Description

At low tide, Mara Venn discovers three public orchard rafts being towed toward a private marina. Their trees still live, but a new registry has erased the communities that care for them. With a retired tide engineer, a paper accession book, and an unexpected witness from inside the marina, Mara follows a map written in roots, maintenance signals, and names hidden beneath the water.

A polished speculative short story about stewardship, evidence, and the systems that decide what counts.

AI-assistance disclosure: Generative AI tools assisted with drafting, editing, layout, and artwork development. The work was directed, reviewed, and prepared for publication by ConroyConni.