A SOLARPUNK FUTURE IS HERE
The human race greatly needs new narratives that advance beyond the apocalypse as the final destination of our story on planet Earth. Solarpunk is about finding ways to make life more wonderful for us right now, and for the generations that follow.

I WAS ALMOST MURDERED PROTECTING MY SON FROM A CRAZED HOMELESS MAN ON METH

On Tuesday, May 31st, my six year old son and I were viciously attacked by a homeless man whacked out of his mind on drugs

AN OPEN LETTER TO AE MARLING

AN OPEN LETTER TO AE MARLING On January 18th (My birthday ironically), a writer and member of SFWA, AE Marling, published an article on...

HUMANISM IS THE ONLY ISM THE WORLD NEEDS NOW

Humanity is plagued by "isms," like a tumor eating our brains from the inside out. Today the US reached a grim milestone. 500,000 people...

A Life Economy Podcast - Hal Hefner: Solarpunk and the Death of Dystopia

I was a special guest on A Life Economy Podcast, where I discuss my CONSUME art series, inspired by John Carpenter's They Live. I dive...

Mini Trucks with Mini Solarpunk Gardens in Japan

Mini Trucks in Japan Are Retrofitted With Magical Little Gardens with a Solarpunk vibe, every year in a contest hosted by Japan...

How To Create Conflict in Solarpunk / Utopian Writing

One theme I constantly see from writers who are excited to write about a Utopian Solarpunk future, is... "HOW DO I CREATE CONFLICT IN A...

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014) is available for free on YouTube, (and here at the video below.)...

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