Pollution Stories

Poetry Collection // Upon the Stars We See is a deeply personal and politically charged chapbook that weaves together haiku, prose poems, and spoken word to explore the intersections of Indigenous identity, environmental grief, and the quiet violence of modern existence. Through minimalism and lyrical force, it constructs a celestial mirror-reflecting not only the realities of colonization and capitalism, but also the resilience, memory, and inherited strength of those who live through them.

All problems have a solution

My entry for the #PlanetOrPlastic contest of National Geographic.

When Girfee is swallowed by a mysterious Void that has been randomly appearing and swallowing everybody, he is transported to a weird and uncertain place. He needs to escape, but how?

I saw the competition and I really liked the Initiative. So here are my entries for the Contest. Hope it makes an impact.

It's 2042 and Climate change is humanity's leading challenge. Unfortunately, those entrusted with all the power and necessary amount of resources required to reverse the recurring effects have done nearly nothing. Mr Olum, a Ugandan billionaire and son to a famous renewable energy scientist turns Archaeologist in an attempt to locate an ancient C'wezi artefact believed to possess unimaginable power capable of ending nearly all of Africa's social, economic and political challenges. If so, then this could be what he needed to heal his mother from a strange mental illness. However, to get his hands on it, Mr Olum must clash with a famous, more powerful and wealthier family known to have descended directly from Ndahura, a legendary king of the BaC'wezi.

This is my submission for National Geographic's "Plastic Or Planet" contest. Writing started as a hobby and a way to give life to some amazing dreams I had. In reality, I am someone that is interested in a lot of different things including science and, more specifically, environmental sciences. That's what led me to pursue my studies in Ecology, now, I understand what problems our Planet, our World, faces and I know that the only way to save our future is by changing the path we are taking. To achieve this we have to change people's minds by teaching, explaining and showing them why it is crucial for our future and our descendants' future to conserve nature. I truly believe that Humans are not superior to other species and that it's the arrogance of thinking we are superior that will be our downfall. We do not own this world, we share it with other species. Our superior stage of evolution and knowledge doesn't give us more rights over this planet, it only gives us more responsibility to take care of it.

Imagine, after generations of constant pollution and a nuclear holocaust, that life on Earth was slowly dying out. Life will soon cease to exist due to toxins in the air, destroying the human body from the inside out. Imagine a dystopian world where the earth is sick due to human destruction and overdevelopment. Imagine the last of us just barely breathing on. Struggling to care for his young daughter at just 17, Grey is apart of the generation that has evolved to thrive in toxic environments only for so long. With his young husband on his death bed, Grey struggles just to feed his daughter let alone himself. As he carries out his day to day work, the love his life remains terminally ill bed bound in the hospital. This is a short story of a dying world and a young man pushing on. -short story- All Rights Reserved to Transgender_psycho

Short story.

A world divided. When Cretian colonists first conquered Hayl in 1894, it was an island lush with opportunity. The indigenous Endars were peaceful. The verdant hills were fertile. Priceless deposits of ferricon lay just beneath the soil. It was paradise. But now it's 2138. The Cretian mining industry has destroyed Hayl. Acid rain consumes the earth. Paradise has perished. And the Endars want revenge. When Endar opportunist Julius Strom begins secretly enacting his Retribution Initiative, the Cretians face their demise head-on. All Lucas wants to do is survive. All Judith wants to do is save her family. They are ostracized, hated by everyone for crimes that aren't their own. In a world dictated by skin color and cruelty, is it possible for anyone to find peace? Inspired by the short story Restitution by Eileen Pierce

Ovilen is a man on the run. Accused of the crime of saving his own life, he's being hunted by the most elite Endar technology in existence. The outlook is grim. Yet he must not fail. The lives of countless Cretians depend on him alone... A bite-size science fiction -Cover designed with an AI image generator via Canva-

Captain Planet

The old man's delightful memories made him talk endlessly. Bitter memories made him rethink and regret. Plastics are easy to carry and easy to use. But not the same in sea and ocean. Sea creatures aren't like you and me. They make mistakes, the mistakes which will cause their lives. Please reconsider before throwing wastes in water bodies. Entry for #planetorplant competition.

I hate myself for writing this..... 🤢 Credits: @martinespleandreu

A short and tiny story about a divided world at war and gravity is two times as effective. I wrote this story, intending to make the reader think about a few things. The narrator in this story questions his faith in humanity, and questions if there is any hope left for his broken world. I hope you enjoy this story.

When a heart speaks, the words are not ordinary but they come out as a poem. Poems are formed instinctively, when we can't speak our heart out to someone else. We write them down as poems. A glance at some of those. Author's note--- Here, I have added some of my poems as well as my brother's poems. Hi, my name is Dr Rukhsar Siddiqui, you also know me here as @ruks145. I am a dentist by profession. My brother's name is Mohammad Saif Siddiqui. He is a Computer Engineer. we are very pleased to meet you all. We hope you will love reading it.

I remember when these streets were full of life and everybody lived like they would live forever. My father, like always, was right but nobody dared to believe him. They thought he was crazy. Instead they managed to wipe out two thirds of the population. The only countries left unharmed are up north, but as I sit here, they are slowly getting covered up. It wasn’t until people started mysteriously dying that I knew I had to go on this journey. Finish what my father started.

A short story presenting what would happen if death met life while the world is falling apart. FMP Project

"Murderers. Destroying the planet, then showing great benevolence in carting us to new planets you choose to ruin." Is it a twist of fate that humans are being slowly annihilated by Armak, natives of the planet Arma (17th Colony of the humans), in a way that is eerily similar to the annihilation orchestrated by them on their home planet, Earth? Read my entry for National Geographic's #PlanetOrPlastic Writing Competition! Cover Artwork done by myself.