Solarpunk is, in its simplest definition, the polar opposite of dystopian science fiction. I could try explaining it more in-depth with my own words (I have way too many on the topic), but that would take way longer than any story you can find on this page. Instead, I will point you to Andrew Sage's short video (🇮🇹 con sottotitoli in italiano!) that really captures the core of the artistic and political movement that wants a better world. Here's the English audio version:
After a long procrastination, I added EPUB formats for all short stories! They are listed in anti-chronological order: at the top you'll find the most recent ones, while the oldest are further down. I am considering having links to text pages from which they can be read more easily, but at the same time I would like to avoid AI scraping. Please send me a message if you have suggestions or specific requests and I'll try to accommodate them as best as I can. Stories should be for everyone.
Stories with a "P" next to them have been published in magazines or sites; head over to the Featured section to find all the links to the edited stories and support the publishers!
[Less than 1000 words]
[Feb 2025]
An attempt at solarpunk horror among half-buried traumas.
[Dec 2024]
Una ricerca ossessiva, un piatto illusorio: la profezia dei tortellini è vera?
[May 2024]
How does the average Tuesday look like in a Solarpunk Piemonte?
[Mar 2024]
Archaeologists strive to preserve the past. Oblificators seek to erase it.
[Dec 2023]
[Dec 2023] While empires argue at the Congress of Vienna, citizens of would-be Europe dream of a better continent.
[Jun 2023]
How do we convince people to build an alternative to capitalism?
[Jun 2023]
Even without humans, the Greenhouse keeps nursing the flora inside it.
[Sep 2022]
A desperate travel across the desert to find more than a recipient.
[Feb 2022]
Collective action brings a ray of hope among dreadful future scenarios.
[Less than 10k words]
[Dec 2024][Arcane fanfiction]
Ekko & Heimerdinger protect the Firelights Hideout against both Piltover and Zaun. No time/dimension travel; branches from S2E2.
[Nov 2024]
An insular community faces a harrowing dilemma: drought, or interacting with capitalism once again?
[Oct 2023]
The police is going to hunt the activists down, unless I can show them who the real culprit was.
[May 2023]
A heavy snowfall engulfs the Mediterranean town of Gorgoglione. Chicco, Imma and Saija know how to help the townspeople.
[Mar 2022]
The quest of a young rebel to shine the lights of her city once again.