Aftermath: A tale of a family's survival

by T.A. Walters

The future in the Aftermath of an EMP Not all times could be this bad, but for the Sawyer family, having each other was a luxury. Winston Sawyer was a mechanic; he was also a bow hunter, fisherman, and farmer. That was before the EMP over a year ago. Now he’s a full-time farmer, hunter, and fisherman. Married, Winston lives on a ten-acre plot of high ground in the Everglades near the small community of Hartley. He lives in his two-bedroom shack with his wife and two children and owns a shed and a smoker grill, a push plow and an old tractor that runs like a top. He grows all the crops he needs, and his wife cans the rest. Desperate men from the cities eventually travel to outlying towns looking to take anything they can. Winston doesn’t understand that. Winston is mostly Seminole Indian and can trap game and set up trotlines for catfish and small gator. As a bow hunter, he moves silently through the forest and bulrushes hunting deer and hog only seldom using any of the many firearms he owns. By today’s standards, he is a wealthy man. Until the day he came home from a three-day journey to find his wife and daughter missing. He sets out to bring them home, and with him, he takes his son, and Rustler, a three-year-old Rottweiler whose favorite bone is inside your leg.

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2019

Reviews

[Kathryn Laing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Winston had a good life as a mechanic, a loving wife and great family with 2 kids, until an EMP took out the power. Of native Indian descent, he had learned many of his ancestors ways through his grandfather so he was better prepared than most for living without power. When his wife and daughter are kidnapped while he was away, he and his son will stop at nothing to get them back.

[James J. Seals Jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read

A fun Post Apocalyptic yarn. Couple a simple lifestyle with some mysticism, throw in some great humor and you have this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope for more with these characters in the future. Oh, And the good guys and gals win. Mostly.

[Laura Merrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book left me a little unfulfilled.
I did find myself questioning how many more twists and turns this poor family would face as it was one thing after another and another. Don’t get me wrong it’s good but seemed to be more of a draft than a finished book especially with it just ending as it does. I’m going to stay on the fence about this one for now

[Thomas Walters · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote pretty much the whole book in 3 days, sitting under a shady oak in Chisolm Park. I loved writing it and plan the next one to be the conclusion of the story soon.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The author has done a wonderful job telling the story from multiple points of view and showing how life and people can change so easily. The main family in this book are just normal people trying to survive. A thought it was a great story.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book. I wonder how many of use could survive something like this A must read

[Vicky Quenault · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was completely disjointed and read more like an outline for a book than an actual story.
No character development. Was a real struggle to finish.