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Harrisburg's Cache
A micro-heist
Looting cleared out the non-perishables. Our gang got creative, foraging and hunting with traps, saving our ammo for the zombies. We ate a dog once. I had a rough time with it, but I’ll be damned if it wasn’t the most succulent meat I’ve had since beef. That’s a matter of perspective, since we’ve only managed to trap a few squirrels. They taste how you’d imagine, gamy as hell and their tiny bones difficult to navigate.
This guy who joined us in Harrisburg knows where there’s a hidden cache. He couldn’t offer any details other than the location. Our hunger compels us to follow even the flimsiest lead.
Harrisburg takes us through the snaking corridors of the storage facility. I stay vigilant, tightening my grip on my nine iron as we reach the correct unit. Tensions rise as Harrisburg fumbles with the lock. Starvation is testing our loyalty. He’s liable to get brained by this nine iron.
The door is finally opened, but the only thing inside is money, thousands of useless American greenbacks. We are devastated, but our shock turns to dread with the sound of clumsy limbs bashing against corrugated steel. The zombies approach us from both directions.
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I love the premise and the prose and every line. Congrats on runner-up
Wow. Well done!
Congratulations on your win. Strong narrative and well written
Congratulations 🥳🎉💓You are on a roll 🥳
Yay 👏 🎉Congratulations, friend🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💖😉👍📝
Congrats, Leslie. Loved the story.💖
Whoa, great twist. A cache of greenbacks when you don’t need it. Congratulations Leslie!
Oh damn, that's a heist gone wrong on every level! Love this, Leslie. Congrats!
Congratulations!!!
Yesssssss!!! Congrats!!! 😁😁😁😁
This is so damn clever! I always try to explain to my clients how attracting money works on a metaphysical level. I try to explain that only poor people care about money, and only people who care about money are poor—because money itself is worthless, fulfilling no basic needs, and that would become apparent in a dystopian society. So focusing on something of no value leaves people without real resources. I’m blown away by how you made that point in micro fiction. Congrats on your placement in the challenge. 🥳
Yay! Congrats on getting a runner-up place, Leslie! So very well deserved! Happy for you!
Love it! Useless money, love that twist. Well done, indeed.
I loved this and read it before but forgot to come back and comment. Lol, this is great. Love your writing, Leslie!
Loved the ending!! And the statement in there too, what a useless cache! 😬 💵 🧟♀️
It's so nice to see money meaning nothing. Loved the twist!
Oh no!! The title caught my eye, because that's the city I live in, lol. This was a clever take with a great twist. I was thinking the twist was because it was useless money and then you twisted harder. Great work!!