The Kindness Exchange
A neighborhood creates a system for exchanging acts of help without assigning prices.
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Hopeful Human Speculative Fiction
Speculative stories about kindness, repair and community — the future as something people build together.
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When the World Took a Day Off
For one day each year all nonessential machines stop at once.
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The People Who Stayed
A town offers everyone a guaranteed relocation grant, but some choose to remain.
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The Borrowed Sunrise
People can donate the experience of a sunrise to someone who cannot see it.
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The Tomorrow Garden
A public garden grows one plant for each commitment to future generations.
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The Repair Café at the End of Time
A café repairs objects by recovering the stories that made them matter.
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The Welcome Committee
A city appoints volunteers to welcome people returning after long absences.
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The Smallest Festival
A town celebrates one overlooked achievement every week.
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The House of Open Tables
A community kitchen expands its tables whenever someone arrives hungry.
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The Lighthouse for Inland Seas
A lighthouse appears wherever a community has lost its sense of direction.
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The Calendar of Good News
A local newspaper reserves one page for verified acts of progress.
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The Second Chance Orchestra
An orchestra welcomes adults who abandoned music years earlier.
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The Bridge Builders' Club
Residents can temporarily build bridges between places they miss.
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The Last Free Afternoon
A city guarantees every worker one afternoon without obligations.
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The Neighborhood of New Names
New residents may choose a fresh name recognized by their community.
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The Shared Sky Project
Cities exchange live views of their skies to reduce isolation.
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The Little School of Big Questions
A community school invites adults to study alongside children.
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The River Restoration Society
A town can hear the river's health as music.
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The Unlost and Found
A lost-property office begins returning intangible things such as courage and patience.
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The Future Postcards
Postcards arrive from plausible futures created by collective choices.
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