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The clock is ticking. The days are numbered. The signs are everywhere. Are we really on the eve of destruction? Nahhhh... As the end of the Mayan calendar looms and global crises fill the news, a whole new wave of books, films, TV shows and evangelical ventures are proclaiming the imminent demise of civilization as we know it. This despite the fact that the end of the world has been predicted for centuries and each and every "prophesized" date with destiny has come and gone without consequence. Nevertheless, there's a buck to be made in exploiting the fears of the masses. Armageddon porn, as one astute social observer has called it, has become a staple of our pop culture. What the world needs now, however, is not another ode to oblivion but a little rationality and reassurance - an antidote to all the gloom and doom.
About the Author
Robert Stricklin's articles, short stories, critiques and commentaries have appeared in more than 100 publications. He is also a former First Prize winner of the Writer's Digest competition in the Articles category. His fiction includes A NECESSARY EVIL (2005) , PROCESS OF ELIMINATION (2009) and RIALTO: An Anthology (2017) . He is also the author of the nonfiction expose PROFITS OF DOOM (2012) . A native New Yorker, he now resides in South Florida with his wife.
