Far above the Earth's atmosphere, in the peaceful silence of space, Russian and US partners of the International Space Station are squabbling over who's gonna die first if they separate. Linked at the umbilical cord, they both know that they will die without each other. But the hate is so strong. This picture is reflective … Continue reading Children in Space
Our civilisation is desperate to die. It is doing everything in its power to put itself out of its misery in the most effective, definitive, and determined way. It takes an incredible amount of effort to kill an entire planet. This is why the destruction of the planet's climate balance and biome will be, if … Continue reading Deathwish
Once upon a time in the future, 200 thousand years from now, There was a lonely toilet seat at the bottom of the ocean. It sat there motionless all day, half buried in the sand, As it watched the world go by: The flocks of small fish, the sharks, whales, and seals, All of which … Continue reading To Be Loved
Born inside a paradise full of animals and fruit The Humans started building shelves, And then walls around the shelves. They installed cash registers at the front entrance and started putting price tags on everything. Nothing was free anymore. The Earth became a huge supermarket As everything was stolen and brought inside so it can … Continue reading How To Sell Your Mother
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
Imagine if the world economy had suddenly fallen appart. Container ships would pile up at ports like driftwood in a clogged river. Factories would shut down in China and people would be sent home to watch cat videos on TikTok. Supermarkets would struggle to fill up shelves with items because moving food around the globe … Continue reading What Would A Total Collapse Look Like?
continued from previous The bioluminescent plankton had begun to approach the city, riding on the northerly current. It became visible first as a faint, thin bright line just below the evening horizon. As it got closer, it broadened into a deep turquoise-blue ribbon that began to cast its glow into the sky above. It was … Continue reading A New Earth – The One
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 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
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