Cellphones, televisions, computers and radio all blasted out the ELERT at nearly the exact moment. No one believed their leader when he threatened a nuclear war, but it had come.
Thomas stepped out of his door chaos reigned, as cars pulled out of driveways. But where to go? A moment later the mushroom cloud appeared in the distance. Thomas sipped his beer, as the burning wind came.
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Thank you for reading my very short story.
Bruce Curle
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Bruce Curle `
A Fifty something male that enjoys writing short stories, scripts and poetry. I have had many different types of work over my lifetime and consider myself fairly open minded and able to speak on many topics.
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Comments (2)
Horrific!!!
Excellent take on the challenge. Very well written.