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“Don't Die” by Lee Doe

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This is it. Roars filled the air confirming it. My eyes shifted to focus on the people standing next to me. They were all from different crowds, they had different hair colors, different eyes, their skin tones were all over the spectrum. The determination that shined in their eyes was the only thing that they all had in common. And their thirst for blood. A different loss showed in their form, a different person, ripped from them. A girl's eyes were wide with loathing, her teeth bared like a cat. She l...

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“No Time Like The Past” by Greg Gillis

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Walter Kory, an amateur astronomer, and full-time physics student had been enthralled by the topic of Quantum Physics in his class at the university. His teacher, Professor Theodore Gelding was a brilliant scientist and had taken his prize pupil, Walter, under his wing. They had been doing scientific experiments outside of school hours at the observatory on Stargazer Hill Drive. Professor Gelding believed that ...

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“The rain of destruction!” by Utkarsh Srivastava

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It was the most awful and nerve-racking view of the most beautiful island in the world. In a blink of eyes, everything shredded. The island was no more beautiful and the tranquility sickened. The breathtakingly made, the world-famous monument Donjon Emerald had mixed with the soil now. And left only the blanket of dust, destruction, and disaster. Almost two days had passed, the dust particles would come in every breath stroke, the wind was whipping up the eddies of dust, and the vision was a blur — the sky couldn’t be seen. Nothing...

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“A PAGE IN TIME” by Claire Tennant

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It was midday, though you would not know it as Carly ventured out complete with her mask on, to purchase stamps and post a card. Yes, it was the era where social media and email allowed fancy cards to be sent via that source, but Carly knew her little niece would get a kick out of receiving a printed card for her birthday; hopefully before or on the day not after the event, instead of getting the card via her parents’ social media page. The job done, she walked a little farther wishing she could take the mask off and breathe ...

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“Anomoly, Part 1” by Jill Davies

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We aren’t supposed to be alive right now. Sure, there’s still a few million people out there scrapping together more time, but we’re not supposed to be among them. “Mommy, fix it!” My two-year-old thrusts the non-functioning iPad at me. Her eyebrows are scrunched up into an adorable scowl underneath her whispy blond hair. I take the useless brick out of her hands and offer a sympathetic smile. “Is it broken?” I ask, putting just the right amount of concern into my voice. She nods. I’ve hit the nail on the head. She can’t watch videos on...

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“H.M.” by Maahi S

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“Madeline.” The voice rang fresh in my ears. I shivered as I felt a tug on my elbow. Fingers. How could I feel them? I should have been dead by now. “Are you sure she’s alive?” Another voice, deeper than the first. This one, male. “Mm-hmm. She’s got a pulse…but she’s bleeding really badly.” I willed my eyes to open. The silhouettes of a red-haired girl bending over me and dark-haired boy sporting a bloody arm cast appeared. Isolde and Harrison. “Madeline! Thank God!” Isolde squealed. A sharp pain stabbed my side as she squeezed m...

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“Don't Go Outside” by Shelby Schwartz

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We are still not allowed to leave the house. They tell us that the war is over. That we won against the bloodthirsty goons that had landed on this earth years ago. Sending us to war against them for over 20 years. The Earth becoming nothing but a barren wasteland and battlegrounds. How some of us survived, I don’t know. Yet, we still can’t leave. They still think it’s too dangerous for us to go outside. We get rations weekly from the military. The only people allowed to go outside. The one my father left to go serve and has yet to come back....

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“The Sample” by Sadie Black

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Author's note: This is one part of the Melted collection. These stories can be read individually or in any order. Dr. Eleanor Lee stepped outside of the Amundsen-Scott compound and felt the icy wind chill the sensitive membranes in her nostrils. She was accustomed to the cold and although it was -12 degrees celsius, she quickly felt overheated in her thick orange suit. It was a balmy day in January and the sun dipped in the sky, but refused to set at 10pm. Dr. Lee didn’t mind working at all hours. After a few months, night felt the same as...

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“Murderous Instinct” by 38 - Pavan Kiran Chidirala

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Murderous InstinctDay 1“Dr. Kill” shouted his associate in quivering tone and gasping breath. “What is it Dr. Bill? What made you to loose your cool and run to me like a maniac! ”“It’s happening….” gulped Dr. Bill .“What on earth! I never thought it would be possible while we are alive.”“Are you sure of it”or“Are you day dreaming in stress.” replied Dr. Kill in doubtful tone.“I am sure of it and I’ll bet my head on it” shouted Dr. Bill with terror looming eyes.[An evil smirk reinvigorated the doctor’s face] “The time has come Mr. B...

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“A Zombie Apocalypse” by Sharen Dimase

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The new world has emerged with unknown creatures that were not supposed to happen. Apocalypse has surfaced sooner then predicted, year of 2021 a new human race mixed with the Gorillas somehow was developed. After the pandemic had slowed down a new vaccine was introduced that had been mixed with the Gorillas genes. This vaccine was mandated from the government to humans to protect all of us from getting any diseases that arose already from the Pandemic year in 2020. With the new vaccine it would protect the humans from becoming zom...

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“Finding Home.” by Patricia Green

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David and Mary quietly sifted through the last of the food items left on the Supermarket shelves. They were not alone. There were several others nearby doing the same thing. At the other end of the store there was a lot of yelling and shots being fired. Mary found a few packets of chips and a can of corn and quickly put them in her rucksack, hoping nobody had seen her. They had already seen an older couple get shot this morning, just because they had a few tins of food. David nodded to her that it was time to get out of there, as it was g...

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“The Hunger ” by Louise Muller

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“There’s someone in here with us,” Zoe whispered. Her voice was filled with panic and fear. I nodded my head, although it was so dark in the room that I couldn’t be sure if she saw it. We stayed as quiet as we could, like prey knowingly being watched by a predator waiting to attack. I could hear our breaths, ragged and desperate. My heart was beating so loudly in my ears that I was sure our predator could hear every single beat. The world had ended three months before, roughly, I wasn’t sure; none of us were. Since the event we haven’t had...

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“Someplace Safe” by Aburrow Marsh

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Someplace Safe Ten minutes. Jake closed his laptop and sat thinking. Cold sweat trickled down his back. I’m dead. How could the safety nets have failed Mankind so miserably? So fatally? I’m fucking dead. All had failed -- the politicians, the diplomats, the generals, the spies, the presidents. Now there was nothing left but decimation. Outside his window, the campus mall looked perfectly normal. The sun was out for the first time in days; bees flitted among the hedges. A mockingbird sat blithely on a limb. Normality. Jake’s stomac...

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“The Commander” by Mutant Llama

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This isn’t a normal apocalyptic scenario. We spent years preparing for zombies, robots, aliens etc. We don’t even know what this is though. Every so often, we see a mass of people, mostly teenagers and young adults with very view older people, just walking in straight lines. They have no expression on their face. No intent. They appeared to be in a trance. Some skip, some run, some walk backwards, but always in a straight line, never turning. When they reach a building or structure that blocks ...

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“The Calamity” by Emma R.

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3 years ago, the world was perfect. The entire human population had finally come to their senses and made a change to the harmful way they had been living. Phones, computers, TVs, and other electronic devices were donated to local ‘Environmental Improvement’ storehouses to be used in other ways to benefit the ecosystem. Weapons of any kind were made illegal and destroyed, getting rid of drugs, alcohol, and other toxic items as well. Instead of cars, people walked or rode bikes to get from place to place. Animal species that had once been nea...

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Write a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 144 stories

“Don't Die” by Lee Doe

“No Time Like The Past” by Greg Gillis

“The rain of destruction!” by Utkarsh Srivastava

“A PAGE IN TIME” by Claire Tennant

“Anomoly, Part 1” by Jill Davies

“H.M.” by Maahi S

“Don't Go Outside” by Shelby Schwartz

“The Sample” by Sadie Black

“Murderous Instinct” by 38 - Pavan Kiran Chidirala

“A Zombie Apocalypse” by Sharen Dimase

“Finding Home.” by Patricia Green

“The Hunger ” by Louise Muller

“Someplace Safe” by Aburrow Marsh

“The Commander” by Mutant Llama

“The Calamity” by Emma R.

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

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