I read the guidelines and as just wondering what exactly did they mean by "Hope". Does it mean to be able to wallow in an energetic bonanza forever and ever? I really don't like when people don't want to look at things by involving touchy feelings. It makes the alternative look "mean" which just sound like manipulation to me!

Would your short story submissions have to be about the climate itself or about for example, how the conditions of the change in climate would impact fields like naturopathy and alternative healthcare?