The Ephemeral Species

Nothing Lives Forever

In the history of life on Earth, nearly all species eventually go extinct either by dying out, or evolving into something completely different, with the old species no longer able to compete. There is no reason to think our species will be any different. This is the story of how that came to be.

© 2023 Patrick Smith
patricksmith1 at gmail dot com
San Francisco Bay Area, California
302,000 words, 1062 pages, all on this website.

Available on Amazon and PDF in late April, 2023.

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Cover art: One-minute exposure photo by Patrick Smith. Two people sitting on the ruins of Sutro Baths, San Francisco.

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The Ephemeral Species