Contributor alnilam

Genre: Magical realism

Protagonist attribute: A wandering or freelance rain dancer / summoner of rain

Protagonist obstructor: afraid of thunder

What the protagonist wants: Better irrigation and farming practices to become widespread so they can finally retire

Story setting: On Earth, but magical realism

Setting details: Dust bowl

World problem: Drought and famine

Your protagonist... Feels guilty about what they want

Your protagonist's attribute... Seems to backfire, but helps

Your protagonist's obstructor... Develops unexpectedly

At the end of the story... The world problem is overshadowed by a worse problem

The Rain Dancer
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