In the Book of Genesis, the tree of life is first described in chapter 2, verse 9 as being planted with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Hebrew: עֵץ הַדַּעַת‬) "in the midst of the Garden of Eden" by God. In Genesis 3:24 cherubim guard the way to the tree of life at the east end of the Garden.

Life on Earth will surely be wiped out eventually. But how long does it have, and what will it take to sterilise the entire planet?

When a story is finished, what follows, ideally, is that people read it. The world you’ve spent so long building—the place and the people you know so well—isn’t yours anymore.

I can only hope that doing so—coming face to face with the truth behind my writer’s block—is the first step toward The End.