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Love in the Time of Solanum
It was a world of want, of need, yet everything was for sale. Everything had a price. And the price of love was too high. No one could afford it. Who would invest in another mouth to feed? Who would want to have to back up the words “in sickness and in health” when sickness…
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Anna and Eve
Eve ran into the dank basement as fast as she could and slammed the door. There was no way she was risking one of those things getting in. She pressed her back against the door, and sank down to the ground. “That could have been really bad,” she breathed heavily to no one in particular.…
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Old Oneball
Clipboard, Slater, and Brooks sat at one side of the conference table. Court had been going quickly that night: two curfew violations, three fence violations, one robbery, four brawls, and one indecent exposure, which had been dismissed as a simple misunderstanding. They were waiting for the last five cases, who would be tried all at…
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The White Stripes
“Ron, what on earth is that smell? It’s everywhere!” “You want a burger or you want to puke? If it’s puke, go over there. Don’t barf on my meat.” “Krezner was getting worried about a cholera outbreak. Or E. Coli. I don’t know what. It’s hideous.” “It’s better than how you smell. Be quick, pal.…
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Who Will Tell Our Stories?
Where have all of the great writers gone? Aren’t there more stories to be told? Just about the only way to escape the madness is to lose yourself in a good book. I’ve read all of the books we have here. I want new stories. Over the years, the salvage teams supplied us with hundreds …
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Be Strong
Richard Garfield had suffered many hardships throughout his life. Countless women he fell for sought only to use him, leaving him heartbroken. He had been the victim of corrupt employers who cheated him out of money. In time he barely had enough to live under a roof. It seemed as if poor Richard had been…
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I Hate Erin McGraw
I hate Erin McGraw. I hate her and her smiley-faced ZED. I hate her and her smiley-faced ZED and that stupid nickname she gave me. I hate her, her ZED, my nickname, and how she acts during missions. I hate that I didn’t see that ghoul coming up from behind. I hate how close to…
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Ha-Ha, You’re Dead!
We ran in such a panic. It was scary. The monsters kept growing in numbers and circling us. There was no place to run to, and I didn’t know where to go! I closed my eyes and covered my head with my arms. Then Amelia hit my head really hard and yelled “HA HA! YOU’RE DEAD!” I…
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Undeadstiny USA!
“We’ve got to call this place something. ‘Syracuse’ just doesn’t cut it anymore.” “Hancock Internation-ghoul Airport?” “No. That’s awful.” “What about Zentral New York? Or Undeadstiny USA?” “Yeah, that’s it! Let’s name it after a mall! I want serious suggestions.” “OK, then what do you think of Zombiecuse or Zombiedoga County?” “I like Unhhhnhhhhpstate New York better.”…
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Prison Break
“James, they gonna be real mad at us if they catch us.” “Then make sure you keep looking for them so I can dig. I can’t dig too fast with this spoon.” Ever since he arrived, James had been looking for a way out. He tried to climb over the fence, but the barbed wire…
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At Ron’s Grill
It’s funny to think about them. They eat, they shit, they spread disease. They breed, they fight for their young. They start all over again with the eating, shitting, spreading disease, and breeding. Then they solve any problem that stands in the way of their eating, their shitting, their breeding, and their young, but not…