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Survival of Simplicity

25 Tuesday Jun 2013

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Amish Life, Dystopian Hardships, Simple Living, Survivalists, Writing Science Fiction

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Photo: DT Krippene

We recently took a daytrip to Amish country near Lancaster, PA.  It’s a great time of year to observe a friendly, humble people who resist the temptations of a modern life.   They bear it well, but living in a fishbowl where the English “observe them” as anomalies of society, has to be somewhat nerve wracking.  Shunning electricity and other modern conveniences, the Amish have carved a unique niche in a country gone amok with technological advances.  When I think of the possibility for catastrophic loss of today’s modern life, one has to wonder if the Amish simplicity will survive.

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Expiration Date – Never

04 Monday Feb 2013

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Canned Goods, Dystopian, Expiration Dates, Food Preservation, Future of Food Storage, Spoilage, Survivalists, Writing Science Fiction

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The media has had a field day lately with the possibility that Twinkies will go by way of the passenger pigeon.  For those of you who are praying for a miracle, you can take comfort in the likelihood that a white knight will ride in to save the cakes from extinction, even though the cakes themselves, will remain edible until the actual apocalypse.   In my latest dystopian story, I toy with the concept of a time when over 95% of the world’s population is killed off in two years.  I won’t get into the challenges survivors face with cleanup activities, but it sparked a question as to what happens to all the manufactured foodstuffs in a supply chain for 300 million?

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We’re Still Here

21 Friday Dec 2012

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Apocalypse, Dystopia, Humor, Mayan Calender, Nostradamus, Survivalists

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If you’re reading this note, it would appear the Mayan’s have messed up the date
for the apocalypse.  So much for the sacrifice of young maidens who gave their lives to bring you the world’s end.  My heart goes out to them … no pun intended.  And what’s with the poor Mayan with the big schnozzle?

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A native of Wisconsin and Connecticut, DT deserted aspirations of being a biologist to live the corporate dream and raise a family. After seven homes, a ten-year stint working in Asia, and an imagination that never slept, his muse refused to be hobbled as a mere dream. A member of the Bethlehem Writers Group and Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, DT writes apocalyptic science fiction, paranormal, and parallel universe science fantasy. DT has published several short stories. “Hell of a Deal”, in the paranormal collection, Untethered, and most recently, “Man’s Best Friend”, in the 2021 Best Indie Book for Fiction, Fur, Feathers, and Scales. He also appeared in the Write Here – Write Now short story collection with his middle-grade paranormal, “Locker 33C”. An active member of the Bethlehem Writers Group, he’s been a featured author in the BWG Writers Roundtable Magazine, and will appear in the July 2021 Summer Issue with “Hot as Sin”. His latest project is an apocalyptic tale of humans on the edge extinction, and a young man born years after surviving humans had been rendered sterile. You can find D.T. on his website, Searching for Light in the Darkness, and his social media links on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

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