12th Day after the Fall
I think I’m going to be sick.
I’ve felt this way all day, since I saw the other trucks. Or one of them anyway.
I wasn’t supposed to see, and if any of the guards ever reads this, I’m dead, but I don’t think I care anymore.
They tried to be careful, parked the one truck out of sight of all the others. They had screens up to keep us from seeing, but one of the corners was torn and I saw enough.
They had those things in there! I saw my neighbor. The one who’d disappeared. What was left of her anyway. They dragged her—it—out of the truck. Then made it walk off in chains and a muzzle.
I thought they were supposed to be saving us? Why are they bringing them in? What could
- The journal ends here. J.T.
Record #127-08-03
Blog of Joe Nesmith
35th Day after the Fall
To any who is able to read this, you are not alone.
I write this not just because I’m still out here and posting, but because I can tell from my web stats that despite all the odds, there are still people out there with Internet access. A surprising number, in fact.
I’m preaching to the choir, I know, but get to social media as soon as you possibly can. The main networks aren’t what they were just over a month ago, obviously, but they’ve never been more important.
Before you go there though, let me give you some life-saving advice that has kept me going the past few weeks.
- Get with a group of people you trust. Do not hook up with strangers.
- Stay away from cities. Even small towns are death traps now. I know they’re tempting with their abandoned stores and supplies, but that’s where the people were before. It’s where the dead are now.
- Stay away from hospitals. Even before, they were the best place to go to get sick. Now, they’re worse than cities.
- Try to find some remnant of civilization. This is where social media comes in. Right now, everyone’s panicked and terrified, but some of us are trying to build something. Try to get in touch with people near you. There is strength in numbers.
- Conserve your battery life! Unfortunately, network centers are gradually shutting off as power systems fail. There’s nothing we can do about that. We can do something about conserving our own power.
That’s all for now. Spread the word. Organize.
- This is the last posted entry. Advice given was questionable. Avoid strangers, avoid cities, find civilization? Even after the fall, the so-called “survival” gurus were iffy at best. J.T.