Anachronistic counter culture shenanigans among preppers and hermits and subsistence farmers and religious cultists.These are four different cultures in conflict, not a description of a culture. The only things shared is human foibles and proximity...
An old story, unearthed... Mat is in the upstairs bedroom getting ready for his morning run when through the window he spots his new neighbor in her yard doing some gardening. His wife, Laura, enters the bedroom, observes Mat's interest in the gardening going on down below, and takes things into her own hands.
Breaking rules is bad, being caught is worse and the punishment can be hell. Hell can even get worse or if you are very lucky, turn into something wonderful, although sometimes it comes from an unexpected source. Kelli was a cheerleader and thought she could break the rules. She was given only one chance, and it was going to be hell. She was lucky, there was someone involved who put her through hell and when it looked like hell could get a lot worse for her turned it into heaven.
As far as he knew, Joe Granger was the only Terran being within lightyears, and he liked it that way. But one day at the market on Roku V, he saw something unexpected: another human. Stranger still, she was naked.
My three daughters and I are taking our family's annual trek to see my brother Edwards family. It is the third trip since my wife died. (I left out some codes on purpose)