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“Through the Ashes” by Tim O'Shea

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“I…I don’t…know if I can do this…” gasped John. The youngest of their group, barely out of high school, dragged the heavy backpack slowly. “Suck it up, buttercup,” Sarah The Zombie Killer said raising her rifle and checking the street out in front of them with her scope. Smoke from charred buildings wrapped around her sights as she tried to see. Visibility was limited to five feet. Maybe. The moans from the undead could be heard a block away. A big group this time. “I’m carrying all of our supplies. I deserve…” said John. Max or Mad Dawg as ...

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“Living Irony” by Sierra Tkacik

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Sean hefted the sledgehammer over his shoulder and with a grunt, sent the rocketing into the window, shattering the glass as well as the silence. "What. The. Heck." A teenage boy with buzzed hair and more scars than he probably should have gawked at the damage. "We can't do that!" "It's nothing personal, Andrew, it's just survival; a good business sense, really." Whitney gestured using her spike-covered baseball bat much more flippantly than a woman in her late thirties really should be , pointing it at Sean who was already climbing through ...

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“Life Immolates Art” by Noah Pelletier

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Zippy was stressed out by all the pop quizzes in Ms. Fulcher’s class. His anxiety was causing him to lose weight. Even his hair was thinning. At recess, he and a small group of friends would sit around a trash fire and complain. “I hate Mrs. Vulture!” “I hope she dies!” “And gets eaten by a vulture!” “Yeah!” One day while riding to the slug farm with his mom, Zippy saw the word “Rebel!” spray painted in block letters on an abandoned barn. Zippy wondered who had done it. Art had been banned for years, in North Carolina, anyway...

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“The Thin Mint Line” by Rubisco Rivers

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It was a new day. I hastened to grab my supplies. Lead-lined hazmat suit, check. GPS, check. Potable water. I stared at the fine white ash that swirled in my canteen. That stuff was everywhere nowadays. Ugh, check. Weapons? A machete would do. I ran my leather glove over the blade ever so gently. I could see the fine fibers in the leather separate. Still sharp. I threw it in my red wagon. It better still be sharp. Who knew what I would run into. I fastened my sash around my hazmat suit, loaded my wagon with my wares, and took...

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“Fric the Caveman” by Nori Mo

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So-ho-ho~ You think you know how the dinosaurs went extinct, huh? Think you’re so smart? “The dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago because of a meteor- the earliest human ancestor was found to have existed only 6 million years ago- no human has ever seen a dinosaur in person-” you believe, but these are all rumors spread by scientists to keep you quiet.My name is Fric, and I’m a caveman.I lived alongside my family… until they died in the apocalypse...“Oh no,” you say , “what happened?!” you ask. Well, it’s a long ...

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“The Nest” by Saif Mohamed

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One humid summer night in 2022, the US President was awakened by an emergency call for a meeting, requested by the head of NASA. In the next day, the President was on air, informing the world that Earth was in the way of a fleet of meteors, the average size of one of them is bigger than times square. Unless properly dealt with, he said, they could be the end of life as we know it. As searches of the Times Square size surged, many governments started a joint initiative to send a number of highly advanced missiles to destroy the celestial bodi...

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“Melting Pot” by Yvonne Barker

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MELTING POT ‘What's that coming over the hill?’ ‘Is it a monster?’ Sang Ben. ‘Come on stop being flippant,’ accused Laura. ‘This is serious, we haven't got time to play the song game.’ ‘Is it one of them?’ Asked Ben. ‘I think so, though it's hard to tell from this distance.’ ‘Well, we'd better get a move on just to be sure.’ ‘Where to?’ ‘Anywhere but here.’ Laura stood staring at what was coming towards them, unable to move, feet like cement anchoring her to the floor. Billy grabbed her hand & galvanised her into acti...

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“NanDroid” by Madisson James

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“So what’s she good for…I mean apart from the obvious” Chris chuckled then grinned wide. “A lot.” Mike answered curtly. It wasn’t just that he was seriously absorbed in punching in formula and code into the old rusty computer board; he just didn’t think Chris was worth the effort. “You can’t fool me. You resurrected or made, or whatever the hell you call this process, you brought this thing back to life for one reason. Admit it! You’re getting thirsty for something more than just spring water in this god-forsaken desert.” Chris chuck...

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“Date with Death” by Martyna Kuklis

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Benjamin jerked awake and swung the heavy curtains aside. “Oh bugger…not again,” he groaned as the brightness of the midday sun spilt inside his tiny room. Pain blossomed in his temples and he closed the drapes again before collapsing into the pillow. I really need to stop testing those potions on myself. Wiggling his lanky legs from under the duvet he sat on the bed. Nausea assaulted him without warning. Grabbing the bedpan, and thanking the fates it was clean, he emptied the contents of his stomach into it. Twice. It is not going to be a...

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“Resurrect the Forebears!” by Josef Beeby

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“Aim it far from you – and from me.” “And press the big green button on the side?” “Slowly.” The Chronicler tried to keep the nervous edge from her voice. The new Searcher was diligent but overeager. His eyes danced. He handled Artefacts with youthful recklessness. In time they would teach him patience, one way or another. He held the box dutifully at arm’s length. He pointed what they’d agreed was the front at a pile of debris on the far side of the room. When he had turned to it, the Chronicler took a step back and held a hand in fro...

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“The Four Housemaids of the Acropolis” by Roger Pattison

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The Four Housemaids of the Acropolis. Death was fed up. It had to happen, though. War, had been attending anger management classes, and Pestilence was Pest-off with the fire of London that cleaned up the city, big time. He twiddled his thumbs. Sitting on a rock watching the flames lick higher, he could see that most sensible folk were standing in the Thames. Bad for business, that. Not good for Death's blood pressure either. Not that he had any, to speak of. But, two thousand miles away in Ancient Greece, things were taking a diffe...

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“ Put The Fun Back ” by Sumit Kumar

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A new literary sub-genre is being born today, while you nap at your desk. It features larger-than-life, and often comical, characters having bizarro adventures after the end of the world.And the TV show Jericho is all about how the lucky Kansas town clings to domesticity in the face of the mass slaughter of half the United States. The show lingers lovingly over its characters' pristine kitchens and nice clothes, even as they indulge in the greatest luxury of all — petty soap-opera drama. Call it "post-apocalyptic picaresque." Two...

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“Welcome to [REDACTED] Labs Inc.” by A. Kettler

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For archival purposes only. The Assistant (H.R.A-634) was terminated after this pamphlet’s extremely short print run for failure to properly edit the pamphlet in spite of the direct order to, “never alter the word of the Director”. Hello, and welcome to [REDACTED] Labs Inc. where our Doctors are working around the clock to help you forget about the nightmare our world has descended into! If you are reading this with the proper clearance then congratulations, you have been selected to be Born to the role of Assistant! Good for you! If...

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“Send in the Clowns” by David Dicaire

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Send in the Clowns Hello, my name is Graham. I am writing this down for future generations because the history books are going to be really warped and maybe even unbelievable. It all started with this virus that wouldn’t go away. The authorities tried everything and the concentrated effort was tremendous, but in the end failure was the inevitable result. So they took all the humans that were left — less than a ten thousand -— and they were put in isolation. While this was going on, a d...

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“Finding Phoenix” by Wallabee Beetles

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“Marco, we’ve been walking for hours, can’t we stop and take a break?” “We’re in the middle of the desert, genius, we stop to take a break and we're dead,” he says, “besides, this place is probably crawling with screechers.” “But I’m tired,” he groans. “Sammy, I swear to god if you don’t move your ass,” he says, leaving it open. He frowns but catches up to him, leaning against his arm, “please?” He looks down at him, the brown eyes widening as he juts out his bottom lip to pout. Marco rolls his eyes, “fine. We’ll stop for ten...

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Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 110 stories

“Through the Ashes” by Tim O'Shea

“Living Irony” by Sierra Tkacik

“Life Immolates Art” by Noah Pelletier

“The Thin Mint Line” by Rubisco Rivers

“Fric the Caveman” by Nori Mo

“The Nest” by Saif Mohamed

“Melting Pot” by Yvonne Barker

“NanDroid” by Madisson James

“Date with Death” by Martyna Kuklis

“Resurrect the Forebears!” by Josef Beeby

“The Four Housemaids of the Acropolis” by Roger Pattison

“ Put The Fun Back ” by Sumit Kumar

“Welcome to [REDACTED] Labs Inc.” by A. Kettler

“Send in the Clowns” by David Dicaire

“Finding Phoenix” by Wallabee Beetles

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

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