The 21st century gatherers: this is a photo taken by one of the last working face recognition cameras. The photo will eventually make it the authorities when they can get the generator up and running outside of city hall. The woman on the far left is getting her hair de-natted (spelling?) by the former homeless guy who always covers his face with his hood. (He's aging a bit, being a former medic for the Marines in Gulf War 1). The woman raised enough money to buy a rusty 1999 Mazda pickup to get to the state park where they're camping for the moment. She finally sold off her last batch of old Hillary pink pussy hats from 2016 on ebay before the electricity went out on their side of the country. The guy in shorts with the knotty knees (a former computer programmer) KNOWS he's gotta get out of his shorts because of the mosquitoes and other bugs. The tall woman standing in front of the fire is thinking about her nylon coat - how long will it last? It'll rip if she gets it caught in a wild rose bush or raspberry bush. The pensive guy kneeling next to her is the new addition to the tribe. He's recollecting the time when his college debate team had to defend the wonders of the electoral college back in 2008. He was pissed at the stupid professor back then and more pissed now. The other two in the picture: they're the couple that started the little encampment. They needed protection, other bodies, other brains....
Brilliant, Thomas! I love Graber‘s book, and I’m looking forward to reading yours. And your short pieces once you give us the option of subscribing to get access to them.
The 21st century gatherers: this is a photo taken by one of the last working face recognition cameras. The photo will eventually make it the authorities when they can get the generator up and running outside of city hall. The woman on the far left is getting her hair de-natted (spelling?) by the former homeless guy who always covers his face with his hood. (He's aging a bit, being a former medic for the Marines in Gulf War 1). The woman raised enough money to buy a rusty 1999 Mazda pickup to get to the state park where they're camping for the moment. She finally sold off her last batch of old Hillary pink pussy hats from 2016 on ebay before the electricity went out on their side of the country. The guy in shorts with the knotty knees (a former computer programmer) KNOWS he's gotta get out of his shorts because of the mosquitoes and other bugs. The tall woman standing in front of the fire is thinking about her nylon coat - how long will it last? It'll rip if she gets it caught in a wild rose bush or raspberry bush. The pensive guy kneeling next to her is the new addition to the tribe. He's recollecting the time when his college debate team had to defend the wonders of the electoral college back in 2008. He was pissed at the stupid professor back then and more pissed now. The other two in the picture: they're the couple that started the little encampment. They needed protection, other bodies, other brains....
Brilliant, Thomas! I love Graber‘s book, and I’m looking forward to reading yours. And your short pieces once you give us the option of subscribing to get access to them.