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July 15, 2013
Monday Prep – Bartering and Trading
Essentially, bartering and trading mean the same thing when used in the same context, which is to say that they constitute the exchange of goods or services for something other than what we know as “money.” In a collapse situation, money may become obsolete. Oh, probably not immediately, although your access to cash could be […]
July 12, 2013
Pixar vs. Reality – Melanie Whithaus
A very strange combination of things has brought me to my current state of mind: Pixar’s Monsters University and the fact that I’m taking the GRE in less than a week. I couldn’t tell you want GRE stands for, but I will tell you that this test is going to decide my future. For those […]
July 11, 2013
Recycled – Third in the Series
So I’ve been struggling with this synopsis – I’ve gotten a lot of good advice, and some suggestions, and it’s not finished by any means, but here’s the general idea: REDUCED: VADER is released by the government as a test, but things go horribly wrong. Abby and her group flee St. Louis and its suburbs […]
July 10, 2013
Summer fun, procrastination and my obsession with lists
Reblogged from Charlotte Howard: I say this grabbing hold of a piece of literal wood - Summer has reached Somerset. It's 28°C, the sun is shining, the dog is panting, and my freckles are merging. Summer holidays begin in T -12 days, and so the list writing as begun. This year I did a brainstorm […]
July 9, 2013
I wish you listeners at home could see what I am seeing now...
Reblogged from The Fauxpocalypse Project: Saw grindstone, put nose to same. I have been sending out nagging little e-mails to all of my contributors, thanking them for their patience, giving notes where I felt they were warranted, and generally letting people know that I am going forward on this again. I've also converted all of […]
July 8, 2013
Prep Monday with a Twist
I don’t normally write these off-the-cuff, I spend a few minutes at least thinking about my posts and I correct as I go, but this was too good to pass up. And, in the spirit of Prep Monday, I’ll start with saying the number one thing for SHTF is this: Don’t be stupid. That said, […]
July 7, 2013
The Book House: July Update, Moving, and Volunteers needed!
Reblogged from The Book House: The Book House - One of Missouri's Most Endangered Historic Places in 2013 As you may already be aware, The Book House is being forced to move to a new location very soon, as the building owner has sold the property. Many people have been asking us WHERE we are […]
July 6, 2013
An Interview with Emily Dickinson and Frankenstein: Part 1
Reblogged from The Lone Writer: Shannon Yarbrough: In anticipation of my new novel, Dickinstein, due out from Rocking Horse Publishing in October, I recently sat down with the two people who inspired me to write this book: Emily Dickinson and Frankenstein. In case you didn't already know, the book is a mash-up of Emily Dickinson's […]
July 5, 2013
Friday Intern Post – Rachel Gorin
I love to read. I remember the first time I actually, really, considered myself to be able to read. I was sitting on the couch and my mom and brother were sitting on the floor – she was helping both of us, going back and forth, and we each had a book in our hands. […]
July 4, 2013
Independence Day
No, not the movie – the occasion! And, yes, it’s a perfect day to reflect on our country and where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we’re going. And yes, of course I’m going to mention my books, ‘cause it’s MY blog! To begin our brief history lesson: our country was founded on […]
