50 WORDS

I Pay Close Attention to Changes in My Culture

Thrifty Word Challenge — 50 words #65: Culture

Fred Ermlich

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Slime Mold. . . . Pixabay License

The making of bread or beer is a cultural event. Most cultures die from their own successes.

The goddamn human race is an example. They’ve cultured themselves to 7.9 billion and poisoned themselves just the same as yeasts do. Though yeasts don’t drag down entire ecosystems when they self-terminate.

Thank you Marla Bishop for the prompt!

Thank you readers — hey, for once you read all 50 WORDS!
Just funnin’ — kind of.
… Fred

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Fred Ermlich

Living in rural Panamá — non-extractive, non-capitalistic. Expat USA. Scientist, writer, researcher, teacher. STEM mentor +languages. Gargoylplex@protonmail.com