Gardener of The World A Family, a Village & a Solar Storm

"Gardener of The World, A Family, a Village, & a Solar Storm", challenges the reader to imagine how they would react when faced with surviving a sudden, widespread electrical outage for up to a year. It includes examples of many extremes in responses from panic to total disregard and from violent acts to constructive collaboration.

This tale focuses on a diverse mix of talented, small-town personalities in a rural farm community who have a long history dealing with the pitfalls of being in a weather-based occupation. Surviving an unexpected loss of electricity is looked upon as just another achievable challenge. It is an encouraging portrayal of humanity and its ability to intelligently cooperate toward a mutual goal.

The author is a decorated war veteran and retired aerospace engineer who specialized in investigating critical aircraft component problems/failures. He has had a passion for nature and science all his life, with much of his childhood spent researching and collecting anything that turned his head. As a licensed amateur radio operator, he became familiar with the effects of solar weather on radio propagation. This led him to realize the variety of ways a worst case, widespread, coronal mass ejection (CME) could affect modern society and its individuals—for better or worse.