Just Listen
A climate fiction hopepunk short storyBy Saul Tanpepper
Length32m
About this audiobook
Hundreds of years after humanity resettled on the Moon, a man returns to Earth, hoping to find that the inhospitable conditions his ancestors fled are no longer. But when he encounters the descendants of the ones who had been left behind, everything he thought he knew and understood suddenly becomes meaningless.
From a winner of the 2021 Grist Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors contest comes another hopeful story about the climate crisis and a future that may not be as dark as we fear it will be.
*** The author recommends synthetic voice George for this story.
Saul Tanpepper is a writer of speculative horror, science fiction, and survival thrillers for all ages. He lives in Northern California. Please visit him at his website tanpepperwrites.com and sign up for his newsletter, Tanpepper Tidings for a free multi-book starter library.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (3)
GenreScience Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 23, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Just Listen
3End Matter
Raise the DeadSaul Tanpepper1h 12m4.4 (28) Only with Ultra
ErasureSaul Tanpepper50m5.0 (5) Only with Ultra
The Scenario EggSaul Tanpepper1h 11m4.7 (6) Only with Ultra
Open WideSaul Tanpepper57m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
RecodeSaul Tanpepper2h 47m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
NocturneSaul Tanpepper45m5.0 (4) Only with Ultra
A Thing for ZombiesSaul Tanpepper1h 2m Only with Ultra
OutsourcedSaul Tanpepper24m4.1 (23) Only with Ultra
Cannibal Disco Dancers in the Papaya Jungle of Giant Zombie RatsSaul Tanpepper32m4.9 (9) Only with Ultra
FlawlessSaul Tanpepper55m Only with Ultra
The Good KillSaul Tanpepper54m5.0 (6) Only with Ultra
A Flaw in the DivineSaul Tanpepper24m4.2 (33) Only with Ultra
The Cloud Weaver's SongSaul Tanpepper26m5.0 (9) Only with Ultra
They Dreamed of PoppiesSaul Tanpepper53m4.2 (73) Only with Ultra
The Last ZookeeperSaul Tanpepper17m5.0 (6) Only with Ultra
LeviathanSaul Tanpepper35m4.1 (62) Only with Ultra
GolgothaSaul Tanpepper1h 8m5.0 (5) Only with Ultra
Torn ApartSaul Tanpepper1h 17m4.7 (9) Only with Ultra
The Object of Her ObsessionSaul Tanpepper1h 2m4.3 (22) Only with Ultra
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