Refugees from Sea-Level Rise, a Short Story by George Leposky
“Honey,” I announced, “we’re selling the house.” My spouse was flabbergasted – until I explained. I had just opened an envelope containing the 2016 renewal notice for our flood insurance. The premium was over $4,000. We bought the house in 1986. It was on South Bayshore Drive in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, FL. Our flood-insurance premium then was just $1,200 – an amount we considered acceptable, especially given our location across the street from a park on the shore