The Next Horror: Climate Change

 I watched a panel discussion with six or so horror writers, sponsored by the Skeleton Hour. They thought the big trend in horror would be climate change. Need to know more about climate change so you can write about it?  Here's an adventurous book by a young woman traveling the world while wearing a sign, "Tell me a story about climate change." The author is Devi Lockwood and her book is 1,001 Voices on Climate Change.

I have to admit that I admire that so much was done so young and so creatively by this author.  It took a lot of courage to travel (often biking) around the world wearing a sign that says, "Tell me a story about climate change."

The book got really exciting about 30% into it, when  storytellers started to talk about things like floods and tsunamis.  The author had some real adventures on the sea and traveling to world conferences on climate change. The beginning was a little slow to me. The first section seemed more like a travel log with lots of motorbike riding and swimming, but, as I said, the excitement picks up later, especially when she learns how much her flying contributes to climate change and she seeks other ways to get from country to country. There may not be 1,001 stories, but there were plenty of farmers and others who talked about the changes they've seen. 

The conferences and climate marches were interesting, but I thought 100's of thousands of people flying to fight climate change can't be too good for the climate. We need to find virtual ways to show our support for ways to protect our world.

This book wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for the imagination and bravery of Ms. Lockwood. I look forward to more writing from her