The 0.5 Chronicles

Submissions

Contribute a first-person vignette to the Earth Civilization 0.5 Chronicles, an ongoing record beginning in 1980.

Call for Submissions

Write your "first time" into the Earth Civilization 0.5 Chronicles beginning in 1980 and still being written forward.

One-sentence summary

We are building a chronicle that combines verifiable milestones with everyday vignettes, documenting the transition from the late mechanical age to the digital era - and then the AI era. Official timelines keep the headlines. Ordinary details disappear unless we write them down.

Why we invite you

  • Because real change shows up first in daily life: the phone ringing, cassette tapes, video halls, dial-up, search engines, recommendations, and now AI at work.
  • Because details fade quickly: in a few years you may remember "it happened", but not the sounds, prices, waiting, awkwardness, or excitement.
  • Because we want to record how technology shaped ordinary lives - and that requires many voices from many places.

What you get

  • Byline: your name, pen name, or anonymous credit (your choice), plus a short bio/link (optional).
  • Preservation: your memory becomes part of a long-term, structured archive - not a disposable post.
  • Editing support: we can help with structure and clarity, and mark facts "to verify", while keeping your voice.
  • Optional collaboration: strong pieces may become a series, an interview, or chapter material (with confirmation).

What we are looking for

  • First-person vignettes: one scene is enough (300-1500 words is ideal; shorter is welcome).
  • Evidence-friendly stories: photos, receipts, manuals, device models, screenshots, old emails, links (you may redact).
  • Real "how it worked" details: what was hard, what you hacked around, what it cost, who taught you.
  • Home/school/workplace scenes: the more specific, the better.

Submission template

  1. Title (one line)
  2. Time & place (example: 1998-2001, Jinan, China)
  3. Story (300-1500 words)
  4. Optional evidence + permission to quote (yes/no)
  5. Byline preference: real name / pen name / anonymous
  6. Best contact method (email)

How to submit

Email: jxy88886@gmail.com


征稿(中文)

把你的“第一次”写进《地球文明0.5编年史》,这是一部从 1980 年开始并继续向前书写的记录。

一句话说明

我们正在写一部“可查证的年代节点 + 可感知的日常切片”的编年史,记录人类从机械余晖走向数字化,再 被 AI 重新塑形的全过程。大历史会被写进年鉴,但普通人的细节不会——除非你来写。

为什么邀请你投稿

  • 真正的变化往往先发生在生活里:电话铃、磁带、录像厅、拨号上网、搜索、推荐算法、以及今天的 AI。
  • 细节会迅速消失:几年后你可能记得“发生过”,但记不住当时的声音、价格、等待、尴尬与兴奋。
  • 我们想写清“技术如何落到普通人的日常、工作与命运里”,这需要来自不同城市与家庭的真实经验。

投稿你能获得什么

  • 署名/笔名/匿名:文章发布时标注作者,可附一句简介与链接(可选)。
  • 长期保存:你的记忆会被整理进结构化档案,而不是很快被信息流淹没。
  • 编辑支持:可协助润色结构、补充背景、标记【待核】事实,但不替换你的声音。
  • 深度合作机会:优秀稿件可扩展成系列、访谈或进入正式章节素材库(事先沟通确认)。

我们最想收的稿

  • 第一人称的小事:一个场景就够(300-1500 字最佳,短也可以)。
  • 有“物证”的故事:照片、票据、说明书、设备型号、截图、旧邮件、旧网站链接等(可打码)。
  • 真实细节:它怎么用、哪里麻烦、怎么绕过去、当时花多少钱、谁教你的。
  • 家庭/学校/工作现场:越具体越好。

投稿格式(复制模板即可)

  1. 标题(1 句话)
  2. 时间与地点(例如:1998-2001,山东济南)
  3. 正文(300-1500 字;短也可以)
  4. 可选物证(照片/票据/截图/型号/链接)+ 是否允许引用
  5. 署名方式:实名 / 笔名 / 匿名
  6. 联系方式:邮箱

如何投稿

邮箱:jxy88886@gmail.com

边界与承诺

  • 可以匿名、可以改名、可以隐去单位/人物信息。
  • 不做政治立场争论:聚焦技术、科学、人文、经济与日常生活。
  • 不确定就写“不确定”:我们宁可标注【待核】,也不强行编确定答案。