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Convergence: A novel of a catastrophic future

By Staff Reports | July 12, 2013

quarantine on plane

Below is an excerpt from Convergence: A Novel of a Catastrophic Future by Paul Boerger. The novel deals with a global collapse due to climate shift, endless wars and a global pandemic "converging" to end civilization. The piece below is a version of the book's Chapter 1 condensed by the author for Transition Voice. 2220 CE Post-convergence, North American survivor enclave “It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: economic collapse, oil war, pandemic, Paul Boerger

Charter of the deep future: plenty is enough

By Staff Reports | June 28, 2013

Old French map of Pacific Ocean

Below is an excerpt from Samuel Alexander’s new book, Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilization. This book is a creative work of fiction – a "utopia of sufficiency" – which brings to life a simple living community that became isolated on a small island after the collapse of industrial civilization. Looking back from the future, the book describes the economy, culture, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: peak fiction, utopianism

Post-peak fiction: First Journey

By Staff Reports | May 20, 2013

river

We're pleased to publish the first chapter of the latest installment of W.R. Flynn's Shut Down series of novels, set in the Pacific Northwest after the collapse of the global economy. This excerpt comes from Flynn's volume entitled First Journey: After the Shut Down, in which the post-collapse colony in Corbett decides to send a small crew on a mission to explore the ruins of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Fiction Tagged With: post-peak fiction, Shut Down, WR Flynn

Peak fiction excerpt — Buck: A Survivor of The Shut Down

By Staff Reports | May 28, 2012

hunting knife

We are pleased to run an extended excerpt from WR Flynn's Buck: A Survivor of the Shut Down, just released this May. The novel is a sequel to Flynn's earlier Shut Down: A Story of Economic Collapse and Hope, which we reviewed last year. Enjoy. Chapter One "Joe, look!" Chris Saunders said, as he nervously drew his handgun for the first time in nearly two years. "Whoa," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: post-peak fiction, Shut Down, WR Flynn

Birthday wishes

By JB Sties | May 22, 2012

Consignment Shop

It was a sunny morning in early October and the house was astir with activity. Katie and her grandmother Edna were busy slicing tomatoes at the kitchen table for dehydrating. Henry and Ryan were working on a plumbing project in the basement to re-route the kitchen waste water to a rain barrel outside. With the exuberance of an eight year old on her birthday, the small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Fiction Tagged With: "Where presidents once gazed", fiction, homesteading, peak fiction, peak oil fiction

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