ShrimpShady
The One With the Wurlitzer
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Hi y'all, I'm coming at you with a short story I wrote in 2021 for a competition.
It never ended up getting published anywhere, so I decided to just put it here.
It's a post-apocalyptic zombie story with a bit of sibling love (not the Japanese type) about a woman and her younger brother just trying to survive in a world gone to shit. Reading it will take you no more than 15 minutes. I intended it to be an exercise in atmosphere/vibe, an attempt to capture the feeling of desolation, of a rotting and dying world.
Here's the link:
Dead Flag Blues
Would appreciate any feedback, but would especially appreciate feedback about the tone and atmosphere.
I got a crisp 50 buckaroonies off of it and something to put on my CV that no one will give a shit about because I wasn't at the shareholder value maximization summer camp instead
It's a post-apocalyptic zombie story with a bit of sibling love (not the Japanese type) about a woman and her younger brother just trying to survive in a world gone to shit. Reading it will take you no more than 15 minutes. I intended it to be an exercise in atmosphere/vibe, an attempt to capture the feeling of desolation, of a rotting and dying world.
Here's the link:
Dead Flag Blues
Would appreciate any feedback, but would especially appreciate feedback about the tone and atmosphere.
"Dead Flag Blues" was the working title for the story that I honestly like more than what actually became the final title. It was named after the song The Dead Flag Blues by legendary Canadian post-rock outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor. I had the song playing on loop while writing the story, as I used it as a tonal reference. I wanted to capture the feeling of desolation that the song gives off.
In addition, the cover was taken from Nicky Larkin's short film series on Pripyat, Chernobyl, available for free on YouTube.
In addition, the cover was taken from Nicky Larkin's short film series on Pripyat, Chernobyl, available for free on YouTube.
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