Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

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“There's no weed in the apocalypse.” by Rachel Rowan

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One would think the biggest problems encountered during the apocalypse would be staying hydrated, foraging for food or maybe even finding a not-so-dirty dick to sit on. But, in 2022, that wasn't the case.There was still a ton of food and water because most poeple had died from the virus, and the giant Costco's and Wal-Mart's and BJ's and Sam's clubs were still filled with miles of unperishables and dams full of unopened water bottles. We considered this the one consulation prize for being a capitalist society. The need to consume may have be...

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“N.U.R.S.E.R.Y” by Spirited Wings

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The helicopter lands, blades slicing the air. The pilot turns the engine off, stepping out and setting the ramp. He salutes his passengers as they march down, crisp uniforms on their backs. Black sunglasses glint in the sun, reflecting the image of the cottage. Gloria wrinkles her nose at the smell of soggy sheep coming from the nearby stable. Sheep, Gloria thinks, such useless creatures. The only things they do are give scratchy wool and dung. She steps up to B. Osi, waiting for the signal. He was holding a BD (Baby Detector), and was scann...

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“I Don't Believe Dinah, My Slippers Are Ruined” by John Martin Tilley

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“How droll,” I say to myself as I look out through the bay window before my desk, “More crumblies.” I’ve just been consulting the cards, more out of boredom than out of real curiosity, and I’ve drawn the Wish Card again — a confounding card to draw in this day and age. ‘One of the most positive cards in the deck,’ my witchy little tarot psalter reads, a gift from my mother who told me to guard it with my life, though she’d become a bit of a drama queen ever since the war had started. ‘Anything your heart desires shall be yours.’ Positiv...

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“New Normal” by Saffron Amatti

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A newly desolate wasteland would depress most people. Not me. It's a relief from the monotony of regular life. True, it's swapping the evils of endless meetings and cleaning the oven for those of scavenging for food and fighting off bandits, but you win some you win some. Oh, were you expecting me to be worried about those things? Frightened of the little hoards of teenagers who think just because they've managed to lay their hands on a baseball bat and a rifle that they're God's gift to malice? Not at all. There's nothing like being...

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“The Zombigram” by Robin Barker

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I found it while I was trawling the internet one evening. There wasn’t much else to do at the end of the world. At least not for the living. So, it was the answer to my prayers. I’d been looking for something to give my life purpose and there it was staring me in the face. I had no job, no girlfriend and not much prospect for the future… until now. It was dark outside, but the computer screen flickered with promise. I sent it to the basket and quickly paid for it. The website informed me I could expect my delivery within the next hour. I sa...

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Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 110 stories

“There's no weed in the apocalypse.” by Rachel Rowan

“N.U.R.S.E.R.Y” by Spirited Wings

“I Don't Believe Dinah, My Slippers Are Ruined” by John Martin Tilley

“New Normal” by Saffron Amatti

“The Zombigram” by Robin Barker

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