So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

Imbuing fiction with a life that extends beyond the last word is in some ways the goal: the ending that goes beyond the ending in the reader's mind, so invested are they in the story.

I don't believe that climate-change fiction will change the mind of a denier because most of the deniers I've met are basically in a cult situation. It's a faith issue. It's not a rational issue. There's no fact that's going to change their mind. They simply believe in the cult of climate-change denial and it somehow feeds into the rest of the mythos of their own life story.

I have received emails from readers who have said that they were emotionally impacted by the books, and they feel they are more environmentally aware and energized to do more. So that's hopeful to me. It is at least evidence of what I'm trying to do - trying to convey very intense emotional experiences by being very close in on character points of view to make you feel it in your body. That's one way to get the point across, by evoking a visceral response.

When we wake, it is because something, some event, some pinprick even, disturbs the edges of what we’ve taken as reality.

When they give you things, ask yourself why. When you're grateful to them for giving you the things you should have anyway, ask yourself why.