EMP
by Wilson Harp
Published: July 19th 2014
In
a flash of searing light, the world changed. A massive solar flare has crippled
the modern world and brought chaos and destruction. David Hartsman is stuck in
the remote farm town of his youth on what was expected to be a short visit to
check on his ailing parents. While his wife and his daughter are hundreds of
miles away at home in Chicago, David must face the dangers associated with his
own survival and the pressures of not being with his family. In a worldwide
catastrophe, every struggle is personal.
Excerpt:
The days had turned warmer and the rains had come to a stop.
The fields were planted with the food that would allow us to survive, and
everyone anxiously awaited the first harvest of lettuce and beans. Anything
other than radish and turnip soup seasoned with a little green onion and boiled
squirrel.
I walked past one of the fields and waved at the boys. Two
of them carried rifles and several others had sharp spades. Those with the
rifles were scanning the edges of the field making sure no rabbits came in to
eat the precious crops. Those with spades walked along each row, making sure no
moles or other burrowing varmint was making itself at home.
The boys waved back and went back to their vigilant sentry
work.
I shook my head as I thought about what Lexi would say if
she had seen this. She was afraid of guns. She never grew up around them and
did not like them. I didn’t care one way or another. To me, they were just
another tool. One I grew up with, but found no particular joy in using. It was
like a hammer. Lexi was afraid of them and didn’t want one in the house, so I
acquiesced to her demand.
But now they were needful things. The right tool for the
right job. At night, the dogs were set free in the field and the snares were set
along the edges. But in the daytime, a stray rabbit taken with a .22 meant not
only saving our crops, but more meat in our stew.
Author Bio:
Wilson Harp
is a writer based out of the American Midwest. As a military brat, he traveled
and met people from many cultures and backgrounds. Exposure to so many
different views has led him to an appreciation of an eclectic collection of
music, film and literature.
His sense of
wonder at stories and folklore started young and continues to this day, often
affecting the themes and ideas in his writing. In his works you will find the
old fashioned ideas of virtue and honor as the lifeline that pulls many of his
characters through the situations they often find themselves.
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