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that's a good idea Free. maybe some old broad living out on her own somewhere who's hardly even realized the change. my greatgrandfather was still tending his 2 acre garden all by himself until he was in his 90s. he gave away most of what he raised since it was much more than he needed for...

very interesting possibilities. if i was going to take a larger scale look at this scenario those would be really intriguing avenues to explore. who knows, my scope my broaden as the writing stage goes on. your post did make me think about something i read on a survivalist thread about the...

see, that's exactly what i didn't think about. i thought about scavenging in the abandoned homes for food but NOT windows! perfect. i really didn't want to waste the space in the truck for a bunch of windows. they are basically going to clear out the whole feed store and i'm running on the...

if you found yourself in this type of collapse scenario (assuming that you weren't already pretty SS), what items would you rush out to scavenge? i feel like i'm hitting the big ticket items but missing a lot of things. i'm trying to compartmentalize my thinking. so i start looking at various...

i'm so intrigued to know which one is the schmarmiest! ;) otherwise, duly noted.

i've been looking at the specifics for hand pumps and windmills. my parents have a hand pump in the garage that is all that remains of the original homestead (the house my great-grandfather was born in). the house burned down when he was a child, and another that was built there after that...

ah, one of my favorite books too. so depressing but so beautifully written. dystopian fiction is one of my favorite genres and really the only "science fiction" i like. The Hunger Games series that's so popular right now is a spectacular addition.

i agree with you both. of course, i want to create speculation and possibilities, but i don't want to dwell on the actual how and why. for me, that was the biggest downfall for the BBC show Survivors (the remake). they spent a LOT of time talking about the virus, showing the lab that was trying...

my dear departed Fig was a licker. like compulsively. i would wake up with cat slobber all over my face and a rash where he'd licked my face raw. weird cat. that i couldn't handle, so i had to start locking the cats in the bathroom at night. it was far enough away that i could just barely hear...

that must explain it. there has never been a time in my entire life that my family didn't have a heeler and/or a catahoula.

i'm surprised even this many people have heard of them! we had several when i was growing up, but i'd never known anyone else who had even heard of them until a few years ago. they were some of the best and smartest dogs we've ever had, and that's really saying something. our first was named...

according to Europa food safety website information "If an article is intended for food contact it shall be labelled for food contact or bear the symbol with a glass and fork." it's a symbol universally recognized in Europe. my guess would be that it's safe, but i'd probably want to know what...

thanks for the vote of confidence!! i'm hoping to steer away from kinkiness. i don't want it to seem like a gimick, but rather something deeply emotional and sustainable long term. but i sure do love exploring polyamory!

hehe, great dream! i think horses are going to be something they "scavenge" from one of the neighboring farms.

wow, Icu4dzs, that's tons of good stuff for me to look into! thanks! most of those references i'm not familiar with, so plenty of new things to experience. as for the love triangle, i have definitely been leaning towards them finding some way to be a family in a polyandrious vein. i just want...

those are good points. i'm not planning to take an really extended look, just about 1-2 years, but i have been thinking about relationships and how familes are really created. to expose a big plot point, the boyfriend wasn't sick with what caused the outbreak, but they didn't know that before...

the goal is really just 50,000 words. they encourage us just to write, not to revise or worry about things that are wonky. so i'm looking at details and technicalities, but i'm not letting myself get too concerned about them. the idea is that you just write and write and write as a creative...

i also wanted to say that i really really don't want this to be all doom and gloom like more post-apocalyptic stories. so ideas that are funny or happy or just normal day-to-day SS stuff are welcome. i'm also looking for ideas on some character sketches for some of the roving survivors that they...

The Colony is actually one of my inspirations. another is the BBC show Survivors. i love both, but they are centered around urban/industrial areas and i just kept feeling like so much was missing. i mean, in that sitituation, wouldn't you immediately head for farms? no quarantine area, at least...

in November i'm participating in a writing event called National Novel Writing Month. the goal is to start writing on November 1st and complete a 50,000 word novel by the end of the month. so, from now til November 1st, i'm compiling my research material and story outline. i'm writing a...