Fourteen Days: The Reckoning
By Joseph D Nirmaier
Normalcy ceased to exist in the United States the instant the Iranian EMP warheads detonated, relieving America of its abundant luxuries and conveniences. The event pushed the entire country backward in a millisecond. Backward in time to the mid-1800s - to a lifestyle that preceded the telephone and, for most, even the use of a simple lightbulb.
Escaping the new reality was an impossibility. Clean water and food became increasingly scarce while opportunists and marauders lurked in every dark ...
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Normalcy ceased to exist in the United States the instant the Iranian EMP warheads detonated, relieving America of its abundant luxuries and conveniences. The event pushed the entire country backward in a millisecond. Backward in time to the mid-1800s - to a lifestyle that preceded the telephone and, for most, even the use of a simple lightbulb.
Escaping the new reality was an impossibility. Clean water and food became increasingly scarce while opportunists and marauders lurked in every dark shadow. Those dire circumstances prompted the exodus from metropolitan areas, and as bone-weary refugees longingly sought shelter and sustenance, they would ultimately find both in increasingly short supply.
JT Clarke had sensed the possibility long before it happened. He did what he could to be prepared by relentlessly canning his garden vegetables and various meats at every opportunity. JT purchased medicines, medical supplies, treated fuel for the generator, and enough guns and ammunition for his family. He also stored years worth of seeds, especially mindful of heirloom varieties, knowing that every food item he has acquired is finite and irreplaceable should the worst happen.
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