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DJ Hemminger
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Proud 🇨🇦 author of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse." Award-winning worst-case scenario worrier, so I did something about it. Zone 3 gardener, canner, knitter, fitness (strength training and hiking.) www.djhemminger.com/books
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I've seen tons of orange day lilies, and quite a few strawberry-red ones, but a house in my neighbourhood has the only yellow ones I've ever seen. #Bloomscrolling
A patch of bright yellow day lilies.
July 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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#Bloomscrolling
A single pink prairie rose
June 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I got this review in Nov 2024 when I set my pre-order on Amazon. The book had not yet been written, and no file was attached. Things have not improved.
Screenshot of "Rufus" - Amazon's Beta reviewer, from 2024. Question: Is the story fast paced or does it drag? Rufus's answer: While I can't definitely say whether the story is fast paced or drags since I don't hav access to the book's text, readers generally find it to be a fast-paced page-turner. One reviewer notes that the action starts right away and doesn't let up.
June 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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The truth of this is painful, isn't it, my fellow #Knitters
A canvas bag with a graphic of a skein of yarn. Text: It's all fun and games until someone loses their stitch count.
June 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The first fern peony of #Garden2025
A close-up of a fern peony. The petals are bright fuchsia and the centre is golden yellow.
May 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Name your apocalypse.
We have a plan for that.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
In Amazon and #KindleUnlimited #SHTF #Prepping
Image: The cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse: Pop Culture Strategies for real world catastrophes" by D J Hemminger. Text, on a desert background: If the markets do crash - if the governments aren't simply calling it a recession, or worse, a depression - we will all be in for a world of hurt for months until it recovers. As I said at the beginning of this book, if you aren't starting the apocalypse with a full bank account, you're already behind. So start here.
April 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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It's the last day to get "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" for #Free (it's also on #KindleUnlimited).
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
I know the world is in fire, so I wrote this aiming to deliver bad news in a way to trigger the least amount of panic. There's useful info in here, I promise.
Text: 72 hour emergency food kit. 1 box cereal. 3 cans of evaporated milk or 2 L shelf-stable milk. 3 cans soup (no water needed). 3 cans vegetables. 3 cans fish or meat. 1 box crackers. 12 x 500 mL bottled water (at minimum) Image: the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger on a stormy background.
April 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Information is one of the best ways to empower yourself. First - download a copy of THE GAMER'S GUIDE TO THE APOCALYPSE for free from Amazon (and on #KindleUnlimited).
Then, get thee to a library and read everything (you can borrow DVDs and other stuff too.) www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: A free book sign next to the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger. Text: Do you want to do something, but you don't know where to start? Sign up for a library card at your local branch. Then take out a book to support them.
April 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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It's time to put down the remote and pick up a #Free book. Game your way to success in an uncertain world.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger, with a "Free" logo above it. Text: Keep copies of these documents with your emergency kit. Birth certificate, marriage and divorce certificates, lists of medications, house insurace policy, contact list, IDs.
April 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I know folks are scrambling with the #stockmarket dropping like a rock. If you don't know where to start, "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" is #Free to #KindleUnlimited readers and will provide some solid first steps to take.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger. Text: Since everyone starts the game with only the skills and supplies they have on hand, you want to have as many tools - mental and physical - in your survival tool kit as you can. The best time to assemble your kit was yesterday. The second-best time is now.
April 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Blizzards are done for the year. Now it's time for summer thunderstorms and, worse, tornado season. When every percentage of battery can be a lifeline, know where your charging cables are. And read "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" on Amazon and #KindleUnlimted www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger, on a background of a stormy sky. Text: If you suspect you might lose power, take five minutes to charge in everything rechargeable: phones, tablets, computers, e-readers, portable chargers, reuseable batteries, all forms of transportation (including e-bikes, quads, golf carts, power and wheelchairs, not just EVs), power tools, etc. Then start filling containers with potable water for drinking and washing.
April 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Let's start the week with a free download! Look for the "St. John Ambulance Emergency First Aid" on Apple Books and download it for free: books.apple.com/ca/book/emer...
Image - Cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger on a desert background. Text - Free book recommendation. If you can't sign up for lessons, you can still download a copy of the St. John Ambulance emergency first aid book. Read it, remember it, and keep it on hand.
March 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Finally, success! #Garden2025 officially has 2 peppers (this one is cayenne.) But we planted 2 seeds in each pot and none came up. Then we planted 4 more, 1 in each corner. And this one came up in the middle! Could be a very full pot. But at least we have two peppers now.
A small pepper sprout with two tiny leaves in the middle of a seedling container.
March 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Do you have a designated safe place to go during an emergency? Consider your options when it comes to locations and the supplies you need to stock there by reading "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse". Available on Amazon and #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger, over a stormy sky. Text: Level 2. You can survive for three hours without shelter but they won't be fun hours. Something bad happened. You've prepared yourself as best you can with what you have at hand. And you've walked through the office or classroom doors. The only purpose of this level is to get yourself home or to your designated safe place. That's it.
March 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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We woke up to a weather warning in #Winnipeg, predicting 4-12" of snow today and tomorrow. I was heading to Costco anyway, but if you weren't, wouldn't it be nice to have a hot meal ready in your pantry if you couldn't get to the store? On Amazon and #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by DJ Hemminger. Text: 7 Can Chili. 2 to 4 tablespoons chili powder, 1 can diced tomatoes, 1 can red kidney beans, 1 can white kidney beans, 1 can black beans, 1 can brown beans, 1 can kernel corn, 1 can mushrooms.
March 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Reading the news? Don't panic! "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" is full of useful information delivered pop-culture style, from establishing 72 hour kits to outwitting zombie hordes. Available on Amazon and #KindleUnlimited www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9C8Q6X6
Image: background showing a stormy sky, and the cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" by D J Hemminger. Text: Level 1. You were not immediately struck down while in an airplane that was hit by an unexpected solar flare or EMP. Or while touring a volcano that erupted without warning. Or while working in an experimental lab where an infected test subject escaped and began biting workers in the vicinity. Or when the alien assault began. You remembered to keep breathing for three minutes when emergency struck. Congratulations. Advance to level 2.
March 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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It has been 48 hours and still no pepper sprouts. #Garden2025
Text: Me after planting seeds five minutes ago. Image: cartoon person poking a seedling tray with a stick while saying, "Come on, grow!"
March 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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A pop-culture guide to surviving the end of the world. Tips for beating zombies, aliens, natural disasters, economic collapse and more. Currently in #KindleUnlimited. Link in bio.
Cover of "The Gamer's Guide to the Apocalypse" on a stormy background. Surprise! Welcome to the apocalypse! Whether you meant to or not, you have begun the game of survival of the fittest. What is the prize? You get to live another day. How do you play? Luckily for you, you're holding the rulebook. There are rules you need to be aware of of you want to play successfully. And... go!
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Not an auspicious start for #Garden2025. Three weeks ago, we planted 14 containers with 2 hot pepper seeds each. We got 1 sprout. This weekend, we replanted 13 containers with 4 seeds each (a variety of peppers.) We're either going to have a pepper explosion or be stuck buying them. #Zone3Garden
Eighteen seedling containers on a table in front of the window. Four have celery sprouts, one has a single pepper sprout, 13 just have soil.
March 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Hey, everybody! I was feeling overwhelmed and wanted to do something, so we made an appointment at Canadian Blood Services to donate. Every positive action helps.
A woman's arm with a pressure bandage around her elbow after donating blood.
March 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM