He goes as the “tall man” - real names are not good when traveling outside the cities after the economic collapse of the USA. His dreams of a regular life have been destroyed as the econolypse unravels the world. He’s been watching society's slow burn, collecting his gear and guns. Now he’s searching for a place to survive. But he needs to get out of the powerless city before winter. Or, he's dead. He’s looking for someplace warmer where he can grow food all year long and live without heating. Someplace he can be free. Maybe Mexico or even further south. But, he's got to hurry, as the city is going to be locked down. If he doesn't move fast, it will be certain death, due to lack of water, food, heat, and sanitation -and the wandering gangs with violence on their minds, not all of which are with the government. It's a desperate journey for him, out alone, seeking a place that will hold the key to his long-term survival in a world where most everything as he knew it is gone. Continued in Book 2: Storm Clouds out now! Book 3: New Lands out now. Other books by Frank Reliance Alone in a Cabin for the Winter Search Terms: wtshtf, apocalypse fiction stories, end of the world stories, economic collapse, prepper fiction survivalism survival stories story grid-down off grid off-grid nature woods living

This is the first chapter sampler of Book 1 He goes as the “tall man” - real names are not good when traveling outside the cities after the economic collapse of the USA. His dreams of a regular life have been destroyed as the econolypse unravels the world. He’s been watching society's slow burn, collecting his gear and guns. Now he’s searching for a place to survive. But he needs to get out of the powerless city before winter. Or, he's dead. He’s looking for someplace warmer where he can grow food all year long and live without heating. Someplace he can be free. Maybe Mexico or even further south. But, he's got to hurry, as the city is going to be locked down. If he doesn't move fast, it will be certain death, due to lack of water, food, heat, and sanitation -and the wandering gangs with violence on their minds, not all of which are with the government. It's a desperate journey for him, out alone, seeking a place that will hold the key to his long-term survival in a world where most everything as he knew it is gone. Continued in: Book 2: Storm Clouds, out now. Book 3: New Lands, out now. (final book) Other books by Frank Reliance: Alone in a Cabin for the Winter. Search Terms: dystopian fiction, apocalypse fiction stories, end of the world stories, prepper fiction survivalism survival stories story grid-down off grid off-grid nature woods living o, economic collapse, econolypse

The 3rd book in the series, continuing the story from the previous 2 books. These are the further journeys of our main character ("the tall man") in the post-econolaypse world, looking for a place to survive long-term. He lands in a place he never expected...doing things he never dreamed of.

The first part of a man's journey into prepping - follow along, learn as he does, avoid his mistakes! Each part is a complete story. “One time, I was caught in a natural disaster event without being prepared for it. I never wanted to let that happen again. For a long time I'd wanted to learn about being prepared for whatever emergences might come. Call it “prepping” if you like. I like that word.”

I had heard many times in prepper circles that it was good to have some kind of a skill that would be in demand when TSHTF. First aid skills were great to have anytime, not just when times got tough. So, I decided I would look into taking a course on them. Little did I know my skills would find a use so fast…

Winter survival held special challenges. Just the temperature could kill you. I began a drive through the Rocky Mountains at the start of winter—a fool’s journey perhaps, but I was on a mission to see my sick friend, and bring him some of his belongings he had left behind. He might not survive to the spring, and I wanted him to be as happy as possible. But I thought I might not survive the trip…

I’d never spent a winter in this tiny cabin, hundreds of miles away from anyone, where no roads went. I had a lot of learning to do to survive and fast! The only way back home is the bush plane scheduled to pick me up in the spring or a death-march through the frigid woods for days. What was I thinking in coming here? If anything goes wrong I’ll die alone in the bush, frozen before anyone can find me... The story of a man who needs a break in his life and decides to spend the winter at a very isolated cabin alone and what he has to do to survive. A novella. See Frank's next story "Lone Journeyman book 1: Alligator Dances" a post-econolypse action/adventure.