A new dawn is on the horizon, where boundaries are broken, diversity is embraced, and an optimistic, creative vision of our future on Earth takes center stage.
Fear takes us down an unexpected road in EOS, a revolutionary Solarpunk story from author Samantha Redstreake Geary, in collaboration with artist Jenny Vyas, featuring music by Really Slow Motion, and groundbreaking graphics via designer Koke Núñez Gómez! EOS tackles real-world issues concerning terrorism, prejudice, and diversity, to near-future technology surrounding sustainable energy that restores the balance between humanity and nature. This isn’t a defeatist tale. It is a look through the lens of positive futurism that showcases the courage, compassion and capabilities of humanity as equal partners in building a bridge to a better tomorrow.
A Bridge Between Unlikely Islands
“It should work properly now,” she says, offering the device to the boy, who stops his pacing and stares at the screen with wonder. “It’s quite impressive. Did you create it?”
The boy nods. He gently plucks the screen from Selene’s fingers and lovingly cradles it in his palm. A small puppy materializes above the screen, its translucent tail wagging eagerly. A tiny bark springs from its muzzle, bringing a smile to the boy’s face.
The boy’s compassion for a computer-generated character surprises her.
“Thank you,” the boy rushes, startling Selene. “I couldn’t find…I didn’t know…how to save….,” he mumbles nervously, his eyes begging to understand. “How did you…?”
“It was a bug,” Selene explains, going into great detail about how she discovered it and the best way to avoid such debacles in the future.
The boy, realizing that she speaks his language, relaxes into the conversation and shares his plans to improve the design.
After hours of effortless discourse, the longest interaction of the boy’s entire life, Selene rises to her feet and wishes him a good night.
“Arjun,” he calls to her, shyly. “My name is Arjun.”
“Selene,” she replies over her shoulder.
“Will you…can I…talk…tomorrow?” He stumbles, biting his lower lip.
A small smile tugs at her lips. “See you tomorrow.”
And just like that, under the watchful gaze of the constellations, amidst the warm glow of luminous leaves, a bridge is built between two unlikely islands.
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A very touching scene, and a wonderful friendship that plays a huge part in your story! Beautiful!
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So glad you enjoyed the story! Thank you for the lovely Amazon review, Yolanda!! You’re the best!!
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Very sweet scene! And I’m fascinated by the computer-generated puppy.
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So is Arjun, haha! You’ll see that puppy again, somewhere during the twisty, turny end!!
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I think he just made a friend!
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Oh, yes, their bond is sealed and will set crucial elements in motion!!
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Really like the ending line! Poignant and hopeful and sweet.
And Arjun is one of my favourite characters from the Indian epic. 🙂 This one sounds as dexterous as the original in his own field of expertise.
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Thank you! Yes, this Arjun’s cleverness is a crucial element–a surprising hero lives in the body of a boy struggling with autism.
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what a touching scene. It made me all gooey inside. 🙂
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TY!! Yeah, I love this scene and the bond between these two characters.
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Hey Sam!
I’m back from my travels and catching up on a few of my fave peep’s posts before the A-Z is over. How busy you’ve all been while I’ve been conquering new horizons and cultures. I loved your story excerpt today. I love the metaphor, your use of ‘bridge’. A lovely story unfolding?
Denise 🙂
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Welcome back, Denise!! Hope your adventure was amazing!! And thank you, I think that’s my favorite metaphor in the story.
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Sometimes all people need is a common language 🙂 Beautifully written scene. Love the music too.
Tasha
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