January 24 is the birthday of Tamara K., the editor of the View From The Porch blog [1]. This is also the birthday of René Barjavel (born 1911, died November 24, 1985). This prescient French science fiction author wrote several books with survivalist themes, including Ravage [2], which was titled Ashes, Ashes [3] in its English translation.
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Today is the day we move to our new server! We expect a few hiccups along the way in the move but hope to be stable by tonight.
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Don’t forget that we are nearing the end of Round 62 of the Writing Contest [4]. There are many fantastic prizes with a total combined value of nearly $12,000. A $245 gift certificate from custom knife-maker Jon Kelly Designs is just one of them. Check them all out and get busy writing.