To Root Somewhere Beautiful
This collection of stories from twenty-two diverse authors shows the anger of an abused planet where the choice to either fight back or embrace a changed future.
And she is angry.
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Creator: Edited by Lauren T. Davila
Category: Anthology
Age Range: Adult
Vibes: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalypse, Eco-Horror, clifi, terrible beauty, body horror
What's It About: The time has come for a reckoning: nature has suffered for too long at human hands. How will Mother Earth take her revenge? In this anthology of climate fiction and eco-horror edited by Lauren T. Davila, authors approach the ideas of a natural world seeking revenge from diverse perspectives. Some of these stories are set in a contemporary setting with supernatural results, while many others are post-apocalyptic, set in dying worlds—or lush environments where civilization is nearly dead. Tales of space exploration and planet salvation mesh with stories of stories where the humans left behind must change to nature’s whims in order to survive and thrive. With tales from writers both well known and up and coming, the collection features work by Amparo Ortiz, Wen-yee Li, Sam Elyse, Onyx Osiris, and many more.
Lauren T. Davila - Editor
Lauren T. Davila is a Pushcart-nominated Latina writer currently pursuing her Ph.D. in English at Claremont Graduate Universityin California, USA. She holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from George Mason University and dual BAs in English and Creative Writing from Pepperdine University. After completing her studies, she plans to teach at the collegiate level while publishing poetry and fiction.Her writing has appeared online in Granada Magazine, The Paragon Journal, Ghost Heart Literary Magazine, Peach Velvet Mag, Voyage Journal, Second Chance Magazine, Headcanon Magazine, In Parentheses, and Poets Reading the News, and in print anthology, Hireath. She is editing multiple short story anthologies.She lives in Los Angeles where you can find her writing in coffee shops and swimming.