tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post5662755059193299953..comments2024-03-28T10:13:11.337-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Remnant: The Beaches of DunkirkEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-29334350367690750832021-05-30T01:32:43.588-04:002021-05-30T01:32:43.588-04:00The plot is being stirred over the heat and the ru...The plot is being stirred over the heat and the rue is forming nicely...dogsledderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968129409060256405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-34298042596833001382021-05-26T22:48:51.947-04:002021-05-26T22:48:51.947-04:00Thank-you for the kind words.
You and other, seri...Thank-you for the kind words.<br /><br />You and other, serious writers will probably hate me for this but I am writing this on the fly. The story is writing itself and pulled along by the characters.<br /><br />There is no outline. It is an avalanche hurling down a mountain side.<br /><br />I wrote it as a distraction for me and for any readers out there. It is like watching Doctor Phil "Hey, I don't have it so bad and maybe my family isn't that dysfunctional after all."<br /><br />My distaste for what will happen next is so strong that I typically write an installment the night before it runs.<br /><br />What we have seen so far are "recreational riots". People stealing electronics and burning buildings as venues of self-expression. When they get hungry the social fabric will shred and lawlessness will increase by a hundred times or thousand times over what we have seen to date.<br /><br />Right now, in Blue Cities, we might have half a percent of the population behaving lawlessly an a riot filled night.<br /><br />If we get Kosovo*Zim*Rwanda^2, virtually every mobile adult in large cities will be lawless every night.<br /><br />I would far rather write about those who get off the X and don't have a safe or a piano land on their head.<br />Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-80028267402223429812021-05-26T21:01:08.416-04:002021-05-26T21:01:08.416-04:00http://eatonrapidsjoe.blogspot.com/2021/01/remnant...http://eatonrapidsjoe.blogspot.com/2021/01/remnant-intro.html<br /><br />The first dozen or so are daisy-chained together. You can read to the bottom and hit the link "Next" which should take you to the next installment.<br /><br />Thanks for readingEaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-57772557344540248372021-05-26T20:23:52.035-04:002021-05-26T20:23:52.035-04:00ERJoe, do you have a compilation of all the Remnan...ERJoe, do you have a compilation of all the Remnant episodes starting from the first one? I kinda came late and I generally don't read books on the computer (But try to take a hard cover) but I got hooked on your Remnant series and would like to start at the beginning which is a good place to start. Thanks, KevinCederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-24011115388312717132021-05-26T20:13:21.673-04:002021-05-26T20:13:21.673-04:00The issues are building, and the moves need to tak...The issues are building, and the moves need to take place NOW... However... Nicely done build up!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-64290547752220664392021-05-26T13:28:00.768-04:002021-05-26T13:28:00.768-04:00I foresee a problem. Veggies are wonderful and I l...I foresee a problem. Veggies are wonderful and I like them as well as anyone and better than most, but living on them alone is next to impossible without various dietary supplements that I'm guessing aren't available in this situation. Humans need meat, even if in far smaller amounts than we tend to eat in our current environment, for protein and various amino acids. The amount of meat that can be raised is going to be a limiting factor in the size of the population that can be supported.The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-75889342608167666172021-05-26T07:46:41.275-04:002021-05-26T07:46:41.275-04:00An earlier episode had the butchering crew identif...An earlier episode had the butchering crew identifying vacant buildings and asking permission to have families move in.<br /><br />Yes, the destination is Eaton Rapids.<br /><br />The area around Eaton Rapids has many vegetable farms due to the muck soil. The general impression is that if you want to grow food that requires manual hoeing or manual field-work, you are probably going to hire people a lot like most of Pastor Morales's congregation.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-17935944369483648692021-05-26T01:48:24.494-04:002021-05-26T01:48:24.494-04:00Presumably, Pastor Morales has a destination in mi...Presumably, Pastor Morales has a destination in mind for his people. Might it be Eaton Rapids? And if so, has he thought about how the residents of Eaton Rapids and surrounding farms might react to the sudden influx of 500-750 Central American migrants into their community? Unless there is a dire need for their labor, they represent hundreds of extra mouths to feed when the community is barely feeding itself as it is.George Truehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352709031834067303noreply@blogger.com