Pole Shift

by Jerry D. Young

POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION BY JERRY D. YOUNG THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF MOVEMENT ON THE ROAD. Just a wide expanse of thick white snow. At least the snowfall had stopped and the sun was out. Dayton stopped and got her sunglasses out of her bag and put them on. Hoping she was staying on the road, such as it was, Dayton headed for the small, steady stream of smoke climbing into the cold air high up on the valley wall at the far end. She slammed on the brakes suddenly when, even though it was bright outside, or perhaps because of it, she almost ran into a huge snow drift. Life was full of challenges now, but snow drifts are just the beginning when you are facing a POLE SHIFT. ABOUT AUTHOR JERRY D. YOUNG Author Jerry D. Young has been a fixture in the survival and prepping communities for more than twenty years. The author of more than 100 novels and short stories, Jerry’s writing has been a staple for men and women of all ages and from all walks of life that are interested in prepping, survival, and all-around self-sufficiency. Jerry’s books are written with the goal of educating as well as entertaining and generally enjoyed by all who seek to expand their knowledge of prepping and survival topics while enjoying a good book or short story. As daunting as the end of the world, nuclear fallout, World War III, Civil unrest, economic collapse, solar flares, EMP attacks, and other apocalyptic scenarios may be, society has always been interested in the “What If?” of a Post-Apocalyptic World. Jerry’s stories provide interesting and practical perspectives of heroes and villains navigating Post-Apocalyptic scenarios including everything from Mad Max type of events to more relevant plot lines that seem as if they could have come from the headlines of the modern world. Find more about Jerry D. Young at www.CreativeTexts.com.

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 5, 2012

About the author

Jerry D Young was born at home, in Senath, Missouri July 3, 1953. At age 5 the family rented a small farm house on an active farm 40 miles southwest of St. Louis. While the family weren't farmers, they lived something of a homestead type life, raising a milk cow, sometimes two, and calves, a pig or two, chickens, and the occasional goat. Along with the stock, a large garden helped to feed Jerry's three brothers and two sisters for several years. Fishing and hunting contributed to the pantry, as did foraging the wild edibles on the property.

At the age of 14, the family, minus a brother and two sisters that were now adults and on their own, moved back to Senath. Having been encouraged from an early age to read, Jerry was a regular patron of the Senath Branch Library.

A love of a good story was born within him, and shortly before graduating high school, for a lack of stories that he liked at the library, he began to write short vignettes, and started taking notes for stories that he wanted to tell. Well, a full life interceded, and the writing didn't resume for several years.

But while working a job with a much free time, and the then newfangled home computer, Jerry began to write in earnest. With the occasional gap in the process, Jerry continued to research and write, never believing he could ever be published. But when he turned 50, he wanted a change in his life, left the job he was doing and began focusing on his writing.

When he became ill, the writing stopped, but not the inspiration. When he started writing again, in 2004, after getting the medical problems under control, he began to read some on-line stories dealing with emergency preparedness, one of his other loves. The die was cast. Now with over a hundred of the vignettes and short stories about how to survive disasters written, along with his other novels, Jerry decided to go for broke, adding one of his previous works every few days to his list of stories now available, Jerry continues to write, both the Prep/PAW stories, as well as action adventure with a little romance type stories that first got him started.

Reviews

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pole Shift by Jerry D. Young is a fantasy and romance novel in one. The first half of the book was getting to know the characters and the different theories of pole shift. Also what they did and were doing to prepare for it. The last half was when it happened and meeting others that survived and starting over. It was quite enjoyable. I have always been interested in the pole shift theories. It was interesting to read about how it might play out. The plot was good, characters were well developed, and dialogue was true to life. I enjoyed the book.

[Dawn Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could this be real?

Good story. It makes you think, could this really happen? What is the probability? A nice change from EMP's and zombies.

[Barry Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Different kind of apocalypse

This is a lot different from most apocalyptic stories. I've read at least two dozen of Young's books and enjoyed them mostly. Only negative about this book is that obviously no one proofread it....lots of mispelled words, .missing words, etc.....but definitely worth reading..

[Pat Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yay, Barksdale!

I lived in Barksdale, Texas in 1935 and 36. That was a good time for me. I enjoyed this book because of the connotations with the other Ark. Well written, as usual. Thanks again, Jerry D. Young.

[John L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jerry hits a home run again. He started my understanding of being prepared.

He is the top guy on survival. Great planning and ideas. Not full of porn, guns and warlords. He is the real deal.