Stories tagged with "post-apocalyptic"

  • Lots of People Turn 20 Inspired by text

    I hate Abbey. All of us men do.

    Well, not all the men. Just the men who have to negotiate with the Women’s Co-op. Those men …

  • Until Today (Alexa's Writing Prompt) Inspired by text

    Twenty minutes later I began to process what had happened; my hands and legs started shaking, heart pounding, lungs gasping f…

  • Sixty Minutes Inspired by text

    Sixty minutes ago, she looked fine. Well, as fine as possible after a day of heavy negotiations with the McGraw family; they …

  • Nowhere Else To Be Inspired by text

    I’m late. She’ll kill me if I skip my own birthday party. She’s worked so hard on it, and she’s been my best friend all my li…

  • After | Part 1

    When Cole wakes up, one of them is on his balcony again, perched on the railing.

    The first time he saw one that close, he hy…

  • A Midtown Jog Mature

  • Road Warriors Inspired by text

    The Cadillac with its huge engine easily kept pace with the sluggish bus. I didn’t even want to imagine how much precious gas…

  • Revelations Inspired by text

    The arrow fell short and skidded to a halt between my boots. Glancing down I could see it had been crudely fashioned from mos…

  • Cleanup in Aisle 5 Inspired by text

    This hadn’t been an especially bad place. Sure, certain parts of it needed a good bulldozing, or maybe a casually thrown molo…

  • Wayfarer Inspired by text

    I had a lazy morning – ate my first bag of Doritos (29 left) and watched Friends. I really can’t stand that Ross guy. Eventua…