Technology Blessing or Curse?
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t go anywhere without my cell phone. I also admit that I check my messages, emails, play games and surf social media on a daily bases from the advice. However, I also remember a time when I didn’t have it and I’m not sure which is better.
On one hand, I love the security it gives me. Make a phone call if my truck breaks down or if I need assistance from just about anywhere is right at my fingertips. On the other hand, everywhere I go, I see people ignoring the people and things around them as they are so engrossed in what’s on the screen. I’ve seen people walk out into traffic, cause auto accidents and run into people and objects. So are we really better off with cell phones? Should we strive for a happy medium or give them up completely.
These are some of the questions Clay and Elliott ask in my new novella Going Off Grid. They are working massive amounts of hours to pay for the modern convinces they enjoy, yet at the expense of their relationship. They take an extreme step and give up nearly all modern convinces for what they deem most important—each other.
Could you do it? Could you give up cell phones, internet, cable TV, the local coffee shop in order to spend more time with your significant other, your family and friends?
Inquiring minds want to know
~Hugs~
Jo
Clay and Elliott are working toward a dream—working sixty-hour weeks for one of the oil companies that recently sprung up in North Dakota. The pay is good, but is it a fair trade for never seeing each other? The point becomes moot when the company folds, like so many others, and the couple is left with a difficult choice.
Should they find comparable work somewhere else, or is it time to throw caution to the wind and go after their goal—years earlier than they intended?
What they’ve always wanted is to be together and have time to enjoy it, so they follow their hearts. They’re going off the grid and fixing up an old cabin so they can be self-sufficient. But when they go from all the conveniences of the modern world to outhouses, solar power, a shoestring budget, and more mosquitos than they ever thought possible, will they find there’s such a thing as too much time together?
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SJD Peterson, better known as Jo, hails from Michigan. Not the best place to live for someone who hates the cold and snow. When not reading or writing, Jo can be found close to the heater checking out NHL stats and watching the Red Wings kick a little butt. Can’t cook, misses the clothes hamper nine out of ten tries, but is handy with power tools.
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