Having the Final Word
“I suppose this is it.” Jeffery rubbed his face and made no reply, so Steven naturally continued. “I mean, look at us. Solar flare coming and all we can do is…
T-minus 30 seconds...til the End of the World
As a fan of post-apocalyptic stories I often day dream about how the end of the world could happen and who may (or may not) survive it all. I'm not necessarily talking about the end of days in the bible or some religious prophecy about earth's demise. The universe is a capricious place and earth is in a very precarious position most of the time. Trying to retain a believable scenario without going into too much detail let the next line percolate in your head as you begin this challenge: _The end is nigh as a fireball engulfs the surface of the planet._ Imagine the perspective of a character standing before the tidal wave of destruction cascading towards them as the end of the world happens around them. I want your entries to really capture the feelings of the character and even the landscape around them. What would you be thinking about if you knew the end of your life was less than a minute away?
Challengers
12 entriesDown Below
I sit, blinking slowly behind my glasses. The concrete is dull and cool beneath me. I scuff my shoes miserably against the hard ground, and wait for the…
Flashing Before Your Eyes
My first time. My last time. My cold beer in my hand, numbing my fingers. The cigarette perched in the corner of my mouth. The door to my trailer swinging on…
all that is left.
Six men watch in helpless horror as brilliant white flashes plume over eurasia and nuclear fire engulfs the surface of Earth. _Aboard the International Space…
Mjölnir
“1972 AT4 was discovered when it was still outside the orbit of Neptune. Within months, we knew its size and trajectory. The asteroid was cataloged and renamed…
At peace with the unknown
The night sky was engulfed by yearly meteor showers. I stood there watching immense beauty be taken over by fear in an instant. An intense red flash filled the…
Now or Never
She stepped into the burning fireball of the nuclear explosion and emerged on the other side, unscathed of its destruction, afraid and all alone. Journal…
Not Alone
I told myself this couldn’t be happening. There was no reason for the Earth to suddenly be consumed in fire. Raising my hand to shield my eyes from the…
Waking Up
The trees and grasslands that once adorned the landscape were now a utopian memory. Even the air was gone, replaced by a suffocating gas mixture that was so…
The end
As I stood to face the impending cataclysm, a wave of euphoria swept over my body. Too long I had waited to feel death’s firm embrace. Nothing on this earth…
The Storm Before The Calm
Already I felt the torrid chinook begin to singe my hair, to excoriate my skin. A rumble began to resonate deep in my chest. A flaming heap of metal fell from…