The Siege of New Hampshire
Episodes
Fiction: Where are the Envro-Doom Movies?
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mic and his regular co-hosts Brian and Jeff, as they venture into the world of environmental disaster through - literature, film, and real-world ...
Book 6: Chapter 7: A Stop in Concord
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin and the Hendrick brothers set out for their journey north. While passing Indian Lakes, they are stopped at a roadblock. There, they meet up wit...
Prepper Fiction:Econo-Doom
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mic, Brian, and Jeff look at three famous fictional works in which an economic collapse is the cause of SHTF. What caused those col...
Book 6: Chapter 6: Coming To Terms
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Farnum visits the Hendricks' farm and is impressed with Charles' new gasifier-generator-welder. He tells of the need the Central Rail Collaborativ...
Fiction: Bio Doom
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mic, Brian and Jeff explore some of the fiction featuring pandemics or plagues. They will narrow their scope to include the more realistic stories and...
Book 6: Chapter5: The Grange Meeting
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick attends his first Grange meeting and comes forward for membership. After some farmer-related business, and a lecture about corn by Clyde Graedig,...
Extra: Two Weeks Without Power
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would it be like to lose power at your house for two weeks? Mic interviews Jonathan, a Siege stories listener and farmer/prepper, who lost power ...
Book 6: Chapter4: A Ghost and a Lobbyist
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin and the Hendrick brothers resume work on their gasifier-engine-generator-welder trailer. Mrs. Hendrick tells of seeing her "Corn Ghost" again, ...
Extra: Spring Tour, Maple Sap
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mic takes you on an early spring / late winter walk-around the homestead. It is the start of maple syrup season and collection has begun. The days are...
Book 6: Chapter 3: Deal at the Border
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin and Charles drive down to the border, noticing how life near the border is less tranquil. They meet up with the cranky Mr. Varney. Eartly the n...
Extra: Nuke Doom
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mic, Jeff and Brian discuss books and movies about nuclear doom. There are two broad subgroups: Gloomy Doom -- in which no one survives, and Hopeful D...
Book 6: Chapter 2: Solution With A Catch
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin arrives at the Hendricks' farm to do the welding he promised. He finds out that the brothers' plans depend on overhauling an old tractor engine...
Extra: Comet Doom
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For over 200 years, people have been fearful that a comet would strike the earth and end civilization as we know it. For an event with so little proba...
Book 6: Chapter 1: Another Iron in the Fire
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With this sixth book in the series, the story continues as Cheshire moves into summer. Martin laments about projects and work not getting done. Everyo...
Extra: The Get Home subgenera
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mic, Jeff and Brian discuss the Get Home story -- a subgenera within prepper fiction -- of which Book 1 in the Siege of New Hampshire series is one of...
Bonus: Road Trip Musings
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This was Mic's "week off" to drive out to the Midwest to see his newest grandson. Along the way, he listened to an EMP novel and mused about being str...
Book 5: Epilogue
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mic shares some author's notes and some of the backstory on the development of Book 5. He also shares some ideas on what might be coming up next for t...
Book 5: Chapter 24: A Corner Turned
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin is back home and breaking sod in his back acre field with Robert and Jasmine. Andy emerges from the woods with a swollen eye, the result of a '...
Book 5: Chapter 23 Watershed (Part 2)
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The exchange of silver for medicine is complete on the river island. Susan realizes that she cannot return to New Hampshire with Martin, for his sake....
Book 5: Chapter 23 Watershed (part 1)
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan meets Shively at the river's edge, awaiting the drone to pass so they can venture across the river to island. Susan discovers that Shivley has a...
Book 5: Chapter 22 Frying Pan to Fire (Part 2)
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three local men came to investigate the shot Robert fired. One of the men took his revenge on the dead bodies. Martin excused himself, briefly, to qui...
Book 5: Chapter 22 Frying Pan to Fire (part 1)
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin, Trevor and Robert escape from captivity in Jaffrey. They can only collect a few of their possessions and flee at a full gallop. They have thei...
Book5: Chapter 21: A Town Divided
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin, Trevor and Robert ride long power line cuts and trails until they get close to the town of Jaffrey. When they try to cross a short bridge, a d...
Book 5: Chapter 20 Rough Trail Ride
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin, Robert, and Trevor set out on horseback to make the rendezvous at Connecticut River. Saddle-riding is harder on the new riders than expected. ...
Book 5: Chapter 19: Collections & Routes
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin is thrilled at the news that someone out there has the medicine his wife needs. He is also exasperated that the cost exorbitant -- 500 ounces o...
Book 5: Chapter 18 Negotiations (part 2)
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan and Erin walk up Doug's mountain to deliver the news that Shivley does have the medicine. This, so Doug can transmit the news to Cheshire. The p...
Book 5: Chapter18 Negotiations (part 1)
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Erin visits Susan at Three Oaks, bringing gifts from the others at Five Corners. Erin seeing Susan's bloody knife prompts a confession about what happ...
Book 5: Chapter 17: A Call to Action
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas visits Susan at Three Oaks, telling her how he heard that Mrs. Simmons was sick with MRSA. She needed a very particular type of antibiotic. Su...
Book 5: Chapter 16: Fighting Demons
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile, back in Vermont, Susan is helping her hosts with chores -- making soap and beef jerky. While helping, a pan falls to the floor beside her. ...
Book 5: Chapter 15: Almost Home
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin wakes up on the riverbank and learns that his companions had saved him from the river, though he suffers from hypothermia. Since he had no extr...
Book 5: Chapter 14: Night Crossing
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin and Dr. Rowlett head across the river in a small boat by night to land on the west side -- the Kings gang's territory. Martin is hopeful that a...
Book 5: Chapter 13: Mission to Manchester
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the search for the special antibiotics to treat Margaret's MRSA, Martin has to travel to Manchester on short notice. Connie told him to talk with a...
Book 5: Chapter 12 Found and Losing
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the capture of Quinn's men, a military truck is found, its back full of corn. While everyone sees it as a windfall, Martin insists that it be re...
Bonus: That Stubborn, Independent Spirit
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A bonus episode, tracing the origins of New Hampshire's stubborn, self-sufficient, independent attitude. It is this cultural mindset that underpins t...
Book 5: Chapter 11 Storm the Stronghold
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin, Dustin and Trevor accompany Sergeant McCutchin and his men. They prepare to sneak into the airport, that Quinn and his men have used as a fort...
Book 5: Chapter 10 Fielding Plans
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Agriculture Committee of Cheshire meet to discuss plans to ensure enough food can be grown for winter. Their problem is that there isn't enough fa...
Book 5: Chapter 9 Raid on the Dairy
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While Margaret is tending to the milk cows at the dairy, an alarm is sounded. Mysterious raiders rush in to kill the cattle. The panicked cows scatter...
Book 5: Chapter 8 Recon & Exchange (part 2)
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Susan travel by horse cart to Adele's house to give her a ride up to Brattleboro to exchange her dollars for the new currency -- Shares. Adel...
Book 5: Chapter 8 Recon & Exchange (part 1)
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ames family drop Adele off at her house near Vernon, giving Susan an opportunity to check out the new border security measures and where she might...
Book 5: Chapter 7 New World Order (part 2)
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The people of Brattleboro listen to a speech by their new regional director, Jamal Baylem. He extols the virtues of the new America the leaders in Was...
Book 5: Chapter7, New World Order (part 1)
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meanwhile, back in Vermont, Susan takes Erin out to hunt woodchucks with their hunting sticks. They get one, but also overhear the arrival of a new go...
Book 5: Chapter 6 (part 2) Bits of Evidence
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this conclusion to Chapter 6, some of the men of Cheshire watch through the night to see if a fire-bomber will seek out the radio beacon that the X...
Book 5: Chapter 6 (part 1) Bits of Evidence
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The confrontation with the hoodlums hiding in the hollow turned into a shootout. It looked like they were all killed, but one was faking it. He grabbe...
Book 5: Chapter 5: Back Acre Discovery
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The action returns to New Hampshire. The Simmons house is getting a radio upgrade with Walter's help. He also delivers the message that Susan sent fro...
Book 5: Chapter 4: The Deal
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan and Paul meet up with Shivley, the sketchy scrounger, to arrange a deal to provide Byron's group with antibiotics. The negotiations dance around...
Book 5: Chapter 3: Doug’s Mountain, Vermont
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story shifts to Vermont. Susan and Paul travel to the house of a man with a ham radio. They listen to disturbing news from Detroit, a likely Fed t...
Book 5: Chapter 2 (part 2): Deals & Justice
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The criminal-inhabitants of Baddaz hear the terms of their surrender. They can join the march to Portsmouth for trial and likely internment aboard an ...
Book 5: Chapter 2 (part 1): Deals & Justice
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The quick defeat of the hoodlum compound -- Baddaz -- was completed. What remained was conducting the surrender. It did not go entirely peacefully. Wh...
Book 5: Chapter 1: Counterstrike
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book Five Begins! An armed contingent of people from Cheshire begin an assault on the compound of the group that attacked Cheshire (in the last chapt...
Siege Stories: Interview by Brian Hawkins
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following up on last week's Q & A about the Siege Stories, this week features an interview of Mic Roland by Brian Hawkins of NextStepSurvival.com. Bri...
Siege Stories Q & A
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the results of the survey question: Which characters you'd like to hear more of in the stories AND, answers to the questions listeners submit...
Book 4: Epilogue
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some author notes about the making of Book 4 and about the process that led to the "need" for a Book 4. A bit, too, about Susan's new home outside of ...
Book 4: Chapter 22: Options
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan settles into the daily routines of the extended family living a Five Corners. She figures out that Paul had been secretly part of Operation Long...
Book 4: Chapter 21: Diverted
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan's plan to run across the bridge to New Hampshire is interrupted by a stranger. His intervention saves her group from likely being shot by overze...
Book 4: Chapter 20-B Detour, part 2
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
En route to Brattleboro, Susan's group is joined by a chatty old woman. She is an inadvertent source of much useful information. Within Brattleboro ...
Book 4: Chapter 20 part 1: Detour
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan, Heather and family continue traveling north over hilly terrain toward Vernon, VT. Finding the hydroelectric plant busily occupied by soldiers. ...
Book 4: Chapter 19B Contested Decision, part2
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan emerges from the ravine, leaving Kirk behind to face his fate. She orders her ad hoc group to break camp while she checks out the junkyard garag...
Book 4: Chapter 19-A: Contested Decision
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Baron Kirk's generosity suddenly drops away and his true intentions become obvious. He draws a gun on Susan before she can respond. She manages to fre...
Book 4: Chapter 18: Baron Kirk
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The eccentric stranger that came upon Susan's camp settles in as if it were a social call. He distributes some snack bars and offers packs of oatmeal ...
Book 4: Chapter 17: Crossing
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan and her group avoid a lightly guarded checkpoint at the Vermont border. She has them follow a power line cut that she hopes leads to the small h...
Book 4: Chapter 16: Reluctant Leader
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan reluctantly agreed to let Heather and her children follow her up into Vermont, even though none of them know exactly where they are going. Susan...
Book 4: Chapter 15: The Cabin
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan discovers a remote, and apparently abandoned, cabin on a hilltop near her overnight camp. She cautiously explores it on the prospect of finding ...
Book 4: Chapter 14: Solo
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan has to face the fact that Charon pressed on to Ohio, abandoning her. She is alone in a woods, far from anywhere she knows. To stay ahead of any ...
Book 4: Chapter 13: Dark Hilltop
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan and Charon, having escaped the guardsmen searching for them -- for now -- make camp for the night. They will need the rest, and daylight, to res...
Book 4: Chapter 12: On The Run
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
National Guard troops arrive to interrupt Operation Longbow just as Susan was about to cross the bridge and return to Cheshire. Amid gunfire, she is f...
Book 4: Chapter 11: Loading Up
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan succeeded in getting a truck dedicated to supplying Cheshire and got to customize its load. Just one more thing to complete her list: a pallet o...
Book 4: Chapter 10: Juju and Five Boxes
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The trucks began arriving at the staging area. They would cross the bridge the next day. The time had come for Susan to leave the camp, hopefully fore...
Book 4: Chapter 9: Practice and Purpose
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan resolves to teach herself how to hunt with a throwing stick, like Owen did. After a great deal of trial and error, she develops some skill. As d...
Book 4: Chapter 8: Dark Waters
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan begins to experience uncontrolled anxiety as a result of her being assaulted and shooting the two soldiers. Others at the camp try to console he...
Book 4: Chapter 7: Captured
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan and Owen flee through the woods but cannot escape. The two soldiers capture them and take them to an abandoned house where they each plan to "in...
Book 4: Chapter 6: Salvage Lookout
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan awakens to the bustle of camp members getting ready to salvage three large gravel conveyors for trusses with which to repair the bridge. Embarra...
Book 4: Chapter 5: Trail Blazing
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After helping the volunteers get set up to work on the bridge, Hal, Charon, and Susan set out to look for the lost road again. Relying more on her mem...
Book 4: Chapter 4: Tough Task
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan assists Byron in the skinning and cleaning of a raccoon. It is more than she ever wanted to know. Afterward, she gets settled into her temporary...
Book 4: Chapter 3: Dead End
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A ragtag crew of volunteers work on the old bridge, in hopes that it will carry the big trucks of Operation Longbow. Susan, Hal, and Charon explore th...
Book 4: Chapter 2: Across the Border
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan and team evade drones as they cross the border into Massachusetts. They arrive at the (apparently) abandoned summer camp only to find that the c...
Book 4: Chapter 1: Into the Void
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book 4 starts with when, in Book 3, Martin and the others dropped Susan off near the Mass border. She is being escorted through the closed and guarded...
Siege of NH: Extra: Horsepower
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode -- Horsepower After a collapse, the use of horses for transportation and work could see a revival. What would it be like to farm with ho...
Book 3: Postscript
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few author's thoughts about Book 3. The Ending That Wasn't. (it turns out) What do you do with the poor? After a collapse, there will be hundreds ...
Book 3: Chapter 20 part 2: Backdoor
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The conclusion of Chapter 20, the last chapter in Book 3: Hunger Season. Martin leaves the barn of the Town Farm after helping subdue their captors. H...
Book 3: Chapter 20, part 1 Backdoor
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin gets work that a group of men have started to raid homes on the south side of town. They are moving north, toward the center of town. They will...
Book 3: Chapter 19: Lost and Found
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Judy frets over the lack of contact with the Town Farm, where Dustin and Margaret were when a strong and sudden blizzard engulfs Cheshire. Martin help...
Book 3: Chapter 18-B Tempest Fugit
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Candice now in custody, implicated in helping Quinn foment trouble in Cheshire, the problem becomes what to do with her. Martin decides to take T...
Book 3: Chapter 18-A Tempest Fugit, part 1
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Candice is confronted about her conspiring with FEMA honcho Quinn to foment trouble in town. (the dairy fire, the gang attack, the Altman murders,) Sh...
Book 3: Chapter 17: Tough Summons
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A group of Cheshire men accompany the police chief, attempting to bring in the shopping cart gang from their hidden camp. One of the gang is suspected...
Book 3: Chapter 16: A Suspect In The Hand...
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The crowd at the Altman's house learn that their deaths were no accident. They were murdered. The mob haul in the neighbor, accusing him. Martin finds...
Book 3: Chapter 15: Remnants
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While on patrol, Martin and Margaret discover Mara (living the wild woman life in their backwoods) just as she is being abducted by strange (and large...
Book 3: Chapter 14: Contact
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tempers flare as neighbors begin to suspect neighbors for the barn burning and a rash of petty crimes. Walter makes radio contact with the Coalition. ...
Book 3: Chapter 13: Looking for Signs
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A distinctive boot print suggests a culprit that started the diary barn fire, but no one is found with such boots. Rations get slimmer still at the Si...
Book 3: Chapter 12: Malcolm’s Road
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin and Judy take Tin Man to Walter's house so he can have an extended radio session. They hear fragments of news about power plant repairs failing...
Book 3: Chapter 11: Falling Down & Getting Up
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While on his way to a town meeting, Martin is ambushed by Joni's angry/jealous husband. At the trading session, Walter and Sally have some mysteriousl...
Book 3: Chapter 10: Dethroned
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin wears a disguise into town to avoid arrest. News from the outside world tells of a tightening siege but also some plans by the Coalition to get...
Book 3: Chapter 9: Plans and Feast
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After cleaning their bountiful catch and a hearty feast of fish chowder, Hendrick Brothers Trucking sets out on its return trip. They are accompanied ...
Book 3: Chapter 8: Hampton Harbor
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hendrick Brothers Trucking finally makes it to the seacoast to trade firewood for fish. Martin meets a little old man who wants to take his schooner o...
Book 3: Chapter 7: Getaway
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To thwart Clyde's arrest order, Martin volunteers to go with Charles and Tyler on their first trading trip to the seacoast. On the way, a group of des...
Book 3: Chapter 6: Mistakes & Repair
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Knick-knack lady misunderstands Martin's interest in her metalworking tools, offering herself in exchange for food money. Compromise averted, Martin f...
Book 3: Chapter 5: Corn King
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite Margaret's help managing the food supply at the Town Farm, it's obvious that they don't have enough for the winter. At a town meeting, Landers...
Book 3: Chapter 4: The Hearing
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin acts as surrogate lawyer for the captured gang member at the ad hoc arraignment/hearing held at Town Hall. Some townsfolk, especially Charles, ...
Book 3: Chapter 3: Cutting Hope
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin helps the folks at the Town Farm start cutting new wood to help them have heat during the coming winter. Their shortfall of food supplies spurs...
Book 3: Chapter 2: Farm Tour
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin and Margaret help out at the Town Farm. Most of the residents there exhibit little hope. Martin and the Hendrick brothers continue to try and c...
Book 3: Chapter 1: Drafted
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story continues. Margaret gets talked into helping with the Town Farm. Martin discovers a food source that might help the less-prepared residents ...