Write a post-apocalyptic romance.

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“A Non-Approved Relationship” by Claire Jennings

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I awoke with a start, and immediately sat up. Squinting into the darkness I realised the sound that had woken me up was just the wind banging the shutters against the window. I shivered in the damp barn and began looking through my bag doing a quick check of the food I had left. A small tin of beans, two individually wrapped after dinner mints, half a bottle of water and three cereal bars. I let out a sigh. I was feeling hungry, but at this rate my stash wouldn't last much longer. I hadn't managed to find any further food in the last few day...

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“From the Ashes ” by Lucy O'Toole

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It always fascinates me, seeing the shades of grief and shock in the faces of everyone I meet. Always, it ranges from numbness to anguish and rage, sometimes even to hysteria. But, no matter how many other people I stumble across, their face reflects a completely unique expression, a whole new brand of suffering. I sometimes wonder what people see when they look at me. Surely not anger, or fear, or despair, as I have seen on so many. Perhaps just a blank face, with nothing behind it. They may wonder if I have no feelings at all. They...

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“Souls and Ruins ” by Georgia Anstey

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Soul and Ruins It is dark and cold, the air smells of something…. something indescribable, while the ash of the deceased float through the open air. It has been 6 years since the skies lit up with atomic fire, the world stripped down to its brown base and no one to explain what led to it. My name is Jessica Murray and somehow, I survived the complete annihilation of our beautiful planet Earth. I honestly did not think the bunker at my parent’s mansion would work, but it did. Biggest downside my parents were not with me at the time, I have ...

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“A Gun, Again” by Daniel K

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Months of famine turned the world into an arena. What started as a cattle shortage soon became a global crisis with all countries refusing to cooperate with each other. Hunger and poverty were diseases that attacked one continent after the next. Paper money, once valuable, is an artifact of the past. Oil is now the only currency bartered with. Yet another commodity added to the long list of endangered resources. With all the world’s leading scientists and environmentalists predicting mass flooding and wildfires to break out, the most needed ...

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“Happy Anniversary” by Marie Webb

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Aria listened, body clenched. The wheezing snore to her left said it was safe to get to work. Her swollen bag stood at attention. The red corner of the envelope protruded from underneath her scrunched-up jeans. It’s a miracle that Claire didn’t see it, let alone the cake mix. A cold, stabbing sensation hit against Aria’s left thigh. Claire’s sockless feet strike again. Oh no, she gasped! Aria froze. Claire snorted. The bell around her neck clinked as she shifted. Familiar dread attacked. The knife wound ached. Aria faced her girlfriend, watc...

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“From the Top” by Jordan Javier

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“Hey a coffee for two.” May stepped into the Meteorics Coffee Shop. Someone threw a chair into the window. Looters from the seething crowds split off and stumbled in, cutting themselves on glass shards. They started smashing more glass so they could loot the pastries. She waited patiently for the Barista. When she appeared she asked, “May I take your order?” May replied, “Yeah see I’m gonna need the strongest thing you have.” The Barista did a double take. She leaned in and whispered, “You don’t mean-?” Outside the opposing sides e...

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“Never Alone” by Jesper Jee

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He is walking next to the river. The same direction as the water runs. Although it may be longer than a shortcut through the center of town would be, he feels lighter, like the current is carrying him with it.The weather is nice and birds are tearing rainbows from the surface as they dive for food. It is a perfect day. He pulls out his phone and puts it to his ear. He smiles.”You should be here right now” he says, beaming. ”Everything is so beautiful and clean, the air is almost intoxicating. If I pass out will you come find me?”He laug...

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“My Love Lives in the Sewers” by Josefin Björk

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My love lives in the sewers, where the drops fall from the ceiling and echo throughout the tunnels. I visit her as often as I can. I tie a scented cloth around my nose and mouth and then I descend. I can tell where she is from the glow she radiates, from around a corner. No one can know about her, for they wouldn’t understand. She is not cruel or vindictive, what she eats she eats to survive. I can hardly fault her for that. But the rest, they do. As if they consume concrete and sustain themselves on smog. Eating is intrinsically an ...

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“DESTINY CHANGER” by PAMELA ABWAO

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Sophia looked at the little stars. They were twinkling at her, so she thought.“Are those there the soldiers of the god who lives at the top of Mount Vesuvius?” she asked her grandmother who just like liked looking at the stars. Her grandmother laughed and pulled her closer, wrapping her flabby arm round the slender girl. “I can see that those twinkling things mesmerize you. Just like you I can’t help wondering how they got there or why they don’t fall on us. Wh...

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“If The World Was Ending” by Hannah My Friend

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" Wow just great, time to turn around huh," laura said as she turned the down the left way of the forest. She had barely had enough time to grab or pack anything, all she managed to grab was, pair of black leggings. a few shirts, her phone, and a picture of her mom. Laura Jenkins was a 23-year-old woman. She always managed to find her self in deadly situations, most of them weren’t deadly they were just things like tripping in the middle of nowhere or finding getting in dangerous situations, but now this was an actual deadly situat...

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“Strangers” by Inna J

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I . I can’t see the fires, but I can smell them. The smog has become a part of life, I put on my makeshift mask, it helps to filter out the constant presence of smoke. This one has a pentagram on it. I made it from a shirt I found inside a house that was not my own. I have been scavenging for months and have gone through countless masks. It’s the romantic in me that wants to find unusual prints in abandoned houses. Some scavengers collect photographs, some silverware, I don’t have the capacity to carry around useless crap, so I make mas...

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“Waking Up To Ash And Dust” by Steven Green

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Yui gazed through the window as the sky began its transition from black to a murky shade of grey.That which was illuminated was scarcely worth seeing.The entire world,at least her portion of it, was nothing but ash and destruction. She sensed the black dog of her despair begin its familiar encroachment,but fought it off by turning her scrutiny from the dismal view of the street back to her bed or,more specifically,the person snuggled within it. Lying there was the girl who was not only the love of her life,but the sole reason for conti...

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“You May Never Kiss the Bride” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

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Time was running out; Fake Elvis did not seem to understand the urgency of the situation. In fact, he was so oblivious to it that Stella was dangerously close to grabbing his cheap guitar and smashing it violently on top of his slick black hair. “…for you can’t help falling in love with each other,” the impersonator slowly spoke, his overbearing enunciation betraying a certain level of drunkenness. “Can’t we go through this any quicker?” insisted Stella. “It’s not like there’s anything official about the ceremony anyway.” Her insistenc...

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“LOVE, BY THE BLADE” by Poeticblood Palesa

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1 The sounds of crying women, kids, and men dying in pain had been running through my mind of late. I cannot shake off this feeling of guilt. I betrayed my ancestors, my tribe, and my father. It has been almost a year and some months after the riot and killings on my Emebu tribe by the then government of the country. I am now a married woman, with a beautiful two-year-old baby boy living in one of the best cities. My husband is a respectable lieutenant, the man who led the army a year back and had my village wiped out by blazing ...

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“Genesis” by Randi W

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3024 There weren't any warning signs. It all happened so quickly, no one had time to prepare for what was happening. The Government's army had begun their take over quietly. They distributed damaging information about the President and members of Parliament, this caused unrest among the people. The Government tried everything to assure the country that the flyers posted everywhere were false; this temporarily worked and everything quieted down. Everything seeming normal, the army stayed quiet and no one suspected. They made their move in...

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Write a post-apocalyptic romance.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 196 stories

“A Non-Approved Relationship” by Claire Jennings

“From the Ashes ” by Lucy O'Toole

“Souls and Ruins ” by Georgia Anstey

“A Gun, Again” by Daniel K

“Happy Anniversary” by Marie Webb

“From the Top” by Jordan Javier

“Never Alone” by Jesper Jee

“My Love Lives in the Sewers” by Josefin Björk

“DESTINY CHANGER” by PAMELA ABWAO

“If The World Was Ending” by Hannah My Friend

“Strangers” by Inna J

“Waking Up To Ash And Dust” by Steven Green

“You May Never Kiss the Bride” by Christopher Cayen-Cyr

“LOVE, BY THE BLADE” by Poeticblood Palesa

“Genesis” by Randi W

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