Today is March 1st, but it is still raining. My father and brother have gone out a few times, when the rain has been lighter, to catch fish and sell them since we still need to make money to put food on the table. My brother was able to sell a shirt that he sewed, but not much else because it takes him a while to complete each sewing project.
Ms. Yamka, a friend and neighbor, asked if I could go over to her house to help her out with taking care of her children, but it is raining even more heavily today than yesterday, so I will wait a while until I go over.
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It's March 8th and it hasn't stopped raining yet. Farah says that it should be clearer tomorrow, but there is no promise that the rain will simmer down.
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Waves and Spells
Short StoryBelen, a 16-year-old living in the Philippines, struggles with the effects of climate change in her village. Work published in Two Degrees: A Cli-Fi Short Story Collection www.twodegreesanthology.com/waves-and-spells
