Tag: dystopia
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THE ENEMY WITHIN
‘This is Mount Lemmon Observatory calling, is there anyone receiving?’ Only static hiss replied. Marshall rubbed his sweat-stained forehead. ‘Can anyone update us? What has happened?’ The static noise stopped. Dead silence. Marshall maneuvered the telescope with the controls. He tilted it down to face the horizon. Outside he saw bare, dead trees and barren…
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UNDER THE STARS
Sam lay back against the tree and looked up at the twilight sky. The first stars of the night were visible, or perhaps they were satellites. It had become difficult to tell in the crowded heavens. The exhaustion from his escape overwhelmed him. He imagined one of the satellites trained on him, zooming in with…
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TERRORIST
Blackness enveloped the city. The power curfew began at midnight. The grid was shutdown. Homes were silent. Streetlights dark. A flicker of rare candlelight betrayed the restaurant or club that refused to close. An occasional set of car headlights crept passed, driven by those lucky enough to still have access to the electricity needed to…
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THE NEW NORMAL
Elaine looked at the water lapping against the side of the house. She could see the small white line she had made yesterday. ‘Level is the same as yesterday,’ she said. Albert nodded. That meant the dam had held. Another storm had passed and their town was secure. ‘Anything you need from the store?’ ‘Just…
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A COUNTRY HUNT
Weak and broken, George stumbled on across the moor. The heavy mist that shrouded everything was a hindrance and a help – he couldn’t see where he was going, but neither could they find him. He held onto his stomach where the blood flowed from the bullet wound. The hounds were getting closer again and he…
Iain Kelly 