2014 predictions Archives

The Cold Wet Mackerel of Reality

December 15, 2020December 31, 2014 by John Michael Greer

To misuse a bit of prose from Charles Dickens, it was neither the best of times nor the worst of times, but I know very few people who will object when, a few hours from now, 2014 gets dragged off to the glue factory. This has not been a good year for most people in the United States.

The Song of the Snallygaster

December 15, 2020January 2, 2014 by John Michael Greer

I’ve noticed, over the past few years, a growing lack of enthusiasm in the formerly raucous festivities that once marked the end of one year and the beginning of another.