I'm close to the wire, but once again, I found myself short of inspiration.
I was rescued by a news story and a report on hydraulic fracturing. This technique for extracting oil and gas is more commonly known as fracking.
I thought it would be perfect for November's silly disaster. It's time to go big. (As if I had an alternative.)
Anyway, here's the writing prompt:
One frack too many, and all of a sudden, the earth is facing a series of earthquakes, both big and little. Not only are they growing in frequency, they're cascading, as the movement in one area exposes frack-induced weaknesses in another. If our hero, a scientist, and his/her team can't find a way to stop this, the entire planet may soon become uninhabitable.
Is it scientifically feasible? Well, beats me. But I thought it sounded good.
