This is a place for fiction and essays about peak oil, ecology, decline, living with less, the natural world, and related subjects. In the past, I've written essays on these subjects, and you'll find those in the archives. Starting in Spring 2018, I am using this blog to work on a deindustrial science fiction novel … Continue reading Welcome to the Litterfall Blog
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An Expected Chill: Full Story Now Available
Back in late October, I began a story here on Litterfall, "An Expected Chill." Set in the near future in Portland, Oregon, the story played off the oppressive political atmosphere of the time (an atmosphere that obviously remains to this day), as well as some of the housing issues that currently plague my hometown. It … Continue reading An Expected Chill: Full Story Now Available
Mea Culpa
Back when I started this blog, last August, I came to it with a bevy of ideas and inspiration, with some grand plans, and with a commitment to update weekly, regularly, to better build an audience and an expectation of regular content. For awhile, I maintained that plan, and I worked toward a long series … Continue reading Mea Culpa
Disquieting Vistas
Editor's Note: As I continue to work to balance my personal life, my day job, Into the Ruins, Figuration Press, this blog, and my other writing desires, I am finding that keeping this blog going with a significant new post every week may be a bit more than I can handle. Moving forward, it's likely that I'll … Continue reading Disquieting Vistas
A Nation’s Fears Realized
Last Monday, I wrote a Litterfall post about the election, noting my prediction of what would happen, my uncertainty about that prediction, my fear of potential fallout from the election, and my hope that whoever won might prove surprisingly effective at addressing the very real and legitimate grievances being expressed by voters on both sides. … Continue reading A Nation’s Fears Realized
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