| Inside the park rangers’ office, John collected trail maps, filled up his empty water bottles and applied sunscreen. He had been planning to summit Mt. Hood (4km) for a while. While exiting the office, he heard an approaching noise. A fierce-looking heavyset mountain man appeared, inquiring John’s destination. Hearing his response, the gentle beast shook his head, uttering “Aren’t you following the consequences of climate disasters? Past few years’ drought wiped out all vegetation up there, making me homeless too.” John looked up; the summit appeared bald under a blue sky but scorching sun. He channeled Pogo “Enemies are us.” |  (Photo credit: author) |
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Paul Freeman
15/9/2023 02:54:15 pm
I enjoyed the story, but am not really sure I get the ending.
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Rod Drake
15/9/2023 06:51:58 pm
Clever, nicely told
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Sue Clayton
16/9/2023 05:49:09 am
Not just Mountain Mena. Climate change is making so many homeless these days. Fires, floods, earthquakes.
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Sankar Chatterjee
17/9/2023 07:16:19 pm
Hello Paul, Rod and Sue:
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