I came across this article today titled "Should We Be Having Kids In The Age Of Climate Change?": http://www.npr.org/2016/08/18/479349760/should-we-be-having-kids-in-the-age-of-climate-change
It gave me the chills and reminded me of my beloved manuscript. Below is my most current query.
THE CALLING OF ONE is adult
Post-Apocalyptic in three parts, complete at 87,000 words, that follows
Mikenna’s life from childhood to adult. It has a light sci-fi hook with a
literary bent similar to STATION ELEVEN.
In 2033, seven-year-old
Mikenna Lawson wakes up every morning wishing she wasn’t the last human ever
born. Since The Decision—humanity’s
willing choice to stop reproducing for Earth’s rejuvenation—quality of life is high and babies are a thing of the past.
Selflessness, acceptance, and planning for a smooth ending are the wisdoms of
the Post-Decision age.
Mikenna
disagrees. When she hears the president
talk about there not being anymore babies, she imagines
herself as the second Eve—until her ninth birthday party. There she learns she was
sterilized as a baby for her illegal birth during The Decision. Her hopes come
crashing down. In her teenage years she researches images of babies to see if
they look like the ones in her dreams. She contemplates suicide so someone else
can be the last human. And as a young woman, the desire to be a mother
grows, but she abstains from physical intimacy with her husband because of its
emotional connection to her sterilization.
In 2071, as the
human race dwindles, and Mikenna begins to accept The Decision, she discovers
she was never sterilized. The doctor who delivered Mikenna saved her from the
punishment. With motherhood, and the Eve dream, a sudden possibility, Mikenna
must decide if fulfilling her own desire is worth subjecting a child to the
emptying world.
