Tag: Preparedness
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Life Without Electricity: Insights from the Backcountry and Beyond
Have you ever wondered what your daily life would look like if the power grid suddenly failed? In my novel, The Long Walk Home: When the Power Dies, I explore a world plunged into darkness. Recently, I was challenged to describe my own life without electricity—and surprisingly, I have some firsthand experience from my college…
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Survival Lessons from the Airport In The Long Walk Home: When the Power Dies, we meet fourteen-year-old Tommy as he navigates Denver International Airport, waiting for a connecting flight from San Antonio to Sacramento. His world, along with everyone else’s, is thrown into chaos when all electrical power abruptly fails. Tommy’s reactions, and those of…
Michael H. Ritterhouse 