We are living in the here and now, experiencing this era of conflict and collapse. Times are hard, our lands are parched (or flooded). But there is also beauty and joy in the cracks, where light flows in and hope beams out. Some people tend towards “sunshining,” pretending away the bad and trying to stay positive. Others lean into “catastrophic thinking,” where only the worst is possible. But both are part of a journey that involves decay, conflict and vulnerability. We will all have to dive into deep valleys before climbing the slope towards bright futures as we move towards whatever we will build After Capitalism. These works remind us that we need to let ourselves feel the losses and hold on to whatever fills us as we move towards the new worlds on the horizon.