A Friend Of The Earth by T. Coraghessan Boyle

In a near-future ravaged by climate chaos and mass extinction, an aging former eco-saboteur ekes out a living caring for a wealthy entertainer’s ragtag menagerie while confronting memories of radical activism, fractured love, and a devastating family tragedy. Moving between his reckless past and a drenched, precarious present, the story explores the price of idealism, the murky ethics of ecotage, and the stubborn, often absurd persistence of hope amid environmental collapse.