Two people who thought they were the last people left on Earth end up meeting by chance.

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“The Big Dang Theory” by Joshua Hopper

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David What would you do if you were the last person on Earth? David remembered laughing at this question that his wife, Rebecca, asked him months ago. All of his thoughts and memories seemed to have blurred into one big incomprehensible blob, yet he remained strikingly clear about this memory. It was as if his mind was desperate to retain some memory of the woman whose bed he shared for fifteen years. He often wondered why it was this particular memory that most often resurfaced to the forefront of his consciousness and didn’t fade away like...

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“Lightship” by Iona Cottle

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The sky was getting dark, a sign of the storms brewing in the upper atmosphere. With a bitter smile Adam remembered the days when he didn’t care what the weather did. If it rained he’d get wet on the way to the office, but there was always somewhere warm to dry off again. Nowadays however, the offices provided no shelter. All the buildings were open to the elements now, the people who knew how to repair them gone just like all those who’d taken shelter for granted. Just like everyone.There was still a way to go before he got to the coast, so...

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“Unplugged” by Andrew Rehbein

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On a cold Monday morning, the streets of Unplugged were as busy as usual. Cars blared their impatient horns as they weaved their way and craftily maneuvered the crazy traffic. Humans had grimaces dancing on their faces; on some it looked like thin threads of dread had been expertly woven on their facial lines, and on others, it was sheer horror and fright. The fear of Mondays was palpable! ...

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“The Last of Them” by Sami Dodge

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I stare up at the black void known as space. It seemed to be taunting me, mocking me. The stars glow bright, thousands in the sky while I’m all alone sitting with no one around me. Tears start to fill my eyes as I remember the sad truth. Everyone I loved, everyone I cared, everyone I knew, gone. Coronavirus. The coronavirus took everything from me but it wasn’t like that mattered now. I’m the only one left. I was spared. But why me? Why was I the only left? I can’t question myself again, I can’t go back. I must look forward to survive. ...

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“Player 2” by Kaveen Selvi

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The ecstatic feeling and the rush of energy coming from carefully patterned sound notes blaring in your ears is something of an acquired taste. A far better remedy to let off the day’s strain than listening to singing bowls and people whispering in your ears. I like to pretend I’m doing something and being busy while I’m listening to songs. So I write and keep scribbling in my fancy diary, what I call my “brain trash”. It’s hard to be organized with the notebooks and have them used for one specific reason when you’re a notebook hoarder....

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“Immunity” by Courtney Haynes

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As I stare across at a peaceful blue sky and watch the birds whiz through the air with a sense of wonder, the wind caresses my face like a long lost lover. Not a single care left, I close my eyes, lean back, and fall from the rooftop to my death. Then, something strange happens. Unexpected. It seems the laws of nature have taken a break. My preordained demise is seemingly postponed, for I have stopped mid-descent. I release my eyelids to see the reason for this development: a dark man with panicked eyes and arm muscles rippling in full ...

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“Fate” by Rikui Louis

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Fate, defined in the dictionary as, "the development of events beyond a person's control".It plays a part in a person's life whether they truly like it or not it's an unseen force that controls us.Blake didn't like the word fate or anything related to the word. He preferred to be in charge at all times of what he was to do with his life. However the chances of him being the last one on earth was 1 out of 7.594 billion people. It didn't make any sense to him, out of all the people in the world why would an unseen force leave him alive.Blake l...

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“Piedo’s Cave” by James Offenha

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I was out walking Piedo, at the edge of town, and I heard it: KaBwamb. The explosion came first, then the sound. The debris of scrap wood and sidings flew like bats awakened from slumber. The scrap wood and sidings are everywhere. It looks like Armageddon and I’m the only one left. I’m the only one left. Well, Piedo’s left too, but that’s it: Me and Piedo. I’m the last human on the face of the Earth. Damn it. It reminds me of when the exterminator came and sprayed my roof ...

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“Begin Again” by P. Jean

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It was a normal day, just like any other in my life. People were always telling me that I have skill and talent, that I needed to do something serious with my ability. But I was in no hurry to settle down or have a family or anything like a real job. I liked just fooling around with the things that I found pleasing to my eye. Stones and shells, wood carved into rustic shapes, that kind of thing. I had been raised by my grandparents here in the Pacific Northwest and they lived off the land, loved each o...

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“All Mine Forever” by Kalina Weaver

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It had been 3 weeks since the bombs rained down. I had eaten a couple dogs and was feeling completely insane. I was numb. Being alone was the worst part. I was cleaning up the pool after the annual pool party when it hit. My body naturally dove into the water. Somehow it felt like my instincts knew I could not come up for air for several minutes. Because of swimming I knew how to hold my breath for 4 minutes at most. That day I swear it felt like I was down there for hours. The thoughts began racing as my vision became more and more closed. ...

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“Last 2” by Emili Silvi

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My skin felt like it was being charbroiled. Red and blistered, it baked under the morning sun despite the countless layers of cloth I'd draped over myself to protect myself. I'd looked a few miles back and reminded myself of a lobster. I continued hiking over the ravaged planet, the naked trees and the dry, cracked ground were constant reminders to keep going. I had to find shelter before I died out here. Stumbling, I cursed myself for not resting back at that cave I found about three hours ago. But I'd convinced myself I'd get farther if ...

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“Two Strangers Two Survivors” by Genevieve B

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The dirt and debris from old buildings and who knows what else littered the ground. Fifteen-year-old Saxon Cooke looked around seeing if he could find anything salvageable in the abandoned but there was nothing. It was just like the other places he’d stumbled across. No food or clothing then again he would have been happy with just a tattered blanket but nothing. He tightened his grip on the straps of his navy blue backpack and continued to walk. He hadn’t even seen another human in days. Or maybe it was weeks? He couldn’t keep track of time...

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“Finding Meaning” by Sarah Levine

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Ash swirled from her footprints, her head hung low, as shards of a past life, a story, came into view. Shreds of plastic bottles, toy trucks, and broken chairs. Her home was a void. She was the only person on Earth. Quick thinking, Carol began to make some plans and get to work. What else was she to do, but repair the Earth by herself? It is determined that as the last alive, she must live up to all humans would want of her as the last human to live. She sets up camp in the dusty remains of her city. She takes what she needs from s...

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“Where It All Started ” by Oluwaseun Wende

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Marilyn Burke pushed the trolley with no cares in the world. She bopped her head in tune with the music blasting through the headset on her head. As she perused the aisle with all the chocolates she’d ever known, she couldn’t help but remember a scene that looked just like that one... “Mummy please let it be bounty.” Dani Looked up at her with the best puppy eyes the five year old girl could muster. Marilyn shook her head and kept rummaging in her bag for the food stamps they were supposed to use for dinner that night. She earned e...

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“Clean Up” by Rawn A Lynn

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What do you do when you want to eliminate the human race? A series of plans that work whether the previous plan was a huge success or a disgraceful failure. Endless phases that will only end when there is nobody to execute it or no one else to execute. That is where many antagonists screw up. They want the end result to be complete extinction. Then out of the rebellion of their plot a group of people are miraculously spared and build the population yet again. They assumed that leaving one person would counteract that ideology.A sole existenc...

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Two people who thought they were the last people left on Earth end up meeting by chance.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 147 stories

“The Big Dang Theory” by Joshua Hopper

“Lightship” by Iona Cottle

“Unplugged” by Andrew Rehbein

“The Last of Them” by Sami Dodge

“Player 2” by Kaveen Selvi

“Immunity” by Courtney Haynes

“Fate” by Rikui Louis

“Piedo’s Cave” by James Offenha

“Begin Again” by P. Jean

“All Mine Forever” by Kalina Weaver

“Last 2” by Emili Silvi

“Two Strangers Two Survivors” by Genevieve B

“Finding Meaning” by Sarah Levine

“Where It All Started ” by Oluwaseun Wende

“Clean Up” by Rawn A Lynn

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One day, the sun rose in the west and set in the east.

Write about a person experiencing the 'overview effect' (a feeling astronauts report having when they first view Earth from outer space).

Write a story about a Google Street View driver.

Write a story that begins and ends with someone looking up at the stars.

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