Before the outbreak, we used to run around with trash bags. We used to try to make the earth prettier. It made us feel good about ourselves, or at least good enough to go back to driving our SUV’s guilt-free.
This year it was a completley different story. Instead of picking up plastic bags, I found myself dragging a rotting corpse to a bonfire.
My cousin told me we were cleaning up to, “Find the beauty in and around the Zone.” What a load of horseshit. Even if we clean up the dead Zack and the few human corpses, we’re still stuck in an airport in Syracuse. When I looked around, I still just saw classic filth, but with a few less piles of stinking flesh.
To think that when I was growing up, I didn’t think that Earth Day could get any more meaningless.
9 responses to “Earth Day”
This story was the best thing to happen to me all day. It’s rare to find the twofer of modern-day and Zone-related criticism at once. Good job.
This is great. Short and…bitter. Just the way is should be.
I know Tallon’s not real busy these days or anything, but if there were a queue for audiobooks, this would be the most best choice for #1 on the list.
I know, kiddies. I wrote most best. I did it on purpose. Disagree with me if you dare.
I think the placard is bigger than the story. Could we do the audio of this with “What a Wonderful World” playing in the background?
That would be awesome.
Two no’s/noes/nos on that one. (What the frak is the plural of no? Who cares? I’ll never write it again.)
First, the tone of WaWW is completely opposite the tone of this story. I like them both, but I don’t want them mixed.
Second, sadly, the real reason: copyright. With our revenue, we can’t even afford dinner at Clam Bar, let alone licensing for that classic.
I was counting on the revenue from the site to pay for my new SUV that I got to celebrate Earth day.
What part of freeware, volunteers, lovers, and fools means cash to you?
Someone will figure out how to turn this site into $$$$.
Someone else will figure out how to make a completely renewable, limitless source of energy so that we can have air conditioning and tacos every night in the zone.
Any guesses as to which one happens first?
Tacos