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AFTER ARMAGEDDON - 3 -

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - 3 -

In those first moments, when you came to learn the world was erupting in chaos, you couldn’t help but be stunned motionless. Nothing made sense, nothing seemed real. It was like watching a movie. Explosions, the Earth trembled from unseen forces. God was angry. You couldn’t help but watch it play out.

And then, people were running. Running and screaming.

FIREFLIES

FIREFLIES

This was a piece I entered into the String-of-10 FIVE Flash Fiction contest, which was hosted by Flash Fiction Chronicles back in 2013. The entries were restricted to 250 words or less and required the use of at least four of ten pre-chosen words within. Using the specific words was easy, but forcibly editing down to that word count was painstakingly brutal!

Also, I read that Death was a major theme when it came to Flash Fiction. Something about the ease of being able to flesh out the topic in such a short blurb. I decided to challenge myself and focus on a different topic. Needless to say, I didn't place in the contest, but I was honestly pleased with what I had eventually submitted. Hopefully you enjoy:

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - 2 -

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - 2 -

Immediately after the event–Armageddon as many refer to it as–all the worries of the past seemed pointless. Whatever hardships you faced, your loved ones faced, complete strangers faced seemed null and void. The world, and most everyone in it, was tossed into the same hellish shitstorm challenge; survival.

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - 1 -

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - 1 -

The world was already a cesspool of corruption, greed, and scum. Governments sending us overseas to fight in propagandic wars to fill the coffers of the already filthy rich. The freedom of the people systematically stripped in bits and pieces, under the radar when able; masked bills passed in the dead of night. Those who bothered to warn the people or fight for our rights as citizens were drowned out by the horrors taking place around the world. Always fear mongering; the true new epidemic. Though, not new at all. The fine art of controlling the masses with fear has been used by those in power as far back as can be remembered. Advancements in technology and media just made it all the easier.

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - PROLOGUE

AFTER ARMAGEDDON - PROLOGUE

I am uncertain if someday this will be looked upon as actually shedding light on the transpiring of certain events. It’s hard to discern how society will view things years from now, decades from now; centuries from now. That is assuming there even exists a human civilization; someone alive for this to fall into the hands of.