Early Futures

Resources on alternative futures for and by young children.

Book Series

The Book Series is a culmination of fiction stories and story ideas for young children that are specifically focused on introducing the study of our futures. The first manuscript in progress for the series is called An Entangled Future.

The Summary /

An Entangled Future follows two anonymous children, living in a world of people who are immensely afraid of everything. The children’s lives are suddenly changed by a series of events which rid the world of all painful objects, hard edges, weapons and of course, disease and germs. The human dream of a fearless, painless, peaceful and sickness free world is celebrated at last!

Not soon after, it is revealed that two very important changes come because of this event: one, humans stop dieing and two, humans no longer need their skin to protect their bodies from germs and harmful things. This strange turn of events isn’t scary, as often is the case with humans losing their skin. In fact, it brings a great sense of hope, “Skin by skin, people lost their outer protection. People could finally see inside of each other after all these centuries.” Through a slow unfolding, articulated with delicate illustrations and subtle details, the twist of The Bloody Future starts to emerge: What happens to all these billions of people, who have no skin, never get sick and live forever in peace?

An Excerpt /

” Deep within the Earth lay the key to the troubling truth. Using ancient knowledge found inside the darkest caves and hearts, as well as a hyper modern atomic microbionical manipulator, people discovered how to get rid of the germs and destroy disease for the first time in all of history! ”

Another Book Series title in development /

The System Blew My Family Away  (alternative title: The Spectacular Future)

Summary /

The system has taken over the world, the ultimate spectacle is a reality! People use their money to buy things to make the things they just bought. Trees are bought to make fake trees. Grass is replaced with toy grass. Houses are made of the piles of industrial leftovers. Staircases are made out of trophies. Walls out of a computer keys. In the middle of everything, there is one boy who thinks that his energy can change it all. Will one little boy be able to save his family, and the whole world, from being blown away by the system?

Excerpt /

” “Mommy? Mommy! Why are the stairs made out of trophies? Why is the wall covered in computer keys?? ” From behind what seemed like a solid wall, a woman came out wearing a pile of light pink hair on top of her head and makeup that made her look of a cheetah on Halloween. “Did you forget the story already son??” His mother pulled out a drawing from her very long pants pocket. “I’ve shown you this already many times! Here is the map I found inside of you when you were a baby, it will tell you why the wall is made of things we bought a long time ago.” “

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