I think you may want to reconsider your idea that trade won't be important. If they are living in small pockets and are at all technologically...
Ah, a cereal killer. I'll remember to keep an eye on you!
Just a thought, but does it have to be Earth? What if the population were the survivors of a colony ship that crash landed on a planet of extremes...
I would call that style serial digression, but I admit I just made that up. ;) If you were to write a story like that, you would have to be very...
Thanks, Gigi!
Did you ever see the movie Bad Influence? Yeah, like that . . . ;)
Oh, I'm with you, Mckk. I skip the debates that are liable to end up in hurt feelings. I stick with my nature group where we all know each other...
Well, I don't know if it would be helpful, but since you ask about post-apocalyptic books, you might try Gate to Women's Country by Sheri Tepper....
Stevesh, thanks - I really like the cat, Manny, too. The idea of him came to me when I caught one of my cats drinking out of my water cup once and...
Oh, dear. I hope I didn't give the impression getting published is a bad goal. It's just not mine. I'm way too lazy for the dedication it must...
I have a somewhat philosophical question about the value of stuff. As background, I've written a couple of stories set in an antique/junk store...
Thanks, all, for the welcome! **waves like a nutter back** Re: publishing - the way I look at it, given the hordes waiting to get their writing...
My spouse is a WWII enthusiast and I have been known to make up facts just to see if he's paying attention. I can then claim ignorance. I pay for...
Oh, lord - I hear you! I posted an essay once about a a bird behavior I had observed and someone read me the riot act because I got a detail wrong...
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