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When the lights go out, the strong become wolves. One man chooses to be the shepherd. The night the EMP burns the sky green, Julian "Jules" Vanguard wants only one thing: to vanish into the Colorado Rockies and live out his days alone. A former soldier with no use for people, he has his rifle, his mountains, and a plan to disappear for good. Then a scream in the dark turns him around. Carrying a grieving widow down out of the high country, Jules stumbles into Butler Creek, a small town one year past the collapse, stubbornly trying to rebuild civilization with crops, cattle, and hope. It is ...

In Kurt Johnson's debut novel, Las Vegas Turnaround, readers are catapulted into the underbelly of 1980s Las Vegas. It's a world where not even the bright lights of the Strip can drive out the darkness that accompanies the whirlwind of drugs, prostitution, and violence. The latter finally gets the better of Claire, a street-smart escort who misjudges a customer once and pays for it dearly. After she's brutally raped and beaten, she wants out. She tries hard to build a calm, mainstream life, but it soon becomes clear that's an impossibility in this town. Her meathead brother-in-law, Wood, ...

Or: The Time I Cooked Eggs on a Shovel and Felt Like a Genius (Sorta) I’ve always said that survival isn’t just about gear—it’s about grit. It’s about figuring things out when everything around you has gone sideways and the instructions blew away in the wind. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a good emergency kit and I’ll nerd out on bug-out bags with the best of ’em, but the truth is, the real magic? It’s in the hacks. The little tricks. The weird workarounds. The stuff you figure out because you had to—or because some brilliant (and possibly slightly unhinged) friend ...

Francis Deckham is nobody special. He's a 42-year-old insurance claims processor. Recently divorced. Living alone in a Denver apartment, seeing his eight-year-old son one weekend a month. He doesn't own a gun. He's never thrown a punch. He's not a prepper, not a soldier, not a survivalist. He's just an ordinary man. Then the grid dies. In an instant, every light in America goes dark. Cars won't start. Phones are dead. And Denver, a city of millions, begins to tear itself apart. Within days, people are killing each other in the streets over bottled water. There are no police. No ambulances. ...

When the grid goes down, people panic about food, water, fuel, and communication. All valid concerns. But before any of that, there is a smaller, more humiliating problem no one wants to talk about. You. Specifically, your exposed, under prepared, suddenly very aware of the weather version of you. This book is about surviving from that starting point. No pockets. No tools. No layers. No illusion of control. Just you, your brain, and whatever environment you are standing in wondering how your life choices led here. Why Nudity Changes Everything Clothing hides mistakes. It protects skin. It ...

Teach ‘Em Now, Thank Yourself Later Here’s the truth I learned the hard way—kids don’t magically know how to survive a power outage, a busted water main, or a weekend in the woods when the lighter won’t work. They’re not born knowing how to build a fire, bandage a cut, or navigate without GPS. And they sure don’t learn it by watching cartoons or scrolling on a tablet. If we want our kids to be capable, calm, and resourceful in an emergency, we have to teach them. Now don’t get me wrong—this isn’t about raising little doomsday preppers with camo face paint and MREs in ...

Or: How I Ended Up Prepping in the Candy Aisle Next to a Singing Birthday Card I’m not too proud to admit it—I once bought a pack of glow sticks, a can of potted meat, a travel-sized sewing kit, and a plastic back scratcher all in one trip to the dollar store. The cashier didn’t even blink. Just slid it all across the scanner with that judgment-free professionalism you only find in folks who’ve seen weirder combinations on the regular. I smiled, paid $5.35 with tax, and walked out of there feeling like a dang prepper genius. See, I’m a big believer that survival doesn’t have to ...

Alright, let’s get real for a second. We all know that life can throw some serious curveballs. Whether it’s a natural disaster, a grid-down situation, or just life throwing a wrench in your plans, the one thing you can count on is chaos. But here’s the kicker – you can control how you respond to that chaos. And a huge part of that? Your family’s ability to communicate when the world around you is falling apart. Now, I know what you’re thinking – “This all sounds great, but how in the world do I even begin?” Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. This book isn’t about ...

Francis Deckham crossed a dead city to save his son. Now, months later, he's built something real: a hidden farm, a windmill, a strange new family forged from survivors. But survival in year two means one thing. You have to grow food. And a green field can be seen for miles. Enter Stanley Macklemore. A seemingly soft and patient man of power who never farms. He harvests farmers. His trucks roll across the plains taking every crop, every season, leaving families just alive enough to plant again. Say no, and he makes an example of you. Francis has one weapon left: he's the grey man. The one ...

What happens when you strip away every piece of gear, every comfort item, and every safety net — and find out what you actually know? Naked Survival: Yes, You Can Survive in the Woods Nude is a no-nonsense, field-tested guide to the most fundamental question in preparedness: can you make it out alive with absolutely nothing? No pack. No tools. No excuses. Prepper and survival enthusiast Kurt Johnson takes you through the four pillars of stripped-down survival — mindset, thermoregulation, foraging, and navigation — built from real field experience, genuine discomfort, and more than a ...

I never planned to write a book about being naked in the woods. If I’m being honest, I never planned on thinking this much about it either. But once the idea got into my head, it wouldn’t leave. Probably because it’s one of those uncomfortable questions nobody wants to ask. What happens when everything goes wrong at the worst possible time… and you have absolutely nothing on you? No gear. No phone. No knife. No clothes. No dignity. This book exists because disasters don’t wait for you to put pants on. Fires happen at night. Accidents happen in the shower. Storms hit while you’re...

They took his son. Now Francis Deckham has nothing left to lose. The corn was supposed to hide an army. Instead it hid the men who dragged an eight year old boy out of a root cellar and carried him east while his father lay bleeding in the dirt, unable to stand. Francis has spent a year being nobody. Grey. Forgettable. The man nobody looks at twice. But grey does not get your child back, and the thing that opens up inside him now will not close again. The road east runs through a town with a fighting circle behind the grain elevator, a marksman who never misses at eight hundred yards, and a...

So, you’re thinking about food storage. Maybe you’re just getting started, or maybe you’ve been on this journey for a while, trying to figure out the best way to keep you and your family fed in case things go sideways. Either way, you’re in the right place. Because, let's face it—food is one of the most important things we all need to survive. But when disaster strikes, it’s not always easy to just pop into the grocery store for what you need. The shelves might be empty, the power might be out, or the roads could be blocked. And in those situations, having a stash of food you ...

James Harrison was a construction estimator driving home on I-25 when every engine on the highway died at once. Eight months later he is the reason ninety-one people are still alive in a hidden valley in the Colorado high country, watching two trails, counting the days in a pencil notebook, and rationing seventy-one antibiotic pills in a locked box. Then a scout comes running down the north trail with a story about truck tracks in the mud. Trucks. Marching men. A column in uniform, fed and drilled and held together for eight straight months in a country where nothing with a circuit board ...

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve heard the term “martial law” tossed around, especially in times of crisis or political turmoil. You’ve probably wondered, “What does that really mean for me?” And you might have thought, “How can I prepare for something like that?” Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to dive into here. Martial law sounds like something straight out of a dystopian novel, but the reality is, it’s been implemented at different times in history for various reasons, from natural disasters to civil unrest. It’s something that could—...

Nine days after an EMP turns America dark, Oliver Merchant and the woman he loves are ambushed on a lonely county road by a gang calling themselves The Pirates. Their leader, Alexander Kitchen, holds Oliver down and carves his face beyond recognition with a boning knife. Then he puts a .45 through Oliver's gut and leaves him in a farmyard to die slow. Oliver doesn't die. Alone, gut-shot, and half-blind, he sews his own face together with fishing line and drags himself back from the edge. He kills his first Pirate with a sharpened rock while the man sleeps. He takes the dead man's skull mask...

Alright, let’s get real for a second. If you're reading this, chances are you're already concerned about the world we live in. Maybe you've heard the buzz about EMP attacks, or maybe you just have a gut feeling that disaster is coming sooner rather than later. Either way, you’re in the right place. Now, let me start by saying—don’t panic. This isn’t the end of the world. Not yet, anyway. But an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) could throw a wrench into your daily life like you wouldn’t believe. One blast from a high-altitude detonation, and suddenly, your smartphone, car, fridge, and...

The fiction novel, Rough Diamonds, follows stolen uncut diamonds from Chicago to Las Vegas as they pass through the hands of outlandish characters: The Swede – A Chicago Outfit guy with a penchant for rare porcelain figurines who steals the diamonds from the Mafia. Emmy – An Outfit guy in Las Vegas tasked with fencing the diamonds. Emmy has a family now with a strange stepdaughter and eventually wants out of The Life. He chases down the diamonds with Swede. Skinny – A homeless heroin addict and street thief who steals the diamonds from Emmy and eventually ends up in the flood channel ...

The Outlaw Shuffle—a psychological thriller with a satirical twist—tells the story of an abduction, a chase across the Southwest during the pandemic summer of 2020, and a final showdown in Las Vegas. Hugh is a dishonored psychologist and lonely widower traveling in an RV who abducts a woman simply for the companionship he believes will ensue. His victim is the fifties-something Josephine or Jo. Her husband, Bray, and a ragtag group of social media followers give chase based on leads gleaned from social media. The Southwest of 2020 was a place filled with suspicion. Social discord was ...

Water. It’s one of the most basic necessities for survival, yet it’s often the first thing people overlook when they think about prepping. We plan for food, shelter, security—but water? We just assume it’ll always be there. But in a disaster scenario, access to clean, safe water might be the first thing to go, and when it does, you’ll realize just how crucial it is. Imagine a world where the taps stop running, the bottled water shelves are empty, and the filtration systems are down. That’s not a situation you want to find yourself in without a plan. Having a reliable water ...