The Terraformer of Bigotry by Dawn Vogel
April 2021 | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine
If only it was as simple
as building a device,
programming in the right constraints,
picking a suitable location,
and letting the terraformer do its thing,
to wipe out bigotry.
Erase it from the terrain,
skimming the sticks and stones,
to make a viable field.
Shape the climate
to remove the occurrence
of screaming storms like tantrums.
Creating a place
where all can live
together in comfort.
Originally published in the April 2021 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine
Dawn Vogel’s academic background is in history, so it’s not surprising that much of her fiction is set in earlier times. Her steampunk series Brass and Glass is available from DefCon One Publishing. She lives in Seattle with her husband, author Jeremy Zimmerman, and their herd of cats. Visit her:
