{"id":1100,"date":"2025-09-04T10:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:38:59","slug":"the-diary-of-anna-muller-published-in-2045-by-the-european-memory-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/?p=1100","title":{"rendered":"The diary of Anna M\u00fcller &#8211; published in 2045 by the European Memory Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the Shadow of Distant Guns<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The War Diary of Anna M\u00fcller \u2013 Stuttgart, Germany, 2026\u20132034<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>European Memory Archive &#8211; Archivist\u2019s Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This diary was donated to the <strong>European Memory Archive<\/strong> in the spring of 2045 by the family of <strong>Anna M\u00fcller<\/strong> (b. 1986, Stuttgart; d. 2044, Ulm). It spans the civilian experience of the <strong>Pacific War Crisis (2026\u20132033)<\/strong> from a front desk at a neighborhood GP practice and a kitchen table in Stuttgart. We preserve spelling and tone; minor redactions remove patient names where legally required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anna&#8217;s diary reflects the experiences of many German and European citizen during a time when major power blocs fought for dominance to establish a new world order. A fighting war was avoided inside what was then the European Union. Nevertheless, the suffering caused by this global power shift was enormous, resulting in many lives lost in Europe and worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This record serves as a reminder of the suffering that took place in Europe during what came to be known as the Pacific War Crisis. <br>\u2014 <em>Librarian M.K., 20<\/em>46<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"Fritz Kohle\" class=\"wp-image-1101 lazyload\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" title=\"Fritz Kohle\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"Fritz Kohle\" class=\"wp-image-1101 lazyload\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fritzkohle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" title=\"Fritz Kohle\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Anna M\u00fcller some time in 2030 at her front desk in the Stuttgart GP clinic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 \u2014 Shock<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 9 Mar<\/strong><br>Petrol jumps to \u20ac2.80. At the practice, Dr. Keller says two patients cancel because they can\u2019t afford the drive. I log the calls and pretend not to notice his jaw clench. Fighter jets pass low at night. Clara covers her ears and asks if bombs are coming. I say no, but my mouth is dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 12 Mar<\/strong><br>Markus tries to send money to his sister, Lena. Banking app freezes. He stares at the phone a long time. I put tea in front of him. He doesn\u2019t drink it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 24 Mar<\/strong><br>News says a U.S. base on Guam is hit. (Note archivist: Guam was a US territory island in the pacific) Convoys roll past the practice. Children on the pavement point and cheer. I feel sick. At lunchtime, our insulin delivery is late. I write down the names of people we need to call back and hope the courier shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 29 Mar<\/strong><br>I go through the pantry and count tins. It feels silly and also not silly at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 31 Mar<\/strong><br>Three-hour blackout. Phones dead. We register arrivals on paper. Most people are patient. One man shouts about \u201cuseless doctors\u201d and storms out. I shake for twenty minutes after he leaves. In the evening news they report that China is at war with Taiwan and all shipping in the area has stopped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 10 Apr<\/strong><br>Leaflet through the door: \u201cBe Prepared \u2014 10 Days of Supplies.\u201d Markus pins it on the fridge, makes a joke, then stops halfway through the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 22 Apr<\/strong><br>School asks kids to bring extra snacks \u201cin case of shortages.\u201d Clara is proud of her crackers. I cry later in the car where she can\u2019t see me. Dr. Keller tells me that the casualties in Taiwan are getting him depressed. Many civilians have died. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 27 Apr<\/strong><br>Potatoes are limited to two bags. A woman screams at the cashier and then bursts into tears. No one knows what to do. The US is getting involved in the Taiwan conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 6 May<\/strong><br>Cyberattack on a big bank. ATMs freeze. At the practice our card terminal dies for an hour and a half. A waiting room full of tired faces watches me try to reboot a little grey box that decides everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 22 May<\/strong><br>Energy bill doubles. We wear coats at dinner. Clara calls it \u201ccamping.\u201d I laugh with her and then cry in the bathroom. The German government is drafting reserve soldiers up to the age of 55 because there are not enough younger recruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 2 Jun<\/strong><br>New leaflet: \u201cCivil Defence Shelters to be Maintained.\u201d At work, Frau Becker at the pharmacy shrugs: \u201cWe did stockrooms in COVID. We can do it again.\u201d I like her voice. It sounds practical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 24 Jun<\/strong><br>Ambulance is twenty-three minutes for a suspected stroke. I count the minutes on the desk calendar. The patient\u2019s wife keeps asking me if help is really coming. I say yes, over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 17 Jul<\/strong><br>Bread rationed today. In the queue an older woman faints. For a second everyone freezes; then two people move at once. I feel ashamed I wasn\u2019t one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sat, 22 Aug<\/strong><br>Another shelter notice in the mail. I don\u2019t show Clara. I am tired of bad news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 14 Oct<\/strong><br>Practice phone lines keep glitching. We miss two calls from the emergency service. I call them back and apologize. I am so tired my voice sounds like someone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 16 Dec<\/strong><br>No inhalers at the pharmacy; delivery \u201cstuck.\u201d A boy with asthma wheezes in the waiting room. We find one device in the cupboard and give it to his mother. She hugs me like I did something special. I only unlocked a door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 30 Dec<\/strong><br>We eat by candlelight again. Markus pretends it\u2019s fun for Clara. When she sleeps, he says, \u201cHow long?\u201d I say, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2027 \u2014 Settling into Hard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 7 Feb<\/strong><br>Blackout during morning clinic. We handwrite blood-test forms. Patients are calmer than last year. Everyone learns the drill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 15 Mar<\/strong><br>At work, an older man says, \u201cI lived through oil shocks. This is different.\u201d He doesn\u2019t explain. He doesn\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 8 Apr<\/strong><br>School cancels a field trip \u201cuntil supply issues ease.\u201d Clara rips up the letter. Markus scolds her. I scold him for scolding her. We\u2019re all frayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 4 May<\/strong><br>More cars queue at dawn for petrol. Jens cycles in. He locks his bike inside the practice hallway and says, \u201cThis is my security policy.\u201d Then terrible news: an atomic bomb exploded in Tel-Aviv killing hundreds of thousands of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sat, 19 Jun<\/strong><br>Peace march. Dr. Keller goes for an hour. The on-call doctor covers him. We are short of antibiotics for children. A mum asks me how to split adult tablets. I say she must check with the doctor and she nods, embarrassed. I hate that she has to ask. The war in Israel escalates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 5 Jul<\/strong><br>Mercedes cuts more shifts. Peter next door is furloughed. His wife cries in the stairwell. We take Clara over with a drawing and a chocolate bar. It feels small and also exactly right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 10 Aug<\/strong><br>A patient dies at home overnight, not in our care. Family can\u2019t reach the coroner for hours because phone networks are patchy. They stand at our desk, pale and quiet. I call every number I have. Someone picks up at 10:41. I write the time down but don&#8217;t really know why because no one will check on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 29 Sep<\/strong><br>Card terminal fails again. A man gets angry I won\u2019t take cash for a video consultation the doctor already did. I dislike that sentence even as I say it. Another atomic bomb exploded in Iran. Retaliation by Israel. Taiwan surrenders but now there is a fight over the Philippines. Europe and Australia are helping with food and arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 19 Nov<\/strong><br>Cold snap, energy rationing. We move the waiting room seats into the sunnier corner by the window. People thank me as if I gave them something more than a chair. The war in the Middle East es getting worse. There is fighting in Egypt. The Suez canal is closed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 23 Dec<\/strong><br>We wrap gifts with newspaper. Clara draws stars by hand. I like hers better than shop paper. Despite everything Clara looks happy. She hugged me today and told me she loves me and I started crying again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2028 \u2014 Politics and Thin Shelves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 10 Jan<\/strong><br>Talk about a new party promising \u201cneutrality\u201d and \u201ccheap energy.\u201d Posters look shiny and tired at the same time. The party is called &#8220;New Europe&#8221;. So far their ideas sound like the same old nonsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 2 Feb<\/strong><br>Practice memo: \u201cUse antibiotics only with clear indication.\u201d We already do. It still reads like an accusation. The shortages are getting worse because of closed shipping routes near Taiwan and Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 11 Mar<\/strong><br>Ambulance is thirty-one minutes for chest pain. Dr. Keller stays on the phone with the family the whole time. I feel proud of him and angry that he has to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 3 May<\/strong><br>Elections coming. Neighbours argue on the landing and then apologize to each other. We all say, \u201cLong day,\u201d and laugh too loudly. The neighbour shares a bottle of wine with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 12 Jun<\/strong><br>Blackout overnight. Clara sits on the balcony and counts stars. She asks if the sky is different now. I tell her the sky is the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 7 Jul<\/strong><br>Gas bill triples. We turn off hot water most days. Hair-wash night is an event. Clara says, \u201cI don\u2019t want any more events.\u201d The US and China are now fighting directly in the Pacific. Nato article 5 is activated and Michael, our neighbours son is drafted into the Navy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 15 Aug<\/strong><br>Peter leaves for Hamburg\u2014work in the shipyards. We hug goodbye in the car park. He jokes about learning the wind again. His wife doesn\u2019t joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 23 Sep<\/strong><br>Pharmacies coordinate between themselves and our practice about insulin pens; a little phone tree springs up. It\u2019s clumsy, but by evening everyone on our list has something. I walk home light for once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sat, 24 Dec<\/strong><br>Dad gets stopped at the Polish border and misses Christmas. Clara tries not to cry. She fails. I fail too. We can&#8217;t call him. Phones and internet are down for the whole week because of some cyber attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2029 \u2014 Frayed and Stubborn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 10 Jan<\/strong><br>School drops two days a month to save heating. Clara spends those days at the practice with headphones and a workbook. Patients smile at her. One leaves a chocolate on my desk \u201cfor the assistant.\u201d I put it in a drawer for emergency morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 5 Mar<\/strong><br>Protests in Berlin turn violent. Many are arrested. We watch on TV. Markus and I don\u2019t talk during the footage. After, he washes dishes for a long time. Chancellor Merz pushes the 50 hour week through parliament. Dr. Keller is laughing when he hears that: &#8220;I already do at least 60 hours week!&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 13 Apr<\/strong><br>We run out of rapid strep tests. We go back to symptoms and judgment. Dr. Keller stands in reception and says, \u201cWe can do safe medicine with fewer toys.\u201d He means it. I still miss the toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sat, 8 Jul<\/strong><br>Clara turns nine. No flour for cake. I bake rye bread with honey. She smiles and then later whispers, \u201cI miss birthdays with noise.\u201d I say I do too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 18 Sep<\/strong><br>Letter from Peter. Ship work is heavy and endless. He says he sleeps like a stone. He says Hamburg rain is good for thinking. I read the letter twice and keep it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sat, 31 Dec<\/strong><br>Fireworks banned again. I don\u2019t mind the quiet; I do mind what it means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2030 \u2014 The Long Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 17 Feb<\/strong><br>Sabine moves to Switzerland. We stand in the practice doorway, hug one last time and wave as she drives off. I think about the first coffee we had when she started. I think about the last. Later that week Switzerland closes the border with the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 7 May<\/strong><br>A new mother sits at my desk and cries because we don\u2019t have her usual formula brand. Dr. Keller walks to the pharmacy himself and comes back with an alternative. Baby is fine. Mum hugs both of us. We get a letter from the school: this year the summer holidays are not six but ten weeks long. Not enough teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 11 Jul<\/strong><br>Clinic runs on half power for the whole afternoon. It\u2019s bearable until it\u2019s not. People start snapping at each other and then apologizing immediately. We\u2019re becoming experts at apologies. I saw a man die in the street. He just dropped dead, heart attack. A woman dropped her shopping back, then pumped the mans chest and gave mouth to mouth. It took the ambulance over an hour to arrive. I looked after the woman&#8217;s daughter, who was watching all this in silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 9 Nov<\/strong><br>Christmas market cancelled \u201cto save energy.\u201d Clara says, \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of December then?\u201d I have no quick line for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2031 \u2014 First Small Turns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 17 Feb<\/strong><br>TV says talks in Geneva open. I want to be hopeful and also not humiliate myself by being hopeful. I make soup and say nothing. There is a ceasefire in the Pacific. The Philippines are safe. Taiwan was hit bad, sp much destruction, so many dead. Taiwan is now part of China proper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 3 May<\/strong><br>Shelves look better. Coffee beans appear at three times the old price. I buy a small bag and use it like medicine\u2014one spoon at a time. Israel agrees to a Palestinian state but refuses political claims on Gaza. Thats better than nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 12 Jun<\/strong><br>Ambulance comes after 93 minutes for an elderly fall. I write the time in the diary because it feels like a miracle. The government says that this year more than 2 million people in Europe have died because health services cannot deal with the crisis. Its the worst in the Balkans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 23 Sep<\/strong><br>Bananas show up. A welcome change. I have not seen Banana in moths. Tiny and expensive. I buy one. Clara eats it slowly, to make it last as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 21 Nov<\/strong><br>Pharmacy calls to say insulin deliveries are back on a schedule \u201cmost weeks.\u201d I sit down because my knees go soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2032 \u2014 Talks That Actually Move<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sat, 9 Apr<\/strong><br>News says Geneva sessions resume. Delegates look wrecked on screen. I don\u2019t care what they look like if they keep talking. The ceasefire between the US and China is holding. Good. We have enough floods and storms and just don&#8217;t need more war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 1 Aug<\/strong><br>Mercedes adds shifts. Peter writes that he\u2019s coming back. His wife sends a photo of packed boxes and a smiling child missing two front teeth. I cry at my desk and tell patients I have hay fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 30 Aug<\/strong><br>Practice staff meeting: we keep the blackout kits, but we start removing the extra chairs from storage. Small optimism: it fits on one trolley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 30 Nov<\/strong><br>&#8220;Framework Peace Agreement signed&#8221;. I read the alert twice, then out loud. People in the waiting room clap. A woman wipes her eyes with a sleeve and says, \u201cGood.\u201d Just that\u2014\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 9 Dec<\/strong><br>We get a normal medicine order. I take a photo of stacked boxes. I almost post it and then decide to keep it for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2033 \u2014 The Thaw Feels Real<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 19 Mar<\/strong><br>Coffee beans return properly. Markus makes a pot. The smell fills the flat. We don\u2019t speak for a minute; we just breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 4 Apr<\/strong><br>Border checks ease. Dad arrives from Ulm without a delay and brings fresh bread rolls. Clara says the rolls taste \u201clike before.\u201d I agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 5 Jul<\/strong><br>Government ends ration credits. People cheer in K\u00f6nigstra\u00dfe. Someone starts singing badly; others join anyway. It sounds like relief more than music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon, 25 Sep<\/strong><br>We retire our paper appointment book except for backup. I put it in a drawer and pat it like a pet. The internet is back, the phones work normally, not the daily interruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sun, 31 Dec<\/strong><br>Fireworks legal again. We stand on the balcony together and watch color climb the sky. I don\u2019t flinch at the bangs. Only the dogs are not happy about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2034 \u2014 After<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wed, 12 Jan<\/strong><br>Borders open fully. I drive to Strasbourg for the day and buy nothing. I just walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fri, 1 Mar<\/strong><br>Supermarket looks normal. Prices are still high but not ridiculous. I stand in front of the bananas and take one without thinking. Later I go back and put another in the basket on purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 23 Apr<\/strong><br>At work we remove the \u201cDue to Supply Issues\u201d sign from the reception window. I fold it small and keep it in the drawer with the paper book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thu, 10 Oct<\/strong><br>Practice audit says response times are stable, ambulance times within targets. I make a pot of coffee for the team and we drink it at the counter, leaning on our elbows, not in a rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tue, 31 Dec<\/strong><br>New Year\u2019s Eve. Clara shouts from the balcony, \u201cHappy New Life!\u201d Markus laughs for real. I do too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>January 2035<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice runs like a practice again. The pharmacy has stock most days. The buses come when the timetable says they will. We still keep candles in a drawer. We still keep a box of snacks in case a child waits too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clara asks why I kept writing when nothing special happens. I tell her <em>this<\/em> is the special part: getting back to boring things and knowing they are precious. I tell her she can stop being brave now. She says she doesn\u2019t know how. I say we can learn together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I make coffee. It smells normal. I stand at the window and watch the street, the small business of an ordinary morning, and I let myself believe it stays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Shadow of Distant Guns The War Diary of Anna M\u00fcller \u2013 Stuttgart, Germany, 2026\u20132034 European Memory Archive &#8211; Archivist\u2019s Note This diary was donated to the European Memory Archive in the spring of 2045 by the family of Anna M\u00fcller (b. 1986, Stuttgart; d. 2044, Ulm). 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