The Month of Apocalypse is Over

That's it. I've written fifteen stories related to the end of the world, as per our agreement. Admittedly there were delays and I've ended this project two weeks later than expected. Real-life commitments demanded more from me than I thought. And sometimes, I just didn't feel like writing. This past month has been kind of …

Month of Apocalypse Day 15: Let’s Go Back And Try Again

Dirk Sanders ran into his dad's laboratory. "Dad, is the time machine finally working?" he asked excitedly. Dr. William Sanders turned around. "The boxes of methane you found for me last week were a great help! We finally have enough energy to send one person back in time by thirty years maximum," said Dr. Sanders …

The Pointlessness of Earth Hour

Earth Hour is into its 5th year, and still a pointless exercise in trying to promote environmentalism. I wrote a blog entry 2 years ago about how useless Earth Hour is, and Ben Jervey from GOOD has just written a succinct article on why participating in Earth Hour today is futile, and why he would not be …

Month of Apocalypse Day 14: The Last House

The day seemed to start like any other. My alarm clock rang at 7am, the sun shone through the windows, and all seemed well. I woke up, brushed my teeth, took a shower, dressed up for work, ate my breakfast, and walked out through the door. I was greeted by desolate ruins, everywhere. Everywhere except …

Month of Apocalypse Day 13: Will The World End Tonight?

The world will end tonight. Those were the exact words that popped into Todd Spurlock's head as sat in the train on his morning commute. What? he thought. The world will end tonight. "Who's that?" he demanded aloud. A few commuters on the train stared at him. There was no reply. "Is that you, God?" …

Month of Apocalypse Day 12: The Word

Words have power. It's something not a lot of people seem to realise. When a mother scolds a child, what she tells him will shape how he grows up. A girl, when contemplating suicide, may recall the cutting words that someone teased her with twenty years ago. It may no longer apply, but those words …