A long-form post-apocalyptic rebirth story set during a great flood. Told in first person, with a calm, restrained, slightly self-deprecating voice. The setting is a realistic apocalypse without supernatural monsters. The true enemies are the relentlessly rising waters, the steadily collapsing social order, and the choices people make in extreme circumstances. The early pace offers the satisfaction of stockpiling supplies and building a base; the middle shifts to contests of human nature and clashes between factions; the later story focuses on moral choices and rebuilding a new order.
