Episode
Tortoise Station – Lydia Millet
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- Emergence Magazine Podcast
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- Feb 10, 2026
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- 2064
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Summary
Depicting a distant age in which river guardians, mothmen, and condor trackers strive to protect a dying world, novelist Lydia Millet asks whether we can navigate species loss not through visions of saviors, but through patient devotion to what might yet emerge through care. Amid extreme temperatures and invasive insects, this short story follows a team of caretakers who track, feed, and hatch the clutches of “the old ones”—ancient desert tortoises nearing extinction. Read the story. Discover our latest print edition, Volume 6: Seasons . Credit: Daniel Farò / Connected Archives