The Cascadia Universe

An alternate history of nations, cultures, languages, and climate reshaping the world.

The Republic of Cascadia

Founding of Cascadia, 2035

The Founding of Cascadia (2035)

[Full story text about Cascadia’s secession and founding goes here.]

Life in Cascadia

[Story about daily life, culture, values, and the Commons Hall.]

The Urban Synths and the Soilkoepers

[Story detailing ideological tension between urban technologists and rural land stewards.]

Eli’s War and Redemption

[Story intertwining Eli’s wartime past and his present in Cascadia.]

A Fragmented North America

The Republic of Texas

[Story exploring Texan identity, independence, and psyche.]

Sioux Falls: Silicon Prairie

[Story about Sioux Falls becoming a Midwest tech hub in the 2030s.]

The Fall of Los Angeles

[Story of LA’s collapse due to fires and crime, and Florida’s rise as film capital.]

The American South and the Heat Crisis

[Story of extreme heat waves overwhelming power grids.]

Neovenice (Miami)

Neovenice canal streets

[Story of Miami adapting to sea-level rise with canal streets.]

Global Transformations

United European States (UES)

[Story of Europe unifying into a federal nation.]

United African States (UAS)

[Story of Africa’s industrial and cultural renaissance.]

The Arctic Rush

[Story of nations racing to exploit newly accessible Arctic resources.]

The First Lunar Colony

[Story of the first nation to colonize the Moon.]

Languages and Dialects

Cascadian English

[Dialectal changes and local lingo.]

Neoñol (Neovenice Creole)

[Hybrid English–Spanish language used in Miami.]

Cascadia Port Creole

[Korean–English pidgin with Chinook/Salish influence.]

Cultural Artifacts

Cascadian Mycocharms

Mycocharms

[Description and cultural meaning of Cascadian knick-knacks.]

Music of Cascadia

[Lyrics and cultural role of songs like “Where the Pines Still Sing.”]