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Mary Berman

Two Legs, Four Legs, Six Legs

Published Jul 3, 2020 · 5,390 words (20 minutes) · 179 views

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A swarm of invisible cockroaches has brought the apocalypse to Earth – and a fiercely entomophobic teenager is the only one who can see them.

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Laurie Tom

The World That You Want

Published Aug 5, 2019 · 4,031 words (15 minutes)

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The world has ended and demons now rule a land of ghosts where scattered humans scavenge like rats to survive. But the world does not have to remain this way, and Joan finds herself on a reluctant journey to the place where humanity's future can be reborn.

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Marlee Jane Ward

Clara's

Published Jul 27, 2019 · 5,994 words (22 minutes) · 413 views

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In a diner on the edge of the wasteland...

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Aeryn Rudel

Where They Belong

Published Jun 3, 2019 · 841 words (4 minutes) · 525 views

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A young boy survives a world-ending apocalypse and must make a terrible decision.

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Aidan Moher

The Colour of the Sky on the Day the World Ended

Published May 2, 2019 · 673 words (3 minutes) · 1 like · 624 views

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A young girl and her dog search their ash-covered island for treasure in the days following the world's end.

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Ben Serna-Grey

Murmur

Published Mar 20, 2019 · 3,524 words (13 minutes) · 3 views

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A story set in the same universe as "Sigh," and one that unfortunately has had a pretty rough publication history. Follows an old widower as he tries to make his way in this burnt out, dead world.

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Wendy Nikel

Lava Cake for the Apocalypse

Published Jun 26, 2018 · 855 words (4 minutes) · 4 likes · 1045 views

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What’s the recipe for a world worth saving? This “Lava Cake for the Apocalypse” may taste bittersweet. Author Wendy Nikel is a managing editor at Flash Fiction Online, winner of the Baen Memorial Award, and has over a dozen stories available on Curious Fictions. Go explore some stories!

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Gary Gibson

Senseless

Published Oct 31, 2017 · 5,173 words (19 minutes) · 860 views

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