Solarpunk Short Stories


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What is Solarpunk?

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!


Flash Fiction

[Less than 1000 words]


🇮🇹 Bianca l'Aria // 🇪🇺 Smother

[Feb 2025]

An attempt at solarpunk horror among half-buried traumas.


🇮🇹 尋找百萬次

[Dec 2024]

Una ricerca ossessiva, un piatto illusorio: la profezia dei tortellini è vera?


🇮🇹 Martedì // 🇪🇺 Tuesday

[May 2024]

How does the average Tuesday look like in a Solarpunk Piemonte?


🇮🇹 OblificazioneP // 🇪🇺 Oblification

[Mar 2024]

Archaeologists strive to preserve the past. Oblificators seek to erase it.


🇮🇹 Fuori dal Coro // 🇪🇺 Out of Tune

[Dec 2023]

[Dec 2023] While empires argue at the Congress of Vienna, citizens of would-be Europe dream of a better continent.


🇮🇹 Mi Dai una Mano? // 🇪🇺 Can You Help Me?

[Jun 2023]

How do we convince people to build an alternative to capitalism?


🇮🇹 RiflessiP // 🇪🇺 Sunlight

[Jun 2023]

Even without humans, the Greenhouse keeps nursing the flora inside it.


🇮🇹 Fior d'AcquaP // 🇪🇺 Sprinkle Bloom

[Sep 2022]

A desperate travel across the desert to find more than a recipient.


🇮🇹 Gigante Nero // 🇪🇺 Smoke Titan

[Feb 2022]

Collective action brings a ray of hope among dreadful future scenarios.

Short Stories

[Less than 10k words]


🇪🇺 The Lights Stay On

[Dec 2024][Arcane fanfiction]

Ekko & Heimerdinger protect the Firelights Hideout against both Piltover and Zaun. No time/dimension travel; branches from S2E2.


🇮🇹 Argilla Rossa // 🇪🇺 Red Clay

[Nov 2024]

An insular community faces a harrowing dilemma: drought, or interacting with capitalism once again?


🇮🇹 Io Ero Lì // 🇪🇺 I Was There

[Oct 2023]

The police is going to hunt the activists down, unless I can show them who the real culprit was.


🇪🇺 Snowstorm

[May 2023]

A heavy snowfall engulfs the Mediterranean town of Gorgoglione. Chicco, Imma and Saija know how to help the townspeople.


🇪🇺 Lady Firefly

[Mar 2022]

The quest of a young rebel to shine the lights of her city once again.



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