Headline
Calgary flood: Practicing for the apocalypse
So yeah, this picture? That's downtown Calgary. Thankfully, I don't live in downtown Calgary (or in any of the areas that got evacuated), but I do live in Calgary. For…
Author: char
Post-Apocalypse People
Drama, the survival camp, and you
So over the past six months or so, I've realized something about myself: I hate drama. Not drama in movies or books or anything like that, but real-life drama. The…
Fiction Reviews
Book review: The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius Editor: John Joseph Adams Genre: Science Fiction Anthology Publisher: Tor Note: This review is being…
Apocalyptic Living
But what will I drink in the post-apocalypse?
Apologies again for falling off the planet these past couple weeks. Things have been happening that have affected my ability to write (well, more like my ability to stay awake…
Apocalyptic Living
10 ways to ensure your survival camp followers toss you to the zombies
So you're a survival camp dictator tyrant leader. Congrats! You've got a bunch of people looking to you to keep them alive (no pressure or anything). Of course, now you…
Debris
April Fool's
In case you haven't already figured it out (it probably wasn't that hard though), my last post was an April Fool's joke. Sadly, ICoS isn't really building bunkers (but maybe some…
Apocalyptic Living
Fundraising for the new ICoS real-life survival bunker
Hi everyone! It's Char (remember me?). Apologies for my long absence (if you haven't noticed I've been gone, I will throw you to the zombies, see if I don't), but…
Reading Material
Book review: The Last Donut Shop of the Apocalypse
The Last Donut Shop of the Apocalypse by Nina Post Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. Amazon blurb: As Pothole City…
Fiction Reviews
Book review: The Facebook Diet by Gemini Adams
The Facebook Diet by Gemini Adams Release date: January 30, 2013 Publisher: Living Consciously Publishing Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for this review. Also…
Preparedness
Fight the Bite, Part 3: The second class
The first part of this post series, my interview with The Forge instructor and Fight the Bite organizer Tim, was published on Monday. Part 2, about the first class of…