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“Dust” by James Donaldson

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Ingrid had been shunted awake by a hurricane, an earthquake, some disaster that’d brought the world down around their IKEA bedroom. The noise was so thunderous and overwhelming that she needed the violent tremors and falling objects to convince her it wasn’t just her eardrums imploding. And then it was silent. Horrifically silent. The quiet was thicker than the darkness. Some plaster fell out of that darkness onto her arm. “Agh!” She anxiously awaited the next impact, flinching against the unknown. At some point, she realised that ...

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“The Last Day for Ulysses” by Marcus Éloi Gideon

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"How long it's been?" asked Ulysses, his voice echoed inside of the large cave he's been staying for God knows how long. It was an ordeal to stay away from the daylight for such a long time that a human can't measure. However, the time wasn't that important, because it was the last day for Ulysses. "Hours?" replied a fed-up voice, "Stop asking!" Yelled the owner of the same voice and kept grumbling in a low voice: "As if I am an expert, I have no idea about time". "Can't be hours, not shorter than two days" Ulysses answered hopelessly....

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“Lockdown Party” by Simon Ward

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Peering out from my bedroom window, I watched the house party over the road. Some forty or so revellers were drinking and dancing in the garden. They were ignoring the lockdown restrictions which had confined people to their homes. Without social interaction, it was no wonder they’d gone stir crazy and needed to let off steam. They must have known they’d get caught but didn’t seem to care as music shamelessly boomed. Party like it’s 1999 had become an anthem for those who wanted to ignore the law. The desire to live an active life stronger t...

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“The Hallutionations ” by MaKenzie Baker

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Day one, Saturday 9:00 AM: I feel pretty silly and paranoid keeping a journal over this. But I want a record of my symptoms. In case I did catch something from the guy yesterday. I mean maybe he had some undiscovered virus. A record of my symptoms could help the doctors. I guess maybe that kinda thinking does mean I’m paranoid. What am I doing? I guess I should explain what happened yesterday. I was walking home through a shortcut when I ran into a very sick old man. At first, I couldn't tell what he looked like, because the hood on his coat...

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“Handcuffed” by Insha Waseem

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The shrillness of the pertaining atmosphere and the high notes of the birds were a clear demonstration of an after-happening. The way trees swinged and performed a simple harmonic motion emphasised that the sun is also a star. Sun rays exhibited a different pattern. Much more than that, the moonlight impacted differently. After the crucial and hectic eclipses back to back the previous seasons, it all demonstrated the restoration of the old normal. From bag-carrying students to bag-selling men, everyone was on a pretence mode to normalcy. But...

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“Trade off” by Shubhangi Likhite

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There is one strange fact that goes, “You pass your death anniversary every year without even knowing it.” But I know exactly when my death anniversary will be, it would be after two days from today. No, No I am not going to commit suicide nor I am going to die from long illness, I am going to die because that is what I deserved for my deeds. I will explain more so you all could get better idea of what I am trying to say. It was raining heavily, thunderstorm was declared all over the radio stations and on NEWS channels. I picked up Sarah, my...

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“Wendy from Accounting” by Molly Thompson

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* There wasn’t much time. There was never much time anymore. Everything was fast now. Quick. Lightning speed. It was the thing that got you killed if you didn’t realize it—that you had to watch your six or you wouldn’t make it. It was the thing that got everybody killed. Except her. It hadn’t killed her. “Not yet,” she breathed, leaping from the tree branch above and falling down, kni...

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“The Markers ” by Ronald’sgrandma Townsend

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It was the future past and present. It was now. Existence not living. Living not laughter. Time ceased to exist when the realization occurred of what was happening . If you are viewing this then you are charmed and have salvaged reading materials. Possibly, a miracle occurred and peace has returned and life is balancing out . I am scribing this journal in secret to warn the upcoming of the preceding. Praeterita Vita My past life - my future death. My identification listed me as Fisher Green. Similar to other gists&nbs...

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“Face your Fears” by Josh Lamb

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Fears. Everybody has them. Some big, some small. Some rational, some irrational. In the Shudder House people faced their fears. All of them. Tomorrow Rell had to go through the house. After all, he was 13 now, he had to. He didn’t want to refuse and become a Jilt. Someone who was rejected by society. Who couldn’t hold a rank, and lived very poorly. Rell slipped on his red shirt. He was getting sick of red. Since he hadn’t gone through the Shudder House yet he could only wear red shirts. This was to mark him as rankless. Jilts are also restri...

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“Dominion of the Others” by Amber C

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At night I can hear them, loud thunderous footsteps in the nearby town of Eyrie—or what remain of it I suppose. Sometimes one of them lets out a shriek, and I surmised that this is their form of communication because once one did it, a whole chorus joined in. It is a bone chilling noise that I will never, ever forget. They stay until just before sunrise some nights, others for just a few hours. They’re only ever active at night, which is good I suppose because that means we can forage and move about during the light of day. But that also mea...

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“The Last of Them” by Marian Reiley

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The year nobody voted. Senator George Adrew Quincy had been chosen by Congress and the Electoral colleges. Then, once he'd been sworn into office and promised a new and better Amrica, he signed the Executive Order eliminating all other branches of the government. Senator Quincy, now President, set to work on his "Better America". First he turned the states into districts. Claiming total unification of America was the best way to make a prosperous and safe nation. Not too bad so far. It was durring the fourth Great Ressecsion that th...

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“Transformed” by Emerald Baynton

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I was at work when it happened. Helping a customer find the absolute perfect book to give her nephew for his first birthday. We’d been through most of the children's department, and I was starting to have second thoughts about my career choice when she finally settled on one. I led her to the register, thanking any and all gods that might exist for the reprieve. As we rounded the corner, the earth shook like something I had never felt and never would again. The customer and I collapsed to the ground. I wish I was the kind of person w...

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“the transition” by Sumit Kumar

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I found out in the most interesting way that I died. My plan was to stay in all weekend. The first time for a while. I was simply going to watch the college football triple-header, but then I realize I have nothing to drink, no pizza, no chips nothing for breakfast or lunch next week. No point starving in the process. It’s an early October weekend, but not too cold. I throw on some shorts and head out. And who do I run into? Literally, run into. Lake Montgomery. I hadn’t seen her in years. I was looking into the freezer section at the grocer...

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“All dead, all dead” by Sidney B.

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A loud scraping.A deep woosh.We looked at each other, bewildered. It’s not that we didn’t recognise the sound, we did. The door had made the same sounds when it closed. It’s just that the door isn’t supposed to open for another four months.Pete took the initiative, of course, he’s our leader. He was tall with long legs, so it only took him three steps to reach the radio.‘This is team bunker, calling for team science.’Team bunker is what we called ourselves, team science is the team of ‘scientists’ that lead this operation. Stupid names we ca...

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“When the Sun Rises in the West” by Ali Anthony Bell

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My name is Azizz Abdul Hakeem. It’s the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah in the Hijri year 1525 (January 10th 2102 AD). The 1st Muharram 1526 is just 3 weeks away. The smoke has finally cleared from the sky, and the sun is shining brightly this morning for the first time in 30 months. The brightness hurts my eyes after being so long without sunlight so I pull down the blinds to filter it. I learned in my youth that this had already happened in history long ago, in the Hijri year -89 to -88 (536 AD), before the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) as a result of 2 ...

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Write a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 144 stories

“Dust” by James Donaldson

“The Last Day for Ulysses” by Marcus Éloi Gideon

“Lockdown Party” by Simon Ward

“The Hallutionations ” by MaKenzie Baker

“Handcuffed” by Insha Waseem

“Trade off” by Shubhangi Likhite

“Wendy from Accounting” by Molly Thompson

“The Markers ” by Ronald’sgrandma Townsend

“Face your Fears” by Josh Lamb

“Dominion of the Others” by Amber C

“The Last of Them” by Marian Reiley

“Transformed” by Emerald Baynton

“the transition” by Sumit Kumar

“All dead, all dead” by Sidney B.

“When the Sun Rises in the West” by Ali Anthony Bell

🌟 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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