Our family has always planted trees – not just for the environment, but as living memories. When I was born, my father planted a cherry tree. The cherries were large, red, sweet. My sister’s birth brought a magnificent peach tree. Every Christmas, our dream toys and picture books waited under the fragrant living evergreen tree. […]
I stand high above the rolling hills of West Berkshire. All of this beauty laid before me, the world at peace in its cycle of death and rebirth, all in balance. Walking back home I cannot help but notice the silence, was it always so silent? The birds singing, children playing and the sounds of […]
It was five o’clock in the morning when I was awakened by the sounds of wailing from my neighbors. Laying there in bed, on my back, in a dimly lit room, I felt distraught and confused. My mind pondered greatly on what kind of events would lead to such an outcry. “Could it be that […]
My most frugal father helped lessen pollution. Riding a boneshaker bicycle meant less petrol emissions and more personal health. Employing hand tools equalled no petrol fumes. A “Son of the Soil”. Vegetable peels, old paper, tea leaves and fruit cores were all dug into a compost to become Black Gold; a natural food for produce. […]
Allen had never seen such pristine beauty. He woke up with the zeal and enthusiasm that had left him long before. It was like being given a new lease of life. He’d only spent three days and he was bubbling with vigor and freshness. It was a bright and sunny afternoon. He decided to take […]
As the steamboat engine’s roar gets lost in the open ocean, the gulls’ voices can be heard vividly. It seems that the birds’ destination coincides with mine, so I silently trail them, admiring their enchanting ability to soar the skies. Not so long later does an island’s canopy come into view, exhibiting its assortment of […]
I knew this would happen. We all knew it would. They tried. They really did try to warn us, but we were too selfish to listen, weren’t we? There was too much fun to be had, too much to miss out on. And what difference could it make either way? So we did nothing. We […]
Transcription RecordTraveler #1,853,293: Bob ‘Forgettable&GenericLastName’Time Travel Agents: Agent Valenia, Agent Rios9:31AM Un-crumbled Part of the World Standard Time (UPWST) Bob: “Um, can I take off the blindfold now? I’m getting a little uncomfortable. Is this polyester? Agent.Valenia: “Nylon.” Bob: “Please! You’ve tortured me enough with this grade of fabric! What do you want? Money?” Agent.Rios: […]
Celebrating our 41st Wedding Anniversary on South Padre Island, we renewed our allegiance to reducing carbon footprints. My husband delighted in leaving the parked car and choosing the free public bus service. Low emissions thankfully, but admittedly it would have been a better choice to have run on biofuel or biodiesel. Omnipresent fast food places […]
If you are ever so lucky to consider yourself a “bluenoser”, you long ago have come to respect the briny deep. And that being born here once meant you’d become a fisherman by the time you were a teenager. It was the unspoken heritage. One I didn’t think twice about. The waters were at one […]
A hundred years without humans. The plants covered up whole cities. There is not even a single building that is fully intact. Most of the man-made things disappeared under plants, just like the people once disappeared. It is quiet. No cars, no yelling and no fighting. Mother Earth had enough. She gave the humans 2036 […]
Tara: The corona pandemic is raging. The world will come to an end. Paula: Well, no. Individually people will die, but mankind will survive. Tara: The current crisis is the price that we are paying for ignoring Climate Change warnings. Paula: Yes, but we learnt to take climate change seriously. The world was slowly and […]
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