The Scarlet Plague

Set in a post-apocalyptic 2073, the narrative follows James Howard Smith, an elderly survivor of the Scarlet Plague that devastated humanity decades earlier. As he roams the desolate landscape with his three grandsons, they struggle to grasp the magnitude of his memories—fear, chaos, and the vibrant world that once existed. Through his stories, Smith attempts to bridge the gap between their hunter-gatherer existence and the lost civilization, highlighting themes of memory, survival, and the impact of catastrophic change on human experience.