A Volcano, an Ice Cave, and Some Wolves

Tourist Stuff in New Mexico The Wife likes animal sanctuaries.  I tend to have mixed feelings about them myself.  For one thing none of them are made with Photographers in mind-a dozen shots of chain link fences with blurs behind them are not really worth bothering with.  Of course, that’s how some of these places make a bit of money, by selling Photo Op Tours.  I tend to like the places that are nothing but Photo Opts-like a Volcano with an Ice Cave. The Ice Cave is one of those private owned tourist attractions, but it has a lot of…

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How To Write a Post Apocalyptic Story

Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of survivors, or considerably later, often including the theme that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been forgotten (or mythologized). –Wikipedia You start with one Main Character who has either lost everyone and everything they care about, or who soon will lose everyone and everything they…

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