“If you’re always aiming for perfection, you won’t make anything at all.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Another storm is headed our way, complete with non-negligible amounts of snow. I like winter but the thought of going for a walk without a big coat and opening a window to the scent of flowers is… nice.
Winter lingered so long in the lap of Spring that it occasioned a great deal of talk.
— Bill Nye
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It’s that time again, when Grist rolls out its annual climate fiction short story contest! Have something to say about the future, and how we might win it? This could be the contest for you!
Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest 2023: Submit your story
We’re looking for stories of 3,000 to 5,000 words that envision the next 180 years of climate progress – roughly seven generations – imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope.
Hopeful doesn’t mean “fatuous” or “unrealistic” or even “easy.” It does mean light at the end of this particular tunnel. If you’re wondering what a winning entry looks like, here are stories from previous iterations of the contest:
- Imagine 2200 Editors’ Picks
- Imagine 2200: The 2022 climate fiction collection
- Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
Here’s the listing on The Submissions Grinder (best submission tracking platform out there and did I mention it’s free?).
All genres welcome, no cost to enter, submissions close June 13, 2023. Head to the link for more details and the submissions portal.
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The weather is cold here, there’s still snow everywhere, and I’ve developed a weird eye twitch from all the computing. Time to head over to D.C. and see the cherry blossoms, I think. Feel free to join me!
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“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
― Andy Warhol
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Sure, I’ve got five feet of snow in my front yard, but whatever.
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Some days you just want to chill while learning a little art history, you know?
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Today, a short but earth-shaking bit of science, from over 2000 years ago.
The story of Eratosthenes and Earth’s circumference, as told by Carl Sagan
After hearing that the shadows disappeared at noon in the town of Syene (now known as Aswan), Eratosthenes achieved his understanding of our planet’s size by comparing the angle of the sun’s rays in the port city of Alexandria-at the same time.
The Sagan video won’t post for whatever reason, but this is the link:
Carl Sagan – Cosmos – Eratosthenes
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I’m a tiny bit Irish, if inheritance by marriage once removed counts;) And today, I hope you’re a little Irish too.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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The power of the word to help transform our own emotions and our own belief in what’s possible for us? I don’t think anything transcends that.
— Oprah Winfrey
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