come into existence: born out of the conflict, chaos and desperation of climate change. A woman born inside a man’s body, Aspen … Continue reading A New Earth – Breaking Every Rule
continued from previous Aspen increasingly felt that she wasn’t just Aspen. She was the plants, the animals. She was the ocean, the wind. She was Everything. But Everything was changing. And big parts of Everything were dying off. For Aspen, almost every day had become a living nightmare, because she was able to feel deep … Continue reading A New Earth – I am Everything (2)
He reached deep into one of the pockets in his jacket and took out the packet of Black Sky that one of the Revelers at the shelter had sneaked in as a goodbye present. He held the tiny ziploc bag up to the faint light, looking at the transparent crystals inside. Turning the bag sideways … Continue reading A New Earth – Petunia
continued from previous “In fact, this wouldn’t surprise me at all. It would perhaps be the missing perspective in our understanding of life, and the way that our genetic code was put together in a disordered, yet purposeful way. All of this time science has been focusing on the sequences within our DNA that have … Continue reading A New Earth – Made out of Chaos
George Tsakraklides 