{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fc7a5c6c9a8574c3258229f/622160555553640014c9404c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Season two, Episode Fourteen, “No Good Choice”","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fc7a5c6c9a8574c3258229f/1662641678230-1188ca1c344875ed8f414593b5716217.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After the Apocalypse</p><p>A pandemic survival story</p><p>Season two, Episode Fourteen, “No Good Choice”</p><p>Mags knelt on the gravely tar roof of the building and surveyed down the road.&nbsp;This was where the dog was leading her, but she didn’t like being so exposed.&nbsp;</p><p>She had climbed the rusty fire escape of this place to take a look.&nbsp;</p><p>...</p><p>Podcast on Acast -&gt; <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/after-the-apocalypse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shows.acast.com/after-the-apocalypse</a></p><p>Facebook group -&gt; <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldmanapocalypse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldmanapocalypse</a></p><p>Patreon to support the show -&gt; <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/AftertheApocalyps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/AftertheApocalyps</a></p><p>Kindle Vella Story -&gt; <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09LTRC8RH\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09LTRC8RH</a></p><p>Merch Store -&gt; <a href=\"http://tee.pub/lic/8MubRv7yeAw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tee.pub/lic/8MubRv7yeAw</a></p><p>…</p><p>Anyhow, hope everyone’s hanging in there.&nbsp;</p><p>“May you live in interesting times” is a phrase that is commonly attributed to a Chinese curse when used ironically.&nbsp;</p><p>That is most likely apocryphal, i.e. made up by the British fairly recently.&nbsp;</p><p>We probably don’t get to choose the nature of our times, interesting or not.&nbsp;</p><p>Our job is to take it day by day and keep surviving.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Christopher Russell"}