Obsessed with the apocalypse in all its trivial detail
Fine Print by T.C. Middlesex is seven horror stories about what you agree to when you're lonely, desperate or not paying attention. Here's why it belongs on a survival blog.
Killer robots make good movies, but the AI problems you are likeliest to face are scams, fakes and broken systems. What's real, what's fiction, and practical steps to protect yourself.
Why holidays matter more after a disaster, and practical ways to celebrate with scavenged decorations, pantry feasts, homemade gifts and winter traditions, plus a few safety notes.
A practical guide to preserving family stories, recipes, photos and traditions so they survive a disaster, with interview questions and the storage methods that actually last.
Which video games and tabletop games actually build habits useful for survival, which skills they can't teach you, and the games that model the end of the world best.
Our ancestors would find ordinary modern life astonishing, and fragile. A look at the everyday systems we take for granted and how quickly each one stops when something breaks.
Why people keep writing through every catastrophe, from siege diaries to survival logs, plus the trivial but vital details: which pens fail, which paper lasts and what's worth recording.
Dog versus kid as an apocalypse companion, scored round by round for laughs, followed by the serious part: how to prepare children and pets for an actual emergency.
Eight tested-style recipes made entirely from shelf-stable pantry food, with quantities, plus how to stock, rotate and safely cook from an emergency pantry.
Our review of O.T. Nelson's 1975 novel The Girl Who Owned a City: some of the best practical survival detail in children's fiction, wrapped around a philosophy worth arguing with.
