Denizens live in ice castles in the snow and ice-covered land of Apprehensive. The temperature stays below freezing except when it warms for a brief rain which freezes into ice slicks.
Paths are slick, treacherous to walk upon, but pristine and beautiful: unspoiled but by the fear of falling.
The Lords of Apprehensive have the faces and bodies of arctic bears. Surefooted white foxes dance across the land in pursuit of hares. The Lords negotiate with seals and minke whales in the Ice Sea.
Thick skin and warm fur covers all denizens.
What is solarpunk? My fellow Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers authors Commando Jugendstil and Tales from The EV Studio put together this video for the Turin International Book Fair . It features editors and authors from the solarpunk community sharing their thoughts. Together we're imagining optimistic futures based on renewable energy. My soundbite was: "Solarpunk futures are — green spaces with clean water that are pedestrian, collective, feminist, creative communities. And they include non-human animals. " Mary "solarpunk" Shelley cat did a great job (at 6:15) helping from her rather ridiculous cat tree which she absolutely loves. And what better time to wear this solar-colored "Veganism is Feminism" tee from The Herbivore Clothing Company . Seriously. I'm holding a stack of solarpunk books: Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers edited by Sarena Ulibarri which includes my story "Watch Out, Red Crusher!". Wings of R...
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