Tomorrow will bring the unfortunate headline of a raging forest fire devouring settlements. Drought-hit, fire-prone. We, witnessing doom, end.

Today, you and I are having tea after a nice shower at the Himalayan resort, letting the tap flow unceasingly while I scrub your back, worries draining into someone else’s backyard.

Mandira Pattnaik lives in India where the climate crisis has reached alarming levels. Find more about her in mandirapattnaik.wordpress.com.