I had to follow this one up. It’s a lot like the first ficlet (and oddly enough with a picture of the same comet!). Check out http://ficlets.com/stories/1.
Great story, but why did they go up the hill??!! Why not find a basement, a hole, anything to try to survive? It doesn’t change the fact that it’s a good story – yours is certainly more poetic – but I practically yelled at my laptop, “Find cover, you idiots!” 8)
Kevin Lawver