In the epilogue of 235 bloom we explore the aftermath of occupation with Everest Pipkin’s World Ending Game. Jordan and Paul create a montage of continuing stories for some of the characters we’ve met along this journey. We end with an invitation for you to contribute to a vision for this city’s future.

*The title of this episode is a quote from Kyle Tran Myhre’s Not A Lot of Reasons to Sing, But Enough, a book about two wandering poets on “a prison colony moon full of exiled rebels, robots, and storytellers.” It’s truly worth your time and dollars, go pick up a copy.

Content Warnings:

• Depictions of war and military occupation
• Discussions of trauma and loss
• Scenes involving violence and destruction
• Themes of political and corporate power struggles
• References to death and memorials

Produced by Paul Privitera and Jordan Lee Thompson.

Edited by Jordan Lee Thompson.

Music by Javier Lopez of Goatfoam.

Cover Art by Maddy Fusco.

Voice over by LIPING VONG.

235 bloom is a collaboration between Des Moines & Dragonsand The Institute for Manufactured Futures. It is a work of speculative fiction taking place in the year 2089. The locations may be real, but any similarity to actual persons or their descendants is unintentional.