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“Artificial Alice” by Jacob97 Hoskin31

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Marcus grabbed the pistol from the floor and stood up. He had blood leaking from his chest he followed behind her. He kept walking . She yelled as he came closer. The Wind blew harder through the broken glass window they had clambered through to this department store. The lights were out. It was Completely deserted being 1 am. "No please". she shouted. her breathing was heavy she crawled past a couple racks of clothing. She felt some tears come to her eyes as she sobbed. She crawled back, crept back more like, her foot was sprained...

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“The Reptican Onslaught” by Matthias V.

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“Hey Lisa, we got another one over here, ”“Is it still alive?” asked Lisa as she held her nose with a handkerchief, trying to block out the smell, today was especially hot and the putrid stink of decomposing bodies that surrounded the pair didn't help.“It's alive, but just barely, ”Brian watched as the reptican trembled on the ground its breathing was slow and it was looking up at him listlessly awaiting its death. Right now you don't look so vicious, thought Brian. When a humanoid reptican was coming at you full speed there wasn'...

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“Renewal” by George Kroker

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His black eyes surveyed the desolation and destruction. It was complete. Bloated animal carcasses were scattered amid the human remains, and both gave off a grotesque odor that spoke of death. Oil fires sent up plumes of smoke. black tendrils like snakes rose from burning vehicles. Dusty winds blew across the dry and burning landscape, coating everything with a combination of soot and grime. Michael searched the horizon expectantly. Then he saw it: in the distance stood a small group of dust-covered survi...

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“Dawkins' Dance” by David Dicaire

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Dawkins’ Dance Cheryl Dawkins ran as fast as she could because right behind her was a T-Rex. And, it was very, very hungry. “I can’t believe this is happening.” She turned right down the jungle path and stopped on a dime. She tipped back and forth almost falling into the quicksand. She steadied herself. The ground shook. The T-Rex wasn’t that far away. It had the tracking sense of a thousand fox hounds. “Okay, stay calm and do not panic. You can deal with this.” The T-Rex stopped and moaned. ...

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“Light” by AMER ACIL

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When Jake opened his eyes after a long dark night he finally saw the light after a verry hard time he had yesterday , the first thing he did is to check the clock on his phone but instead he saw a picture of his girlfriend which brings back memories from last night , she destroyed his life in less than an hour when she left him on the theatre in front of everyone the thing that coast him his job after he worked really hard to got , he went to the bathroom to prepare a shower but he there is no water so he decided to make breakfast fastly bef...

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“Tainted” by Jennie Mead

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I sit in the cargo hold of an overturned lorry, my legs pulled tightly to my body so that the droplets of rain seeping through the cracks can’t touch me. It has been falling in torrents for hours, like waterfalls pouring from the sky. I doubt it will let up any time soon. I listen to the soothing sound of rushing water flowing down the motorway-turned-river. Water was once a wonderful thing. Now it’s deadly. Leaning my head against the corrugated metal, I pull the toggles of my hood so that the fabric tightens around my face,...

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“Asylum, the Bloodless City” by M Nieto

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A scarf of thick, marble-colored fur tickled the soft part of his neck, where his stubble had not yet grown coarse enough to ward off the biting cold that encased Asylum like a shell. The heat of Naoki’s drink sank through the fur-lined skin of his clawed glove and went down like liquid fire. He knew better than to complain in this place. It was not Oasis with its unending heat wave, nor Harbor with its onslaught of storms; Asylum had its own charm. When snowflakes weren’t raking flesh from raw pink cheeks - and one wore their snow goggles...

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“Programmed Revolt” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

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There were no zombies like he expected. There was no cataclysmic event that obliterated life on the surface of the earth which had been altered significantly since the great flood a few years ago that wiped out Florida and most of the Gulf Coast that now gave Tennessee a wonderful ocean shoreline, reducing the area of the United States by nearly fifty percent due to solar flares that the ozone could no longer protect the earth from. Instead the apocalypse came from Cylon Corp. that controlled the economy of the new United ...

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“Spent Shells” by Kevin Leonard

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I close my eyes and try to slow my heart rate, like I read the snipers used to do in war. Still do, maybe, if there’s anyone out there fighting… Focus, damnit. My hands keep shaking, so I steady my forearms on an unbroken stretch of fence. Bullets are nearly as scarce as food, and I think I’m on my last shot. I can’t remember how to open the damn gun to check. I focus my eyes on my target in front of me. The peacock takes a few cautious steps forward, pecking at little little specks of dirt and grass peeking up through the gravel path. His l...

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“Awakening” by William Smith

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The man opened his eyes. He lay on the floor of a kitchen next to two overturned chairs. Rolling on to his side he used one to help him stand up, blinking, and shook his head in an unsuccessful attempt to clear the fog within. Shutters outside the window above the sink blocked out most of the day’s light but a thin line of it illuminated two doorways on either side of the room. He leaned over and picked up first one chair, then the other, pushing them back under the table against the wall, and made for the door on the right.&nbsp...

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“THE DARK DAYS: PATRIOTIC ROUGES” by Olúwabùkúnmi Oládoyin

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THE DARK DAYS: PATRIOTIC ROUGES "for I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil cos you're with me. Amen." it has been over 70 years, but here I am, still reciting the psalm. The dark days were indeed dark; it did things to many of us, which still haunts us till date. Children listen to the stories with bated breaths, while it has only become a subject of discussion in the universities, but do they know what happened? It started with fire gutting the tropical regions of the world, the wildlife, the forests. It mov...

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“Knife (2)” by Ricky Mae Sutphen

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You’ll die if you look, so don’t. Talisha thought, but her body didn’t listen to what her mind wanted. Her neck slowly followed the direction of the shoe currently holding her shirt down. Tal, don’t look up! Her body still didn’t listen to her mind. Her head, together with her eyes, started moving upward, starting from the shoe to the long slender legs. She hesitated for a second, but decided to continue to the muscular body and stopped her gaze at the murderer’s smirking face. “Enjoying the view?” Her eyes widened, and sh...

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“The Metropolis.” by Jordan L

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‘You’re going to the metropolis today Cara.’ Glen said, Cara’s heart falling out of her chest to the ground as he uttered the words.‘Do I at least get a buddy-or a guide?’ she eventually let stumble out of her mouth as she struggled to compose herself‘Never thought I’d ever hear you ask for such a thing,’ Glen responded, smirking at her clear discomfort before continuing, ‘I’m sorry but you must do it alone, we’re a day away from our confrontation and you’re the best ranger we have who isn’t elsewhere right now-’‘No, you’re here!’‘C’mon, you...

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“Ravenous” by C Britt

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Don't look up. Don't look up. Erin sits on the top shelf, eyes squeezed shut. With her knees clutched against her chest, she hardly dares to breathe. The creature shuffles along the floor below her hiding place, knocking cans and boxes off the shelves as it searches. Erin winces each time another item clatters to the concrete below. It knows she's somewhere nearby. Someone outside screams. With a burst of speed, the green-skinned beast spins around. Then, it hurtles out the door and toward the sound. Erin finally lets out a stifled sob...

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“Half Blood” by Tiffany Criss

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The rundown hotel room had a single woman in it. She was holding rocking gently back and forth with a bundle in her arms. She started to talk to the bundle. “The world is overrun with demons. 100 years have passed since ‘The Cataclysm’ and demons are just another part of everyday life. No human alive remembers what happened, but they also tried to erase the past with nuclear bombs. Those who survived found the one area not impacted by radiation and called it Eden. That's right, like ‘The Garden of Eden’ because nothing says ‘I am sor...

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Write a post-apocalyptic thriller.

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✍️ 144 stories

“Artificial Alice” by Jacob97 Hoskin31

“The Reptican Onslaught” by Matthias V.

“Renewal” by George Kroker

“Dawkins' Dance” by David Dicaire

“Light” by AMER ACIL

“Tainted” by Jennie Mead

“Asylum, the Bloodless City” by M Nieto

“Programmed Revolt” by George Georgerfrost@gmail.com

“Spent Shells” by Kevin Leonard

“Awakening” by William Smith

“THE DARK DAYS: PATRIOTIC ROUGES” by Olúwabùkúnmi Oládoyin

“Knife (2)” by Ricky Mae Sutphen

“The Metropolis.” by Jordan L

“Ravenous” by C Britt

“Half Blood” by Tiffany Criss

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a funny post-apocalyptic story.

Write a post-apocalyptic story that features zombies.

Write a post-apocalyptic story triggered by climate change.

Write a post-apocalyptic romance.

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