Liam tells me. “It backs right onto the square.” As we pass the empty playground two raccoons scamper by and he points to them and says, “Look at that. I’ve never seen one in the flesh before.” “No raccoons in Ireland?” I ask. “Some people might have them as exotic pets,” he says, “but they’re no...
Too many trees died in the Amazon— billions and billions of them— and the planet lost its buffer against global warming. In the United States climate change denial was completely swept away by the late 2020s when the droughts grew longer and the storms more severe. There were heat waves and heavy...
When Abigail calls in the afternoon to check on the house, and me, I keep her on the phone for longer than usual, telling her about my job with Marta, my upcoming root canal and the work her neighbors across the street have been doing to their property. “You won’t recognize it when you see it nex...