Basic Survival
Post-apocalyptic childbirth
Last week, we talked about post-apocalyptic pregnancy. This week, we move on to labor and delivery. Again, the caveat: I am not a medical professional, midwife, or a doula. I’m…
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Survival Sex Kit (not safe for some works)
So, when the power goes out and the liquor has run down, someone might get horny. This brings me back to that episode of Seinfeld when Elaine's favorite contraceptive is discontinued and she goes out…
Basic Survival
Supernatural Apocalypse
We cover all sorts of apocalypses here at In Case of Survival. We aren't ones to shy away from the unusual, the strange, the just plain weird. And it's always…
Apocalyptic Living
Post-apocalyptic pregnancy: A basic primer
In the early post-apocalyptic days, it might seem ridiculous to think about having children. But you’re going to have to think about it at some point. If you don’t have…
Basic Survival
Robot Uprising Apocalypse: "Killing" Robots
Everyone has their eyes on zombies. Even while IBM's Watson is creeping on the game-show circut lulling us all into a false sense of security at his humorous inability to listen AND compute. [1. For…
Apocalyptic Living
Exhaustion- the whiny killer.
Yesterday I went on a long walk with my husband, practicing for the apocalypse. We packed long-dated, easily eaten things and we hunted-gathered while we were there, picking up freshly…
Basic Survival
A clumsy girl's guide to surviving the apocalypse.
I have recently been talking a lot with fellow Apocalypse obsessive and friend of ICoS, Jess Shanahan. You may remember her from this guest post, and if you saw it,…
Basic Survival
What do you do if your mom is a zombie?
We’ve talked quite a bit about zombie survival. You know, how to keep zombies from invading your settlement, how to keep zombies from chasing you down and eating you, and…
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Is it murder or euthanasia?
So. The apocalypse has happened. You and your family—and maybe your friends—have survived the initial apocalyptic event, whatever it happens to be. Now your little group has moved into survival…
Alarmism
It's all gone a bit dystopian out there.
This is going to be an unusually serious post. I debated saying anything- I haven't touched previous political hot issues, because I don't think that's what this blog is about.I…