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Categories Fantasy Cli-Fi Diverse
“The Rainmakers” was originally published in Fantasy Magazine Issue # 74, December 2021. While "The Rainmakers" is technically a post-apocalyptic story, it's all about characters fighting for positive change and radical kindness. A tale that sits on the intersection of Climate Fiction and Hope Punk.
Author Details
Megan M. Davies-Ostrom The Rainmakers
Megan M. Davies-Ostrom is a Canadian author with a penchant for horror and dark speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and anthologies such as Dark Waters and Bodies Full of Burning. Megan lives in Ontario with her husband, daughter, and two (strange) cats. When not writing or carrying-out the duties of her civil-servant alter-ego, she enjoys hiking, reading, and playing board games. STORY NOTES FOR THE RAINMAKERS “The Rainmakers” was inspired by an anthology call for joyful, queer, post-apocalyptic stories. I’m a lifelong fan of the disaster/apocalypse genre, but it can be bleak. The idea of writing a story that centred joy and hope in a genre that usually centres pain and nihilism really appealed to me. I wanted to take a setting that’s usually quite grim and layer in beauty, altruism, and compassion; the jubilant blend of a climate-based post-apocalypse and optimistic magic.
The Rainmakers by Megan M. Davies-Ostrom
Author Details
Megan M. Davies-Ostrom The Rainmakers
Megan M. Davies-Ostrom is a Canadian author with a penchant for horror and dark speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and anthologies such as Dark Waters and Bodies Full of Burning. Megan lives in Ontario with her husband, daughter, and two (strange) cats. When not writing or carrying-out the duties of her civil-servant alter-ego, she enjoys hiking, reading, and playing board games. STORY NOTES FOR THE RAINMAKERS “The Rainmakers” was inspired by an anthology call for joyful, queer, post-apocalyptic stories. I’m a lifelong fan of the disaster/apocalypse genre, but it can be bleak. The idea of writing a story that centred joy and hope in a genre that usually centres pain and nihilism really appealed to me. I wanted to take a setting that’s usually quite grim and layer in beauty, altruism, and compassion; the jubilant blend of a climate-based post-apocalypse and optimistic magic.
