Read "Local Girl Liveblogs the Apocalypse"

The world cannot be saved. But Katherine isn’t giving up. She’s blogging in year 2029 from small-town Ontario. Her subject? Civilization collapse. Can she create a safe haven to keep her loved ones free from violence and scarcity? She didn't want the job, but she's dying anyway. It's gotta be her.

This story is best experienced linearly, reading the chapters and “blog posts” in order.

blog - what if you loved yourself even though you're going to die

chapter 1 - think about the first call you’d make as the world ends

blog - it begins at the end

chapter 2 - this apocalypse is feeling a little underwhelming

chapter 3 - don't let your clever brain overrule your gut

blog - if you’ve got hope, tell me how

chapter 4 - absolute power annihilates planets absolutely

blog - stubbornness or grace

chapter 5 - thank-you and good-bye

chapter 6 - keep the machine running

chapter 7 - the first woman reaches out

blog - death sentence or life sentence

chapter 8 - waiting for the truth to catch up

chapter 9 - it's the end of the world as I know it, and they feel fine

blog - men in trucks with guns

chapter 10 - climate change: bug spray for humans

chapter 11 - welcome to MotherLand

chapter 12 - as long as there is tea

chapter 13 - The Knower

blog - mutually agreed upon hallucination

chapter 14 - it’s your funeral

more to come… new chapters as I write them