At summer’s end, mysterious white pickup trucks take to the roads and compel nearly everyone to “drive off.” Some of those who remain gather in a suburban Atlanta subdivision, and struggle to cope with a world whose infrastructure is rapidly crumbling. One of the few who are mentally and emotionally prepared for the end of the world is Cody Sifko, a youth who quickly becomes the inspiration for the others. When a strange homeless woman names him “Father of Nations,” is she seeing his future or her own delusions? As winter and a hate group try to destroy Laurel Hills, can Cody overcome personal tragedy and seize his destiny?
This serialization should be considered a first draft. The eBook, available at a number of outlets, has been expanded a little and cleaned up a lot. The sequel/conclusion, Pickups and Pestilence, is also available at Amazon and other places.
Part I
The Truckalypse
Episode 1The Truckalypse
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Conversations: Tina Ball
Episode 5
Episode 6
Part II
Gathering
Episode 7Gathering
Conversations: Cody Sifko
Episode 8
Conversations: Kelly Ball
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Conversations: Tim Petro
Episode 12
Conversations: Sara Karsten
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Conversations: Sondra Lucado
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Conversations: Charles Ball and Max Wright
Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 24
Episode 25
Episode 26
Episode 27
Episode 28a
Episode 28b
Episode 29
Episode 30
Conversations: Cleve Issacs
Episode 31
Episode 32
Episode 33
Episode 34
Episode 35
Episode 36
Episode 37
Episode 38
Episode 39
Part III
Dream Warfare
Episode 40Dream Warfare
Episode 41
Episode 42
Episode 43
Episode 44
Episode 45
Episode 46
Episode 47
Episode 48
Episode 49
Episode 50a
Episode 50b
Episode 51
Episode 52
Episode 53a
Episode 53b
Episode 54
Episode 55a
Episode 55b
Episode 56
Episode 57
Part IV
Winterkill
Episode 58Winterkill
Episode 59
Episode 60
Episode 61
Episode 62
Episode 63
Episode 64
Episode 65
Episode 66a
Episode 66b
Part V
Water Shed
Episode 67Water Shed
Episode 68
Episode 69
Episode 70
Episode 71
Episode 72
Episode 73
Episode 74
Episode 75
Episode 76
Episode 77
Episode 78
Episode 79
Episode 80