Synopsis

As humans go about destroying the world slowly, bears stand by and observe.

History

First publication: New Worlds, Volume 66, Number 224

Based off Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson.

Review

As in the Bisson story, we have the bears kind of watching as people go about their lives. This story seems to focus on the celebration of a battle between unions and mining companies in Colorado, but goes on a larger rant about how we have been destroying the environment and killing off other creatures. It seems this story is used to make a point about the need for people to stop - for corporations and selfish billionaires to be stopped - destroying the planet. The story was well-written and kind of experimental.