Apocalypse, these Days

Why is the Costco Apocalypse Dinner Kit with a 25-year
shelf life suddenly trending, when those kinds of things

have been around for a while? When the world is ending,
I suppose there might be some comfort in knowing you

could have a few last bites of pasta Alfredo, pot pie or
teriyaki rice (just add water). There are at least a few

moments every day that feel apocalyptic. A geyser
explodes boiling water, mud, and rock a hundred feet

in the air. Floodwaters roar through bridges and tin house
villages. There are wars that have been raging so long,

we can't remember exactly how they started and when.
How many WCNSF could a bucket of Apocalypse meals

feed? Birds fall out of the air but no one eats them. Dead
bees lie on their sides, the broom stiffening on their legs.

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