Globella's Warning - by Julian Kern

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https://Voice.club - The white flag fluttered in the warm breeze. The image showed a black crow and underneath the initials CAWWW.

Inside the building, the annual conference for the Confederation of Australian Weather Witches and Wizards was in full swing. Chairing the meeting was Globella, delegate of the World Weather Witches and Wizards. Around the table were the seven Australian delegates and Climaticus, Globella’s guest.

“The final and most important item on the agenda is world concern that you are letting weather get out of control. Last year was the worst on record. Aridia, you’re responsible for dry conditions, how do you explain such a severe drought?”

“Well, it’s always dry in the outback, Globella, but last year Thermione kept increasing temperatures and I rarely see any rain which must be Torrentia’s fault.”

“It’s no good blaming me,” retorted Torrentia. With Thermione’s control of temperatures, it’s hard to conjure rainfall especially when I rarely see Cloudia and Davinda.” The meeting broke into bickering and Globella called them to order.

Cloudia spoke up. “The ways things were last year, me and Davinda were pretty much confined to the West coast; we blame Thermione too!”

“And what about you Ignis, wild fires have raged out of control, destroying homes and killing humans”. Ignis threw a glance at Thermione. He knew the searing temperatures were the catalyst.

Thermione rose to her feet, aware that all fingers were pointing at her. “Its not my fault,” she defended. “Human activity has caused temperatures to rise beyond my influence and this has forced Glacius back to the Snowy Mountains where he’s of little use.” Glacius graciously nodded acceptance. “If I’m to help at all, I would have to bring extreme conditions to play. I’ll need your help, Thermione, to reduce temperatures as low as possible. Davinda you will need to evoke tempest force wind. We will need a massive and sustained snowfall.”

Globella spoke up. “Extreme measures are called for. Climaticus will monitor change in your weather, but it’s over to you Glacius. You are now the Blizzard of Oz.”

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Loved the idea of a Confederation of Australian Weather Witches and Wizards! I thoroughly enjoyed the bickering and each blaming the other. Typical how no one wanted to take responsibility. They were right to blame man for climatic change. Glad that they were going to enforce extreme measures. A unique and humorous read. Well done, Julian!

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Thank you Margarida. I was trying to think of a different approach to the prompt and The blizzard of Oz came in to my head at 5am :joy:

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How interesting for even Witches and Wizards to argue just as if they were human! The names for each were so creative; they definitely added to the enjoyment of the story. Then to end with the “Blizzard of Oz” was a brilliant touch. I never imagined climate change could be so enjoyable. Thank you for this entertaining story.

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That bickering was a masterstroke and the names of the witches and wizards reminds me of Dickens’ characters. Well done!

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I thoroughly enjoyed this more light-hearted take on the climate change problem and loved your creativity behind this piece. Beautifully narrated too, I get so jealous every time I hear your seamless narration. Very nicely done all round.

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A clever and imaginative take on weather, personifying natural forces with witty names. The dialogue keeps it engaging, and the ending—“You are now the Blizzard of Oz.”—is a brilliant twist!

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thanks Carrie,
i have done a lot of presenting and reading publically and so it doesnt worry me but i know a lot of people do not like doing an audio and i think that is reflected in the number of entries.

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Oh. That’s a very unique take on the prompt. Very clever. I loved it.