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“Waiting Them Out” by Miriam P

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Java Leia stood in the doorway and peered into the distance. It was just starting to get dark, and there was a brilliant sunset. She stood watching it a moment longer, just soaking in the beauty. But it was her turn to check the boundaries and protections, so she finally adjusted her mask, took a shallow breath and headed out. The air quality had been improving of late, at least. That was a good thing. California had been burning for almost 70 years now, and the smoke had traveled all over the continent. The fires were finally dying down, pr...

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“The Mortician” by Kevin DuPont

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Story abridged for word count:Another day, another body. The grey-faced corpse sat on the cold metal table amongst the various autopsy tools like it was a butcher’s block. The amount of dotted lines the mortician had drawn across the skin made it look like he was indeed outlining the various cuts of meat.Dr. Oleksonder Loudermilk tugged at the strands of grey hair that had suddenly started to infest his beard like crab grass. The clock on the wall ticked performatively—it didn’t matter what time it was, it never mattered anymore—yet he eyed ...

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“The day the earth stood CHILL” by Mo' Scherrie

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I always hated ice. Not the playing in the snow and making earth angels kind of hate. It was more that my molars weren't much enthused by cold drinks and ice-cream. I also seemed to have an unnatural affliction to brain freeze. I told my sister Terry once, "If I am gonna fuxkin die in the apocalypse, it would probably be from ice and brain freeze". She laughed and threw her plushy dog pillow at my head. Who knew that the end of the world would have had me facing one of my greatest fears. Well, this is how it all began. It was also on exa...

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“Meg to the Rescue” by Barbara Burgess

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“Mum.” Paula called out. “What is it?” “I’m going for a run on the hills.” “Isn’t it a bit late in the afternoon for that?” “I won’t be long. I’ll be back before dusk, anyway I’m taking Meg, she can look after me.” “All right then but do be careful. I’ll order a pizza when you get back and we can watch a movie.” “See you later Mum. Come on Meg, let’s get your collar and lead on.” Meg wriggled with anticipation as Paula placed the collar around her maned neck. Outside the fresh scent of salt and seaweed had drifted in on the sea breeze,...

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“Apocalyptic Blessings” by Jessica Buford

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The woman felt the warmth radiating off of the man next to her. She could still feel him inside her as she rolled over to lay an arm across his chest. She listened to his breathing steady and slow in the darkness. The man wasn’t very attractive, small and scrawny by any standards. He had survived this long with his wit, not his strength. The woman moved in closer to the man, his flesh chasing away the chill of the night. Then with one swift movement she dragged a dagger across his throat. She dressed while he bled out, and by the time his b...

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“Road to Tumbleweed” by J.M. Topp

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West Texas – 1857 A soft breeze blew through the tops of the reeds on both sides of the small creek, whistling slowly as a summer sweet song across the prairie. She dipped her feet in the cool waters and wriggled her toes as she spotted a large black catfish roaming the bottom of the creek bed. She couldn’t remember the last time she had seen waters so clear. The calm trickle of water lapped over a large rounded rock covered in moss like a green cap in the center and was wrinkled like her father’s bald forehead. She stood up and then, l...

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“One Last Night” by Ultimate Quizzes

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“Run!!” Henry yelled over the torrent of noise that blared through the flooded station. “We gotta run, Ash!” He could barely hear himself. He could only hope Ash, who was staring at the departing train with raw anguish in his eyes, could. He grabbed his friend by the shoulder and somehow managed to drag them both out of station and back under the sun.“Ash? He did not expect the boy to respond; his mother and sister had been on the train that had left the buzzing city just minutes ago. Henry swallowed. He had no idea where his own family was,...

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“Domination” by Sandra Claros

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- Wasn't the Big Bang our starting point for the domination of other galaxies? - Asked the humanoid zombie, with a face half meat and half metal that showed the differential characteristic to that of Commander Fermico: a pressurized collar to hold the slave, typical of the crew of the colonization space fleet. - Well - Commander Fermico answered - we must observe that the system where we find ourselves, that is, this world, did not come out of nowhere. In truth, we were the technological survivors of said explosion, and we co...

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“Ice Cold” by Zion Hintay

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"Guys come this way," A man gestured, face covered with a scarf. "They haven't heard us yet."A woman and a child came rushing out of a nearby alley in the cover of darkness making their way into the convenience store.The boy stumbled along the way. The man cursed under his breadth. As he made his way to come and help the two of them. When he heard the most horrifying sound. A screech that rang out into the night. Shattering the silence that had lay solemnly over the city of Surrey. A large urban city just north of Washington.The woman rushed...

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“The Soulless ” by Cynthia Grove

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It started with a gasp. It continued with a scream. It ended with a tear. The Apocalypse had been long overdue. Millenniums of anger, war, hatred, and hostility towards each other had persisted. Mankind had finally been conquered. Man was conquered by the refusal to conquer his harmful tendencies, his poisonous emotions and his damaging, careless habits. However, the price paid was not brought on as much by mankind, as by his judges, extraterrestrial visitors from another universe.It was a torrid, seething day around the world. B...

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“The Settlement” by C Britt

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Day 1 A bell jingles in the distance and Olivia sits bolt upright. Her heart pounds against her chest. Another bell, closer this time, starts to jingle. She slowly slides out of the sleeping bag, careful not to make a sound. With one hand, she slips her safety glasses on; with the other, she grabs the axe. As she creeps forward, out of the tent, a third bell sounds. It's almost upon her. Her breathing quickens and she takes a few step backwards, until she's hidden behind a large oak tree. Now, she waits. A few moments later, a figure s...

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“Recycling! ” by Tanja Cilia

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Do you remember, back in 2013 - January I think it was - the fuss made about the remains of a Roman woman who died in her 30s? As I recall, the find was made in a necropolis near Lleida in the Catalonia region of Spain. The woman, who had died some 1,600 years before, had a calcified tumour in her pelvis…and it had a bone and four deformed teeth embedded within it, two of which were still attached to the wall of the tumour. There will always be theories about what causes foetus in foetu. The self-styled experts sometimes call it an ovar...

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“One second” by Carly Rose

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For the third time in a week, Jacques had to smack a zombie dead faint with his lunch. His lunch, a lame burger that consisted of two pieces of thin bread and a piece of patty in between, had already been considered his best food in a month. And now it was squashed onto the head of some crazily cut and bleeding thing. Never mind eating his lunch, Jacques would have lost his appetite as soon as he saw it. Now let's talk about that ‘it’. Well, it was a human. Not anymore. The human, after being infected by a disease, had turned green and hal...

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“Lurkers” by Blake Kibler

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1Walking with a limp, Hunter grits his teeth down route sixty-two feeling all sorts of emotions, holding hands with his son Dalton. He takes a look back to see the city of Hillsboro, Ohio, where he was born and raised, in flames and destruction. Wondering to himself that this was far worse than anything he ever imagined when he thought about the end of times. Every time he takes a second to stop because of his ballooned up ankle that he twisted, he hears moaning and horrible screams of torment and savagery. “Daddy?” His nine year old so...

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“The River South- Excerpt from the Kara Mason Story” by Jill Davies

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I can’t get enough air into my lungs. I’ve never been good at running uphill. I look back over my shoulder to see if the creature is still following us. It’s on its knees, mud smeared across a bloody and distorted face. Its gnarled maw hangs open too wide and I can see teeth through the nearly transparent flesh. I hold my breath, waiting to see if it will get back up again. My lungs scream for air to fuel my body’s upward plight. I suck in air at the same time as I collide with Hank’s pack, forcing me to look where I’m going. The creature le...

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Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 178 stories

“Waiting Them Out” by Miriam P

“The Mortician” by Kevin DuPont

“The day the earth stood CHILL” by Mo' Scherrie

“Meg to the Rescue” by Barbara Burgess

“Apocalyptic Blessings” by Jessica Buford

“Road to Tumbleweed” by J.M. Topp

“One Last Night” by Ultimate Quizzes

“Domination” by Sandra Claros

“Ice Cold” by Zion Hintay

“The Soulless ” by Cynthia Grove

“The Settlement” by C Britt

“Recycling! ” by Tanja Cilia

“One second” by Carly Rose

“Lurkers” by Blake Kibler

“The River South- Excerpt from the Kara Mason Story” by Jill Davies

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

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Write a post-apocalyptic romance.

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