The Misappropriation of Clouds by Amy Waddell

August 6, 2025 marked eighty years since the nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

"The Misappropriation of Clouds" is a fictional short story based on a member of the writer's own family. This individual unwittingly played a part in one of the most devastating tragedies in human history — Hiroshima.

Following the 80 year commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima, "The Misappropriation of Clouds" is an elegy to those who lost their lives in the bombing and a poem for all those who carry on the hope that we can do better.

About Amy Waddell

Amy Waddell is a writer and film director living between Paris, France and Sedona, Arizona. She has just completed Mask Maker, a novel about American artist Anna Coleman Ladd who found an innovative way to help WW1 soldiers disfigured in trench warfare reintegrate into society after having been ostracized by the French government. Amy has also written several original scripts for Pan Européenne in Paris, adapted David Lodge's novel "Thinks", and created documentaries for the Annenberg Foundation on subjects ranging from genocide in Darfur to Native American struggles. Her work spans narrative fiction, screenwriting, and documentary storytelling.

CREDITS:

Writer: Amy Waddell

Producers: Amy Waddell & Helen Fitzgerald

FX & Sound Editor: Daniel Lawrence

Voice Actor: Gerard Maguire

Music Composer: Yuval Ron

Music:

Arden-ohmanOrchestraVfrankLuther-CanThisBeLove1930.mp3 (archive.org)

Sad War Music 01 by Magmi.Soundtracks License: Creative Commons 0

Photo: Courtesy of Seemann at Morguefile.com