Gardener of The World, A Family, A Village & A Solar Storm

   PEEKS INTO THE STORY

"He awoke early out of a disturbing dream. In it he had been barefoot on the roof in the dark."

 

 "As the sun climbed higher yet, the earth would also warm, enticing the surrounding air upward, in turn freshening an onshore breeze to take its place, slowly twisting the windmill to life."

 

"Dave was just under six feet and still had his military build and manner. He received a lot of friendly smiles from women of all ages."

 

"He had blood stains on his nose and fatigue shirt, a footprint on his pant leg not far from his crotch and one eye was inflamed, destined to become a shiner. Obvious trademarks of an O’Brien woman."

 

"On the third day of the outage about forty miles to the southeast of South Branch, the big generator that had been keeping the lights on and the elevators running in the six story River View Condominiums in North Haven had run out of diesel."

 

“You don't understand! We'll be so far behind when we get power back, we won't have any friends!” Nora, his younger daughter looked on, noticeably shocked. The world moved quickly for the digitally dependent.

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