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An entry to the Margaret Atwood #FutureLibrary contest. (Prompt: Dear 2114) "A 21st century woman sends her buddy, Fili, into the future. The year is 2114, and a teenage girl nursing a heartache finds a music box in the sea shore. What is something more than music will she discover inside the box?" *** #189 in #ShortStory - June 08, 2015 #256 in #ShortStory - June 07, 2015 #257 in #ShortStory - June 06, 2015

My entry for the Future Library Contest, for the prompt "This is 2114". All who read, I hope you enjoy my imaginings of the future!

A shantytown sails upon the sea; a lonely boy builds himself a friend; and the night sky in Japan's frozen north is filled with stars. Surely you've heard the Tale of the Five Magicians: Anne-Marie, Paolo, Goodman, Fyodor and Aika? let me tell it to you again, and for the very first time.

Diana can't think of an idea for a writing competition entry. That is, not until she has lunch with her best friend. Entry for the Dear 2114 competition.

To the world in 2114, how would I give my advice to you? What would you look like in 2114? What would the people be like? Will their life be worth living, like ours is? Find out in 2114. For the Dear 2114 contest.

For the Dear 2114 #FutureLibrary contest. Based on the prompt "Write a story about the advice you would give the world in 2114?"

Hello 2114. I can only hope we have survived up to now, and the world is much better than it was so long ago. Here's some advice, but I can guarantee you that if the world is in horrible shape, it will be too late to salvage.

WINNER of Margaret Atwood's 'Dear 2114' #FutureLibrary Contest! I attempt to answer the prompt: Write a story about the advice you would give the world in 2114. Listen very closely, future people. Or not. Your choice. (Cover designed by Amber K Bryant. Cover image and chapter image have no known copyright restrictions).

"As a child, I was one of those who buried treasures in jars, with the idea that someone, some day, might come along and dig them up. I found similar things while digging in the various gardens I have made: old nails, old medicine bottles, fragments of china plates... That is what the Future Library is like, in part: it will contain fragments of lives that were once lived, and that are now the past. But all writing is a method of preserving and transmitting the human voice." There’s a secret book that no one will read for 100 years. It is a book from the future, so it hasn’t been published yet. It is kept in a locked room, in a Norwegian library. There is a sacred grove that will provide the paper for its pages. And there are 100 authors who will write its secret stories. 100 years. 100 stories. 100 different writers. This is the Future Library (Framtidsbiblioteket). It is being created by Scottish artist Katie Paterson for the city of Oslo in Norway. When Katie had to choose the first writer to contribute the first story, she named Margaret Atwood, prizewinning author, poet, essayist, literary critic, and Wattpad’s official Fairy Godmother. Read Margaret's thoughts about her involvement in the project here. *Watch Margaret on Periscope on May 26th 2015 to witness the live event, and stay tuned for a special Wattpad writing contest coming soon!*

Azrah, a 12 year old Pakistani girl trapped in a country so war-spoiled that the air is unbreathable, is given a book for her 13th birthday. This book isn't like the ones hidden in her Mother's room or the ones that she uses in school, this one is from the far past. Scribbler Moon. Azrah doesn't know it, but that book will change everything, even when a repeating tragedy happens in Azrah's life. It'll teach her forgiveness, and show her what the world was like before 2114.

Janie attends The Opening, an event to celebrate the Future Library. Little does she know, the Future Library will affect her more than she could have imagined. Short story for the 2114 Contest.

Dear 2114, ignore you're bad past memories.

"Maybe, where I see flying cars and holidays to the moon, they’ll see - you’ll see ships that go light years in moments and trips to other galaxies. Maybe, where I see aliens coming down with ships and brain-controlling everyone, you’ll see your best friend coming back from their home planet."

There was a time when murder was commonplace, even mundane. Luckily the class of 2114 can't imagine such horrors, but Agatha will have to. Wrote this in a very short time for Margaret Atwood's Future Library challenge, hope you like it, feedback would be very welcome!

***** Winner of Future Library contest conducted by Margaret Atwood, Katie Paterson and Future Library Project. ******** "Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall" - Roald Dahl. ************* Old grandparents are out on a motive to teach some values to their bratty grandchildren. #1 in Future Library on 8/3/21 #2 in Margaret Atwood on 8/3/21 #13 in Future Library on 02/27/2021 #221 in Short Story as on 5/31/2015

For Margaret Atwood's "Dear 2114" contest.

Kimberlee wonders if the world is populate by zombies. Everyone is so dependant on their Mackpads, iTablets, ReadaLots and BrainShares. She wonders what it would take to get people to look up, to see the world around them, to engage. She goes to see Scribbler Moon, a fellow artist. Kimberlee tells her that she's tried everything she can think of to get people to see: graffiti art, instillations, murals, sculptures. She's at her wits end. Moon tells her that she isn't thinking big enough. Taking Kimberlee to her son Alistair, deep in the warrens of the black market, Kimberlee is shown a new way to create art that uses the stars themselves. Come and find out what the moon had to say...

Entry for Margaret Atwood's 'Dear 2114' Future Library Writing Contest