After Oil anthology review

The anthology After Oil 2 includes my story Promised Land.
 

Books available from Founders House Publishing

A Review of Books 2 and 3 in the After Oil Science Fiction Anthology Series                                              

  

Jailer's dilemma

A prisoner debates his jailer.

Robben Island Cell (Photo: pbs.)

Jailer's dilemma

We will never negotiate with terrorists.

        Then free us. Only then can we reach a just agreement.

How can we trust you?

        You have no choice.

We have guns and police and jails.

        You cannot imprison the people’s spirit.

It is not their spirit we need, merely their hands and minds.

        Those will desert you too, in time.

What kind of agreement do you seek?

        One to free us all from oppression, prejudice and hatred.

What if you die?

        Others will replace me.  

What do you want from us?

        That we become equal partners, and that your words become deeds.

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Waste (Part 4) - On the Move

An Iraq vet struggles with PTSD while a waitress has her own battles to fight. Joe is still not coping but will Jeannie be the one to help him move on?

Sad eye with tear  (Photo: galleryhip.com)

Waste (Part 3) - On the Edge

An Iraq vet struggles with PTSD while a waitress has her own battles to fight. The homeless have made a home but all is not sweetness and light.

Solar lamp  (Photo via Yallstore)

Waste (Part 2) - On the Hunt

An Iraq vet struggles with PTSD while a waitress has her own battles to fight. Joe goes hunting amongst the waste of society. Jeannie fends off a prowler of a different kind.

Kerbside collection junk  (Photo: M Griffiths)

Waste (Part 1) - On the Street

An Iraq vet struggles with PTSD while a waitress has her own battles to fight.

 

 

Humvee in Iraq (Photo via Wikipedia)

Melting Pot (Part 2)

A newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister has a radical agenda of racial unity, but his secret plans may be about to come unstuck...  An interactive short story multimedia extravaganza.

Unity Greenstone Pendant (Photo: Jade and Bone)

Melting Pot (Part 1)

A newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister has a radical agenda of racial unity, but can he achieve his vision?  An interactive short story multimedia extravaganza.

One of four finalists in the New Zealand flag design referendum 2015

Non Posso - Travel writing. Anthology released

Non Posso

 

Non-fiction travel stories.

Features my story - How (Not) to Climb a Mountain

 

Highly Commended in the Stringybark Short Story awards.

 

The anthology e-book is available now
from Stringybark Stories

 

Special Deal
You can get a 25% off discount which allows you to purchase the e-book for about A$2.80 (depending on the $A/US exchange rate). The coupon code is ZV32Q. 
 Please note it expires on 29 September 2015.

Printed copies are available at the normal rate and can be ordered via the Stringybark Bookshop. 



 

 

End of the Party (Part 2)

When a student gets cancer his gay room mate organises a 'Get well soon' party and tries to find him girlfriend.

The Sisters of Mercy "Floodland" Album 1987
 

End of the Party (Part 1)

When a student gets cancer his gay room mate organises a 'Get well soon' party and tries to find him girlfriend.

  Nina Hagen "Nina Hagen" Album 1989

Journey to the North (Part 6) - Ashes

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 6) With Master Shi now dead, Tian packs his bags ready to depart, and waits for Dai's final decision.

Incense sticks, Wutaishan (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Journey to the North (Part 5) - Jewels

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 5) The donated jewels are stolen, Master Shi 's health deteriorates and Tian nervously awaits Dai's response.

 

 

Golden temple roof, Wutaishan (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Journey to the North (Part 4) - Wood

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 4) Dai opens up about her life and work, and Tian tells her about his dream.

Wooden entranceway, Wutaishan, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Journey to the North (Part 3) - Stone

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 3) Tian talks with Dai again, then his dream returns, this time with a new twist.

View from Dailou Peak, Wutaishan, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

 

Journey to the North (Part 2) - Gold

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.  (Part 2) While his master falls ill, he meets a young nun and finds himself attracted to her.

Stupa, Wutaishan (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Journey to the North (Part 1) - Dust

A novice monk travels with his tutor, a master sculptor, to visit the stone Buddhas of north China. He is tormented by a vivid dream of an idyllic rural life outside the monastery, and is tempted to leave.

Yungang Caves, Datong, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

On Tarryoh (Part 6) - Clouded Future

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Cossack camp (Picture: Encyclopaedia of Ukraine)

On Tarryoh (Part 5) - The Die is Cast

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Old Tree (Photo: libraryoferana)

On Tarryoh (Part 4) - Out of the Frying Pan

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

The Crooked Tree (Photo via wisefreaks )

On Tarryoh (Part 3) - A Foot in Two Camps

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Campfire  (Photo: Wikimedia)

On Tarryoh (Part 2) - Into the West

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

Plumas National Forest (Photo: Anne Yost/USDA )

On Tarryoh (Part 1) - In the Forest

A thousand years in the future industrial civilisation has faded, and a peaceful society finds itself under threat from inside and out...

 

Algonquin Park, Ontario (Photo: All Ontario)

 

Broken China (Part 5) - January (Finale)

Four families. Four dreams. Four very different paths.

Lanterns in Snow (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Broken China (Part 4) - December

Four families. Four dreams. Four very different paths.

Apartments in Snow, Taiyuan, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Broken China (Part 3) - November

Four families. Four dreams. Four very different paths.

Yingze Park view, Taiyuan, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Broken China (Part 2) - October

Four families. Four dreams. Four very different paths.

Apartment block, Taiyuan, China (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Broken China (Part 1) - September

Four families. Four dreams. Four very different paths.

Chinese Tea Pot (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Missing in the Himalayas

Himalaya view (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Borderline

A border guard in the Himalayas dreams of following in his grandfathers footsteps...

 (Photo via flckrhivemind)

The Chief Inspector

An awkward tension builds between a stressed police inspector and his new assistant...

Police lights (Photo via Flickr)

Under Development - (Part 6) Realisation (Finale)

A young idealist hunts for international development work in China. Can he make the project work? And what will happen to his budding romance?

Gansu Landscape  (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Under Development - (Part 5) Complication

A young idealist hunts for international development work in China. As the project progresses he is confronted with more unexpected developments…

Bedroom, Gansu (Photo: M. Griffiths)

Under Development - (Part 4) Deflation

A young idealist hunts for international development work in China. As he learns more about the project, nothing is quite what it seems...

Village houses, Gansu, China (Photo: M. Griffiths  )

After Oil 2: The Years of Crisis. Anthology released

Founders House Publishing have just released the anthology:

After Oil 2: The Years of Crisis

The anthology includes my story Promised Land. Part of my North Queensland Trilogy.

"Founders House is happy to announce that the latest collection of science fiction stories in the ongoing After Oil series is available early in some electronic formats.

After Oil 2: The Years of Crisis - Edited by John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer, author and host of the popular weekly peak-oil blog, The Archdruid Report, returns with another collection of twelve tales of the post-oil future. As Industrial civilization staggers beneath its myriad disfunctions, ordinary people  endure the long, slow decline that shapes the years of crisis. The old world passes away an a new age takes shape."

The anthology is available now in various formats from Founders House Publishing.

The first anthology: After Oil: SF Visions of a Post-Petroleum World, is available from the publishers, Amazon (Amazon) or, in Australia, from Fishpond (Fishpond).