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Category: Survival

Reap

“You reap what you sow.” When he said it, initially, I felt at a loss. I had nothing to say … More

biodiversity, climate change, dystopian fiction, dystopian story, fiction, food security, future, short story, Survival

Herb

It was a beautiful bright, crisp September morning, and although it felt chilly to step out, the sky was blue … More

AI, Car, dystopian, future, short story

Into the Foodchain

I had wandered into the shell of a hotel in the town’s central square, stepping over the twisted, looping vines … More

apocalypse, dystopia, dystopian story, fiction, insects, science fiction, short story, Survival, swarm

Testing for Signs of Life

“She was smiling when they put her in the capsule.” General Wright did not respond straight away, quite deliberately. He … More

drama, dystopia, dystopian fiction, flash fiction, laika, scifi, short story, space

Cultured

It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More

AI, Artifiical Intelligence, authoritarian, banned language, Crime, culture, culturual genocide, dystopia, dystopian, fiction, future, language, oppression, power, robots, scifi, short story, story, technolgy

First World Riot

There comes a moment in every era, where people see right through their leaders. Like a blinding light in the … More

anarchy, brutality, chaos, dystopia, fiction, future, futuristic, mob, power, riots, science fiction, short story, Survival

Touching Crime

I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you … More

Crime, disease, fiction, future, lockdown, love story, science fiction, short story, story, tale

Manifestation

I could see the back of his head. His haircut was not the typical military close-crop of bristle but jet … More

dystopia, dystopian fiction, fiction, manifestation, military, mindpower, mnifestation, psychic, psychic ability, quick read, remote influencing, remote viewing, science fiction, scifi, short story, spy, story, tale, top secret, training, tuplas, war

Pain

The Administrator was a tall man, with perfect posture. His beard was dark, thick but had a sharp point, like … More

city, dystopia, dystopian, fiction, furure, health technology, love, pain, reading, science fiction, short story, story, Survival

Missing Earth

It was an exercise. A simple way of purging. Arron – My ‘what I will miss’ list: The smell of … More

covid, Earth, fiction, future, isolation, read, science fiction, short story, space, story, tale

The Recycling Centre

The train shuttle ride seemed longer than it was. The four of us and of course, the guard, did not … More

dystopia, fiction, quick read, science fiction, short story

Zombie Zoo

Dr Gavin McConnell was a cross between Indiana Jones, David Attenborough and a grizzly bear. There was something of the … More

climate change, dystopia, end of days, fiction, mass extinction, monsters, sci fi, science fiction, undead, zombie, zombies, zoo

World 3.0

The severed head was tilted toward the sky, abandoned in a puddle. The face was pointed away from me. The … More

AI, Artifiical Intelligence, climate change, dystopian, extinction, fiction, sci fi, science fiction

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