What Hard Times Hath Wrought
(2024)(A book in the Short Story Singles series)
A Novella by Joe Vasicek
The world that ended with a whimper is about to be reborn with a bang.
In a near-future United States on the brink of total collapse, Mia Thompson leads her teenage nephew and grief-stricken step-daughter on a treacherous journey westward across a depopulated Midwest. Siphoning gas from ambandoned cars and hunting for game along the way, Mia is forced to confront the harsh reality: that she doesn’t have the strength to ensure their broken family will survive.
And then, they encounter the bandits.
Genre: Science Fiction
In a near-future United States on the brink of total collapse, Mia Thompson leads her teenage nephew and grief-stricken step-daughter on a treacherous journey westward across a depopulated Midwest. Siphoning gas from ambandoned cars and hunting for game along the way, Mia is forced to confront the harsh reality: that she doesn’t have the strength to ensure their broken family will survive.
And then, they encounter the bandits.
Genre: Science Fiction
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