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Woman in the Apocalypse

October 20, 2025 2 Comments

By Ruth Rosenhek

“Be careful!” Her throat knifed the words.

She slowed the steel-reinforced car at a dumpster blockade manned by grinning, wild-eyed creatures—casualties of a mutant virus—humming like deranged clowns playing kazoos.

“Watch out,” she snarled, lowering her booted foot to accelerate.

The car sprung backwards then forwards, throwing bodies like spittle. She spring-launched a severed thigh as bait through a welded tube.

“That’s how it’s done.” She nodded at the passenger seat.

But Jess was not there.

Previously, they would have pulled over to relieve the tension, intertwining limbs in a cascade of sensations.

She settled on chocolate, drove on.

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  1. Ed Kratz says

    October 22, 2025 at 8:54 am

    So cool and weird. Liked the subtle mention of Jesse. Packed a lot into a short space.

    Reply
    • Ruth Rosenhek says

      October 22, 2025 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks Ed!

      Reply

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