I’m feeling inspired after attending Better Futures Through Solarpunk with Andrew Dana Hudson, presented by Clarion West, March 16-30, 2024. “The planet is in unprecedented trouble; mobilizing to fix it will require telling new stories about its potential future. There is a growing hunger for fiction that thinks deeply about the climate crisis and offers a vision of a sustainable world. This class will take up that challenge, exploring the evolution of climate fiction and the solutions-oriented genre of solarpunk.” I submitted my hope- and solarpunk YA novel in progress and received some beautiful feedback. A big thank you to all the attendees.