Unsettling Futures - New fiction: Payday Weather
My latest science fiction story is out!
Just a brief note today to let you know that my new story, 'Payday Weather,' has been published at Escape Pod. You can read it or listen to it on their site, or download it via your favourite podcast app.
I usually make self-promotion a joke around these parts because I'm godawful at it. I have no real idea how to summarize this story in a way that will make people want to read it, without giving away most of the plot, but I will give it a try: it's about a tightly knit crew of firefighters who work not for a department, but for an app – Uber, but for protecting the homes of California's rich from wildfires. It's a tough, dangerous job, but it's a chance for them to save up a bit of cash in a world made uncertain by storms, fires, and other climate catastrophes. Things don't always go to plan when you rely on wildfires for your payday, of course.
I'm pretty pleased with this one, and I hope you will enjoy it too.