American Mayhem: Episode One - A Fantasy of Your Possible Future without Law and Order
()
About this ebook
I often wonder that if complete chaos broke out across the nation, what would I do? Could I protect myself and would my daughter be safe? Watching my favorite shows like The Walking Dead I see the romanticized version of survival when on the next channel I see real people getting shot, cities on fire and destruction replacing peace. These stories are very real and unlike my favorite show, there is nothing romantic about it for me.
I think about my daughter's life compared to my childhood thirty years ago, when violence and fear were not dominant factors in the lives of children. I think about my own future. I can't help but feel I have been hiding behind a false sense of security, trying to believe that my own little world is far removed from all of the chaos. But times have changed, people have changed, and the chaos is closing in.
What would happen if like in The Walking Dead, we lived a fight for survival? What if today's reality of comforts and securities were just a memory? American Mayhem is a story that delves into that very-possible outcome.
Read more from Mackenzie Stark
The Walking Dead in The Real World: Where Romance meets Reality Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Hypocrites: The Liberal Professor: Sweet Revenge on the Liberal Professor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Hypocrites: Short Series of Graphic Revenge - Politician, Celebrity, Professor & Cop Lives Matter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Mayhem: Episode Two - It's a Lawless World and You're in It. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Hypocrites: The Politician: The Purge Has Begun Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Hypocrites: The Hollywood Celebrity: A Short Graphic Story of Revenge Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Hypocrites: Cop Lives Matter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lie: The Harsh Reality Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to American Mayhem
Related ebooks
When Shepherds Kill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThem: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Punish and Protect: One DA's Fight Against a System That Coddles Criminals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soapbox-Momster: Cyber Stalker of the Abyss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTruth in Madison Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Eden Experiment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Idealist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn My Opinion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlanet Dead: Planet Dead, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mommie Dearest Collection: Two Memoirs of Survival Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI'd Much Rather Laugh! Preferisco Ridere!: How You Can Save America from Ridicule and Ruin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTruth In The Rear View Mirror Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHope is a Dangerous Place: Hope Trilogy, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMommie Dearest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Beautiful Things: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black President: The World Will Never Be the Same Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crown Cliff Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDouble Lives: True Tales of the Criminals Next Door (A True Crime Book, Serial Killers, for Fans of Cold Case Files or If You Tell) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAntifascist : A Memoir of The Portland Uprising 2016-2020 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsToo Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ripple Effect: Countdown to Freedom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn Sacred Ground: Death, Trauma, and Transformation: Memoir of an Officer Involved Shooting Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings60 Days of Pleasure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMuzzled: From T-Ball to Terrorism--True Stories That Should Be Fiction Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Imminent: a Truth Seekers conspiracy thriller Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFreefall: A Violent Anthology, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeart of Honor: One Man's Incredible Journey to Save his Family and Country Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Rode on the Wings of an Angel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Thrillers For You
Pretty Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finn Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perfect Marriage: A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Girl Who Was Taken: A Gripping Psychological Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Flight: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Terminal List: A Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Troop Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Institute: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Huntress: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Turn of the Key Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Family Upstairs: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The It Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Maidens: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Zero Days Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Whisper Man: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Needful Things Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Eyes of the Dragon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Razorblade Tears: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Different Seasons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cryptonomicon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mr. Mercedes: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Long Walk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Good Indians Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for American Mayhem
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
American Mayhem - Mackenzie Stark
Chapter One - A Note from Mackenzie
Before I begin, I’d like you to know a few things about me. I am an active single mom with a job and a home. I am not an activist or a politician, and I do not take a position on either side of the blue line. I live simply and am happy with the life I’ve created, but as of late I feel a shift in my belief of a future. Everything I am is reliant on many different people, every single day. Just to make dinner I need the farmer, the trucker, the store and the clerk. When my daughter needs medicine, I need the chemists, the pharmacies and the doctors. They are all connected to provide what I need and rely on. I’ve realized, it’s not all up to me!
If complete chaos broke out across the nation, what would I do? Could I protect myself and would my daughter be safe? I have a brother with MS and an aging mother, should I be hoarding medicine and supplies? What would come of my home? I find myself in a private state of panic when I think of this. Even when I’m at home trying to relax my stomach aches. Watching my favorite shows like The Walking Dead I see the romanticized version of survival when on the next channel I see there is another person shot down or a city on fire. I feel sick thinking about how real the issues have become and there is nothing romantic about it for me.
I think about my daughter’s life compared to my childhood thirty years ago, when violence and fear were not dominant factors in the lives of children. I think about my own future. I can’t help but feel I have been hiding behind a false sense of security, trying to believe that my own little world is far removed from all of the chaos. But times have changed, people have changed, and the chaos is closing in. To be truthful, I can tell you that deep down I do not feel secure and live in fear each and every day. If instead of a blue line, the line was open between violence and defense, my life, as I know it, would no longer be available. And so I think to myself, what is there to do? Do I just wait?
As an author, writing is a natural way to express my fears and questions, and explore the possibilities. And so, I took to my long love of writing and this story is my outlet. I mean, am I alone here or does anyone else share the same fears? This story is about the uneasiness I feel about the world I will leave for my daughter, wishing I could give her a better option than what I see now. It’s about the helpless feeling I am left with and the fear I have for the people I care about, who will still need many things no matter what happens. Who can say who would even survive if what’s in the news became our new standard of reality.
American Mayhem is a story that delves into this very possible outcome, one that I can see playing out if given just a bit more time. And so in the end I write this story for myself, while still in the reality of today, knowing that in the very near future it may all seem a distant memory.