“Alpha”

A science-fiction radio play by the author Lydia Millet imagines a future in which humans have wiped out the world’s plants.

John Miller

NovelistLydia Milletimagines a future where a genetic engineering accident has wiped out much of the earth’s plant life. When a few blades of grass appear on a remote island, a scientist goes to investigate.Martha Plimptonreads thestory.

(Originally aired November 20, 2009)