#survivingthefog
All of our accounts must have the same title, or almost the same. So, this is the account of me, Kathy, Mayor of Petersburg, titled Surviving the Fog-Kathy’s Recollections.

The End
#kathysrecollections #survivingthefog #howardthered #doulgaslives #sasha,thescarred #postapocalypse #newadult
July 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This ends my posts of the first three books in the Surviving the Fog series. Next, I will check my work with a comparison to previous versions, and if everything looks good, I will upload the latest version to KDP and Draft2Digital. Mahalo, for reading.
#survivingthefog
July 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“Maybe the radio's broken,” John said.
Frowning, Eric glanced at him.
“I don’t think so,”
“So why can’t we hear anybody?” Mike asked.
Eric took a deep breath and dropped his worried eyes.
“Maybe... maybe there isn’t anyone to hear?” #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #survival #teens
February 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Maybe a war started,” Gwen said. “Maybe a missile hit their car. No one would even know we needed help.”
Other than Mike, she might have been the first person to suggest that we needed help.
#howardthered #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #kathysrecollections #douglaslives #sashathescarred #camp
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A radio phone lay on the desk. John handed it to Eric, who powered it and began trying each frequency. Although there were some suspicious noises, they could not make out anything that sounded like a real voice. He tried every frequency, each time asking, "Is anyone there?" #survivingthefog
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
There were other guys walking around, and by chance we came to stand by a trio. It was the twins, Kevin, and Nathan, and with them was another guy, about the same age, who introduced himself as ‘Mike.’ #howardthered #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #mountains #teenagers #newadult #romance #teens
March 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“That’s Einstein’s equation for the mass-energy equivalence,” he stated. “Energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light squared.” The rest of us gaped at him.
“Very good. Tell us, is that formula still true if you travel a billion light-years away from Earth?”
#howardthered #survivingthefog
March 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A couple of days later, things changed again. We were throwing spears at the bales again, the sun having set, and I was about to throw mine in the last rays of the day when I heard Pete’s exited voice say, “Jacob’s back.” #howardthered #survivingthefog #kathysrecollections #postapocalypse #teenagers
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On Monday we began the day as we usually did, but there was a lot of complaining about our phones, and apparently the Admin’s cell was not working either. In the afternoon, the mail jeep did not arrive. People’s tempers were getting short. After lunch, the Admin called us together. #survivingthefog
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
One who did expect to go home was Douglas, and he defiantly made that clear.
Early on the morning of that fateful day, he packed his gear in a brown duffle bag similar to mine, carried it to the parking lot, parked his butt on it, and waited. #kathysrecollections #survivingthefog #postapocalypse
April 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For the next hour, Mike, Pete, and I took turns throwing the spear. My accuracy and Pete’s were average, but Mike was a natural. The next day, Pete insisted that he and I trek into the woods and find branches we could use to make our own spears. #howardthered #postapocalypse #survivingthefog #camp
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When it was completely quiet, he and Howard opened the package that Major Collins had sent to him, and taking great care, they unfolded the cloth. Using push pins, they tacked it to the wallboard behind the podium as the silent crowd watched. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #teenagers #mountains
June 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"We were only going to stop for a quick ten, but Mrs. Brown can be very persuasive. Then we left and came here.”
Mike and Kennedy exchanged glances. “Seven days,” Mike murmured.
“Seven days?” Eric exclaimed. “Chief, we have to make some bikes.” #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #teenagers #mountains
June 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Mike and the others went back to bed. The next morning, Howard sent out the word that there would be a village Meeting immediately after breakfast. Rumors were already flying when Meeting began. Howard explained to the community the charges against the young man. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse
June 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“Someone’s coming,” she gasped.
Minutes later, four bicyclists rode over the rise, and a stir went up in the village. The bicyclists coasted down the hill to the parking lot, where they were met by a small crowd that included Lieutenant Kennedy. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #teenagers #mountains
June 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Mike had not led his troop far, before he remembered Pete. Cursing himself savagely, he hoped that Howard would take care of Pete’s body. Briefly, he wondered if their chase was futile or maybe even crazy, but he was determined to find Maria and Jackie and to rescue them. #survivingthefog #teenagers
April 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
There were a lot of depressed kids at bedtime, and I was one of them.
Sunday morning there was a non-denominational, Christian church service in the mess hall. It was not mandatory, and some of the kids did not attend, including Leah who I knew, by then, was Jewish and not atheist. #survivingthefog
March 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Chapter Twenty “I’m Mike”

High above, at the place where the road bent around the mountain, Mike laughed when he saw the antics of his friends. He watched John chase Eric for a few minutes, and then he turned his bike, and continued his journey around the mountain. #survivingthefog #newadult
June 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"Some will say it’s because they are civilized. Whatever their reason, they are why our tribe has not just survived but has grown stronger.”
In the morning, they packed their gear, and under a clear blue sky, they marched down to the Fog. #survivingthefog
May 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
“No, Chief. I wanted Kennedy to be able to say that he knew nothing about what we did to this dickhead.”
“Good thinking.”
Mike nodded and faced the teen. “Have you been down to the Hanging Tree?”
The boy flinched and became agitated. “I haven’t done anything wrong." #survivingthefog #postapocalypse
June 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ralph enjoyed walking over the fields, marveling at the hardy potato plants, and throwing the spears with the twins when they practiced. One morning, he allowed Comet and Star to accompany him. They wandered around the fields, before heading toward the water tank #survivingthefog #postapocalypse
May 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“What’s that got to do with it?” Mike asked.
“They’re Americans. They aren’t going to a government church.”
“What?”
“True. Here, you are the government, Chief,” Yuie explained.
“Yeah, he’s the Government Chief,” John joked. The others rolled their eyes and groaned. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse
May 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“I've always wondered why all of you older kids did whatever he told you to do.”
“We were scared, and he was the only one taking charge. Someone had to.” John shaded his eyes from the early morning sun as he watched Mike at the top of the slope. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #newadult #village
June 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“Hi,” she said cheerfully.
“Uh, hi,” he responded, bewildered.
“That’s for saving my life,” she explained.
“Oh. You’re welcome,” he said. He was suddenly aware of her semi-nudity, and his body responded. He blushed, as he tried to turn slightly. She laughed softly. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse
May 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“Wow, you’re beautiful!”
Jean almost laughed, but she kept her composure and replied politely, “Thank you.”
She had no doubt that Howard would think that any woman, under the age of thirty, beautiful if she were dressed only in her panties and bra. #survivingthefog #postapocalypse #teenager #camp
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM