Marvel at technological miracles: Your consciousness uploaded to Cloud 9! Autonomous transport pods! Time travel, and not just at the usual speed! Plus more … And watch amazed as each of them doesn’t solve all the world’s problems! This issue of New Maps sees the unexpected high-tech possibilities of the deindustrial future coming to the fore: in the forests of Oregon, on the highway across a fractured western U.S., in a research facility buried deep under Texas, and in a metaverse near you. As well, excellent stories of lower-tech futures, including a pirate’s bargain, a frightening new breed of successful youngster, and a fresh idea for political representation. These are joined by Cheap Thrills and two new columnists, as well as letters and a new community-contributed feature. There’s a lot new to see, even besides the futuristic inventions: check it out!

Contents

Introduction		iv
Letters		1
Essays & Reviews
Cheap Thrills: Stream Foraging	Justin Patrick Moore	7
These Haunted Ruins: Religion in the Deindustrial Age	Violet Bertelsen	15
Perspectives on Energy: The Electrification of the Transportation Sector	David England	22
Field Notes	Contributed by readers	25
Stories
The Letters and Numbers Man	Daniel Crawford	29
The Price	Dawn Vogel	46
In the Trees	Joshua Mertz	48
Autonomy	Anthony St. George	57
Alliance	Catherine McGuire	72
Void	David England	84
The Sleepers Awake	A.D. Watts	91

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