Welcome to Solardale is a novel about a town called Solardale.
The city of Carbondale, Illinois has renamed itself Solardale in honor of its embrace of solar power and transformation into a post-scarcity eco-city. When climate migrants arrive from the coasts, Solardale’s commitment to hospitality is called into question. Can a small town handle a growing number of climate migrants?
This novel is a work in progress (WIP) that is due to be released in late 2024 or early 2025. The short story that inspired the novel is now available exclusively through Treesong’s Ko-fi.
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Welcome to Solardale: The Short Story
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