I wake up and I am alone. Nothing different from when I went to bed, also alone. No one is around. Many nights the apartment building I call home is quiet, empty it seems of active life. It is moments like that, as I just pass the time until I am forced to leave, I wonder how I would know if something happened.
I mean - I am locked in my apartment, with only a few windows into the world, and those face an alleyway. I am functionally blind. If some event occurred and the world was quiet because everyone had evacuated (and I fear I missed the call) then how would I know? I have been known to sleep through rock concerts - would I really wake up to the sounds of sirens in the distance?
Yes I am careful when I open the door. Almost always I check out the peep-hole to make sure nothing is waiting for me, before I turn the knob to go out. So think on that next time you are completely alone, and everything is quiet around you. Is it quiet because it is just a quiet neighborhood; or is it quiet because everyone is dead and you are the last one left?
PS: I found out yesterday at work that the county emergency plans involve everyone gathering at the nearby community college. Note to self: Another reason to avoid the community college if emergency crews set up shop.
This is the blog for Matthew Cerra, the mind behind the Saga of the East and its inaugural title - "Empires Awakening". I will do my best to update regularly and to keep you posted on both my latest Zombie fears and where things are at with my book publishing process. Hang along for the ride and maybe you can get some laughs out of my Kinetomortophobia and perhaps order a book of mine to enjoy for yourself.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Daily Concerns
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anime,
Chainmaille,
fantasy,
Fear,
guns,
movies,
science fiction,
video games,
Zombie
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