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Wendy E Gamble
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Shoot for Earth: MedSci Missions 3
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author Insight
An Astronaut’s Song
I hope future humans, and maybe even aliens, will look back on the challenges of today as a bad time in history that we were smart enough to overcome. The alternative is an unpleasant thought, indeed. I choose to be optimistic. People are smart! We’re selfish and greedy and many other things, but a certain percentage of the population is very clever. Consider the engineering feats we’ve accomplished in the past. We have the brainpower to create clean vehicles, and chemicals to clean up pollution. It can be done. What’s more of a challenge is creating the political will to spend the money and make needed sacrifices. On the one hand, the population sees storms and horrors and demands action, but on the other, they say, “We don’t want to pay more tax, we like our videos!” You see the problem….
Book Excerpt
Shoot for Earth: MedSci Missions 3
Savna looked up from her review of Earth literature, waving her tail a bit excitedly. “This is an interesting one,” she said, “called ‘An Astronaut’s Song’.” She read out what she’d found.
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The view from Earth amazed me,
With marbled swirls of paint.
I counted one, two, three,
And breathed away my faint.
Then I saw that darkness, foggy, and deep,
With toxins to make one gasp,
Could put humans forever to sleep,
Leaving only the cockroach and the asp.
We people might be fools,
But if we reach forward every day;
Use new, inventive tools,
The next generations won’t have to pay.
“The bari on my planet went through something like that too,” Savna said. “The Councillor for Planetary Planning set out guidelines for buildings. Now they all have greenery on roofs, balconies, and often climbing up them.”
Scott nodded. “Yes, my people noticed. Good idea!”
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