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The Mourning After
Condolences on the passing of your friend… Not quite. With heartfelt sympathy on the loss of your cat… Definitely not. May your soul find peace during this time… Maybe? Eric released a beleaguered sigh as he flipped open the sympathy card. A long poem in embellished cursive script scrolled down the page, spouting off some maudlin drivel about memories and lost seasons of time. This looked like the best bet. But really, how did one appropriately say, “Sorry that your kid went nuts and ate his friends”? Such unfortunate...
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Prattville, Alabama The grandfather clock in the hall clanged again. Midnight, and still no sign of her son. Sheryl stared down at the phone clutched in her hands, scrolling her brain for any other names she could call. She’d been reluctant to allow Aiden to go out with his friends tonight, especially after what happened last week at his school. A sharp pang gripped her every time she thought about those poor students and teachers. And though he insisted he was fine now, surely Aiden still harbored distress over losing two close friends and...
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“A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Hello my zombie-loving friends, and welcome to the first in a series of short stories! To learn more about my inspiration behind these stories and how it all started, click here. And now it begins. The zombie apocalypse is here, and the citizens of Prattville, Alabama, are about to find out that the greatest threat to humanity – is humans. The Last Day of Normal Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base; Montgomery, Alabama...
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