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Drunk at the End of the World

I witnessed the curling black mushroom cloud for the briefest of moments, it reached over the city on fire like … More

alcoholic, apocalypse, drunk, dystopia, dystopian fiction, end of the world, fiction, flash fiction, future, Nuclear bomb, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, thriller, train

Terror Island

They could read your mood. That was the most terrifying thing. I wondered if they could even read your decisions. … More

adventure, evolution, fiction, horror, man eatnig plants, new species, scfi, science fiction, short story, story, tale, thriller, writing

Runners of the Wastelands

“There are twenty artefacts on the countertop, on the top floor of the Lewis temple, and there are fifty of … More

Black Friday, Christmas, consumers, dystopia, dystopian, fiction, flash fiction, horror, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, tale, thriller, writing

Scraps

It had seemed like a good idea to view the city from the highest point, which was obviously Grey’s Insurance … More

cosmic storm, dementia, dtstopia, dystopian, flash fiction, horror, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, tale, thriller

The Monster from the Woods

The storm was keeping Sam Morrison awake. He listened to the lid fly from the recycling bin and clatter across … More

fiction, flash fiction, horror, horror story, monster, relationships, science fiction, short story, thriller

The Elevator Trials

Norman Grant didn’t believe in predetermined fate or praying to God but he was contemplating both of these ideas as … More

crime story, dystopia, dystopian fiction, elevator, fiction, flash fiction, science fiction, short story, story, thriller, writing

Beneath the Canyons

“The difference,” said Detective Shawn Trenton, “between successful people and unsuccessful people is in your definition of success.” The argument … More

dystopia, dystopian fiction, dystopian story, fantasy, fiction, flooded city, food security, future, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, thriller

The Day Editors

The perfect world. That is where I lived. Nothing bad ever happened. The news was only good news. The government … More

authoritarian, dystopia, dystopian, flash fiction, future, futuristic, political, sci fi, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, tale, thriller

Feeding Frenzy

The warm, acidic sea teased the arctic coastline, just a few feet from the entrance of the seed bank. It … More

climate change, climate diaster, climate thriller, drought, fiction, flash fiction, food security, food shortage, good read, rising sealevel, short story, story, tale, thriller, war, writing

Karma Cops

The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More

authoritarian, clamp down, Crime, dystopia, dystopian fiction, fiction, flash fiction, future, oppression, punishment, resistence, short story, thriller

Love and War

I was on the shuttle to the city centre when Bill, my ‘life coach AI’ decided to request a session. … More

AI, artifical intelligence, contolling behaviour, crime story, future, futuristic, manipulation, science fiction, short story, thriller
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