The short story “Communal” by Shikhandin was published for the first time in 2020 by Future Fiction within the anthology “Avatar. Contemporary Indian Science Fiction”.

After humans exploit Earth’s resources to the point of causing enormous environmental damage, plants start mutating in ways that make human life difficult. In some cases, plants seem to have a will of their own when they attack humans, and eating them becomes more difficult. Will the joint efforts of the various nations find the solution?