The stories focus on a small window in time.
A single moment.
An ordinary day.
What happened between our present and that future moment remains open.
Every reader fills that space for themselves.
With their experiences.
With their hopes.
With their concerns.
With their questions.
In this way, the stories do not become predictions. They become encounters with possible futures.
Today, I write these stories myself. In the future, I hope people from different countries, cultures, and ways of life will contribute their own Children's Future Stories and share their perspectives on what the future might feel like.
Stories become images.
Images become comics.
Comics create encounters.
And encounters sometimes create new thoughts.
I do not know where this journey will lead.
But I look forward to exploring this space together with others.
🌱📖
Rainer Langer
Creator of Children's Future Stories
About me, Rainer Langer, Climate Artist
🎈Children's Future Stories
What would a child tell us about the world if they were living one hundred, five hundred, or even a thousand years in the future?
This question has accompanied me since May 2026.
The world is changing. We talk about climate change, biodiversity, energy, cities, social justice, technology, industry, and even the exploration of other planets. Across the world, people are trying to solve problems, repair what has been damaged, and create better conditions for the future.
Children's Future Stories deliberately do not tell these stories.
- They do not explain political decisions.
- They do not describe technologies.
- They do not present strategies or solutions.
Instead, they invite us to spend a brief moment in the everyday life of a child living in a possible future.
- A shower day.
- A journey.
- A football practice.
- A meadow with friends.
- Or a quiet evening looking at distant city lights.
