On August 8th, 2026, all killers are struck down by a coma, never to awake again. From that day forward, killing another human being is unavoidably punished by falling into a coma. The many scourges of the modern world come to a halt as anyone who kills another human being instantly falls into the Coma Imprisonment. All wars . . .
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Bad Influences concerns the devastating spread of a fatal pandemic flu virus. The story is set exactly thirteen years from now – the posts and comments will go up in real time, on the same dates and at the same moments that the characters will post them in 2026. The story is told simultaneously from the viewpoint of four major . . .
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When her parents died in a global pandemic, seventeen-year-old Cassie Thompson thought her biggest problem was finding her next meal. But “Telo” is a virally-transmitted genetic disease that targets adults, and no one is immune. Surviving to adulthood isn’t looking very good as her city succumbs to food shortages, sanitation problems, and gang violence. When Cassie accepts an invitation to . . .
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Terrorists have unleashed a devastating and bizarre virus in a small desert town. Something has knocked out the power grid. The government has quarantined the city, but is not sending aid, and nobody can understand why. Oasis is the story of one man’s struggle against the chaos that blankets the city. . . .
Zombies, what’s not to like about them? Well, there is the smell and the groaning. But, this story is all about them not being in the decaying stage yet! Meet Mathiew, an accountant who suddenly become quite involved with the famous Z’s. Follow him as things get weirder by the minute. There are a lot of other characters, . . .
Sep 7, 2008: At least that’s what it kept reminding me of: kids without parents trying to survive on their own, managing "tribes" and themselves, trying to fight a feral instinct that is constantly creeping up and threatening their survival.
This is definitely a very interesting story. I would have liked to know more about this disease in the context of the story itself instead of it being alluded to but my understanding is it’s all in the extra material on the site. I [more . . .]
Feb 14, 2013: Please note: This is a work still serializing. I have read everything in the archive thus far up to "Virtual Valentine – February 14, 2026" which is coincidentally the date of this review.
I decided to wait a few weeks to review this piece of fiction. In particular I wanted to make sure the author had a chance to post more installments and that I also understood the intent of the author before I [more . . .]