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"Gardener of The World, A Family, a Village, & a Solar Storm" puts the reader in the midst of the diverse ways individuals, families and communities might choose to react to a sudden, unthinkable natural disaster. It is a creative take on cooperation, traditional skills and innovation. The story relies on the influence of insightful women and resilient community traditions, portraying the spectrum of human emotions from hopelessness to humor.
"Gardener of The World, A Family, a Village, & a Solar Storm" puts the reader in the midst of the diverse ways individuals, families and communities might choose to react to a sudden, unthinkable natural disaster. It is a creative take on cooperation, traditional skills and innovation. The story relies on the influence of insightful women and resilient community traditions, portraying the spectrum of human emotions from hopelessness to humor.
Sean O'Brien, a retired engineer lives off-grid with his family, near a small farm village in Michigan. Sean and his friend Tom, both amateur radio operators, know just enough about solar weather to recognize the profound scale and gravity of a power outage occurring one clear day in March. A solar storm has stripped all modern conveniences from their modern society. Sean knows he must warn others. Supported by his intuitive wife Kate and the sagacious humor of his daughter-in-law Ling, he plants a seed in the local farm culture that germinates an effort to leverage their traditions, wits, and resourcefulness in an attempt to endure as much as a year without electricity or any outside assistance.
