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"The Tragic End of the Bronze Age: A Virus Makes History " by Tom Slattery

A catastrophe of unimaginable proportions struck in the middle of the twelfth century BC and with a sudden swiftness brought Old World civilizations to an abrupt end. This initiated the world’s longest and deepest known dark age. When the world finally recovered centuries later, new written languages had replaced old ones, a new strategic and useful metal had replaced the old one, and the historical reality of the old civilizations had been replaced by yore and myth invented from fragments passed down through the barrier of the long deep dark age. Some of these fragments, and possibly some references to the catastrophe itself, may be found in the Old Testament and in ancient Greek literature. Out of the fragmented preserved memories, and stories built around them, we became what we are today.

Book Review of "End of the Road" a novel by Tom Slattery, review by Allie K. McKnight, published October 2001. Book Review published in Dark Moon Rising, October 2001 special issue. Tom Slattery bought a car for two hundred dollars from a neighbor and drove around the USA for background. The story shifts between an interview by Kent State students of a 110-year-old man in a nursing home in 2050 and his drive around the USA in a $200-car at the turn of the century.

"Smallpox, Exodus, and Troy" by Tom Slattery. In "Ancient/Classical History" of About.com, published circa mid-2001. This article draws from the author's discovery of a possible initial smallpox pandemic that appears to have brought an end to the civilizations of the Late Bronze Age and struck within the time frame of the battle of Troy and the Exodus. This hypothesis is also one of the features of the book The Tragic End of the Bronze Age, by Tom Slattery.The editor divided the article into two parts:

Interview with Tom Slattery, circa April 2001, in Dark Moon Rising. This interview was done by email by a then staff member of the magazine.

Articles by Tom Slattery

"An Ice Age from Global Warming" A speculative but worrisome hypothesis, an idea-in-progress written in 2001-02 and published in the summer of 2002 in a now temporarily withdrawn e-magazine "Serial Free Press." Information on an alarming rate of Arctic Ocean Ice Cap diminution was then just coming to the attention of scientists, let alone the general public. Since then observations of Arctic Ice Cap shrinkage have become unambiguous and the rate of shrinkage has become alarming to many; melting would appear to up the ante and bring about the events in my thesis many years sooner than 2035.
"Memory" Published April 2003. This article decries the destruction and looting of collections and archaeological research items in the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad as a result of American military negligence in the spring of 2003.
"Coincidence Stinks" Published March 2005. This article hypothesizes a sudden localized increase in the greenhouse gas methane released from methane hydrate crystals disturbed by the December 26, 2004, Banda Aceh earthquake and tsunami and the effects it might have on global weather patterns. These effects would seem to have been seen in severe droughts, an increase in tropical storms and intensities of hurricanes, and uncharacteristic heavy rainfalls throughout the year 2005.
"Whistling Bottles" Published January 2003. This article originally published in the now defunct East West Journal, August 1978, hypothesizes that an ancient ceramic double flask found along the desert Peruvian coast could have been used to make fresh drinking water from salty sea water.
"Loglines" One of six (as yet unproduced) feature-length screenplays by Tom Slattery. In The Screenwriters Market, published November 2002. These loglines may now be difficult to find within The Screenwriters Market because they still may not have a useful search engine for their numerous listings of loglines.
"Thera, Tin, and the Aryan Invasion" In Ancient/Classical History, of About.com, published circa mid-2001. This article hypothesizes the economic, political, and military effects of rare tin ore (needed to make bronze) in the Late Bronze Age. Tin ore is rare compared to copper ore and was the strategic mineral of the Late Bronze Age, much like petroleum is the strategic mineral of our time. This hypothesis is also a feature to the book The Tragic End of the Bronze Age, by Tom Slattery, listed on many book sites like Amazon/Borders (see above).
"Another Dangerous(?) Idea" Ponders the creation, resilience, adaptability, and infinity of the soul.
"Christmas Story Mulling" The story of the Holy Family and what might have been ...
"Another Print-On-Demander Checks In" published in Authoretica, May 2004. This is an article explaining how Tom Slattery decided to self-publish several of his books.
"A Serious Look At Human Intelligence" Here's the funny Lake Erie story.