A story about Aztlán, creative reuse, and making technology work for you.
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“Even God Has a Place Called Home” by Ray Mwihaki
A story about environmental health, technophilia, and transcendence.
“The Wandering City,” by Usman T. Malik
A story about temporal anomalies, public spaces, and a new global consciousness.
“A Cyber-Cuscuta Manifesto” by Regina Kanyu Wang
A story about big data, emerging life forms, and a plea for coexistence.
“Notice” by Sarah Pinsker
A tale of unanticipated mail and the limits of self-reliance.
“Fourth and Most Important” by Nisi Shawl
A tale of coded messages, clandestine drone deliveries, and surprising alliances.
“Skating Without Streetlights” by Tina Connolly
A story about virtual reality, friendship, and the unexpected benefits of impersonation.
“A Room of One’s Own” by Tochi Onyebuchi
A tale of quantum entanglement and self-care.
“When We Call a Place Home” by Chinelo Onwualu
A utopian tale of historical memory, the dangers of forgetting…and vampires.
“An Attempt at Exhausting My Deck” by Kij Johnson
A short story about backyard ecology, interspecies communities, careful observation, and solitude without loneliness.
“The Parable of the Tares” by Christopher Rowe
A short story about food, monoculture, and communities that draw together the human and nonhuman.
Small Rural
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Big Rural
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Small Urban
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Big Urban
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Solar Design Choices
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Designing in Sunlight
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Weight of Light
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Honorable Mention
Table of Contents Title page Copyright Credits Foreword by Kim Stanley Robinson Introduction Monarch Blue, by Barbara Litkowski The Last Grand Tour of Albertine’s Watch, by Sandra K. Barnidge Half-Eaten Cities, by Vajra Chandrasekera Darkness Full of Light, by Tony Dietz Luna, by David Samuel Hudson […]
Losing What We Can’t Live Without
Table of Contents Title page Copyright Credits Foreword by Kim Stanley Robinson Introduction Monarch Blue, by Barbara Litkowski The Last Grand Tour of Albertine’s Watch, by Sandra K. Barnidge Half-Eaten Cities, by Vajra Chandrasekera Darkness Full of Light, by Tony Dietz Luna, by David Samuel Hudson […]