Fake Times

by Gary J Byrnes

Overview

Gary J Byrnes, Blog, August 2014 - August 2018
While collecting my blog posts from 2014 to 2018, I was struck by how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. Recurring themes include religious division and social change, the search for a global story that unites humanity and the vague worry that maybe reaching for the stars means that we’ve already thrown in the towel here on fabulous Planet Earth.

But our planet and our race deserve better than that. Maybe we're living in a post-fiction world, where the shit that's real couldn't actually be passed off as made up stories. Maybe these are the fake times. The concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a tiny minority has resulted in a world that is cruel, poisoned and, for many, hopeless. It doesn’t have to be this way. Let’s get our shit together and fix it.

Contents:
Introduction
Top 5 Crazy things about Pope Francis Ireland visit
Support Canada against Saudi Arabian bullying, intimidation and dysfunction
Ireland to stop kissing the ring?
Wouldn't you vote yes if it was you that got pregnant?
Why the SpaceX Falcon Heavy test launch matters
Axial tilt - the real reason we celebrate Christmas
Blade Runner 2049. Yes. It's awesome.
Climate change, hurricanes, gods and logic
Easter Rising 1916 remembered - Ireland's crazy history and broken present
World War 3 - Ireland's neutrality no longer tenable
My Apprentice audition experience left me cold
Syria - How to stop the war
Greece, democracy and a fascist plot
Ireland's gay marriage referendum - a true watershed
Paris, a shining beacon for a new age of enlightenment?
We Say - A new participative democracy model for Ireland, Europe and the World
Islamic militants to merge
Je Suis Charlie - Much western media already defeated
United Hates - My new thriller
The Irish and water
Vampire Story - Free full spectrum entertainment
So, how's World War 3 going for you?
Scotland decides
On finishing a novel. An advertisement for myself
Why the Islamic State must be stopped
An online survey into the human condition
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Product Details

BN ID:	2940155939252
Publisher:	Gary J Byrnes
Publication date:	01/08/2019
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	133 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

When you buy any of Gary's books, he will fund a hemp plant through his planet-saving, hemp offset and sustainable living platform at Hempoffset.com. Read a thriller, be the thriller, save the world.

LOCKDOWN DREAMS is flash fiction by GARY J BYRNES, writer of number one bestselling thriller 9/11 TRILOGY and Crime Writers’ Association Dagger-nominated PURE MAD. Gary works in aviation and space tech marketing and founded sustainability platform Hempoffset.com, crowdfunding a solution to the climate crisis with hemp. Lives in Dublin, Ireland, loves travelling in Europe and America. Ambition is to write The Great Novel of the 21st Century.

Favourite writers include George Orwell, Yuval Harari, David Mitchell, Hunter S Thompson, Norman Mailer and Philip K Dick. When not at his laptop, Gary enjoys cooking, encountering great art, exploring cities and trying to make the world a better place, one story at a time.