Alexander McGee's published ficlets
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Parley
There was only silence, save for the crackling of the bonfire. As my vision gradually shifted from concussed blur to night-bl…
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Capture
I only remember a handful of sensations, immediately before the dull, sweet kiss of rifle butt against the back of my skull. ...
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Journeys
I spent the next two hours following the ‘Happy Squirrel’ trail line if the occasional smouldering signpost was to be believe…
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Wanderings
Not far from the bus, I found a comfortable looking rock to park my ass on and take stock. My possessions to date consisted o…
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Luck
30 seconds and 3 shots later, the scoreboard was two dolls’ heads and a raider left in the dust – but the pink caddy was stil…
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Road Warriors
The Cadillac with its huge engine easily kept pace with the sluggish bus. I didn’t even want to imagine how much precious gas…
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Escapes
We lay still on the floor, counting shots until they finally finished-32. I didn’t bother looking at what was left of Chuck -...
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Manifestos
Outside, a monster of a pink Cadillac was idling in the schoolyard. A dozen guys, two of whom I recognized as the bandits I h…
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Reinforcements
The bandits’ power supply was a car battery, jury-rigged to a half-dozen extension cords. It took two and a half episodes of …
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Victories
One of the would-be cannibals/road bandits/Mad Max enthusiasts had taken upon himself to incorporate the business end of a pu…
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Revelations
The arrow fell short and skidded to a halt between my boots. Glancing down I could see it had been crudely fashioned from mos…
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Visitors
As we walked I tried to remember where the path would have led us – if the whole end of the world thing hadn’t turned a perfe…
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On the trail
The place was totalled. I didn’t even bother trying to revise my personal tallies for supplies – I just assumed they’d all be…
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Not Alone
I browsed what was left of the store, shoving foodstuffs at random into my satchel. My new companion seemed content to follow…
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Unlikely friends
When a man is in such circumstances; trapped, alone, unarmed – facing a hideous porcine mutant, laughter is not the generally…
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Awakenings in the Dark
To this day, I chalk up what came next as due to radiation sickness or maybe losing my mind.
I must’ve been out for a good ho… -
Waiting for dinner
I had to admit, this was not how I had imagined my first few hours in the post-apocalyptic world would go. I’ve already admit…
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Ok, no more Bacon-Ranch
I felt conflicted as to its origins. I couldn’t decide whether it had been a normal piggy, somehow protected from the bombs y…
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Alone in the interim
Being the kind of person who would willingly convert a perfectly O.K backyard (patio, wading pool and a crappy shanty I had o…
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Cleanup in Aisle 5
This hadn’t been an especially bad place. Sure, certain parts of it needed a good bulldozing, or maybe a casually thrown molo…
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