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Tag: Covid-19

Remember when Covid-19 came to town?

Posted on March 14, 2020October 16, 2022 by David Barker

How much should I allow the broader sweep of world events to impinge upon my narrower concerns? Like most questions I pose to myself, the answer that returns to me is: it depends.

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Last of the Brat Tribe

Posted on December 13, 2019October 16, 2022 by David Barker

The System woke the Agent twenty-four hours before it woke the President. That was the protocol. Twenty-four hours would give the Agent time to secure the bunker and to become clear-headed enough to serve the President’s needs.

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Story: The Six Sheet Rule

Posted on April 19, 2013October 17, 2022 by David Barker

It started with a three-day blackout. They got the grid online again, but never back to the way it was. From then on, there were rolling blackouts, at least a couple hours each day. There was talk of crumbling infrastructure, but that was only half the problem.

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