After the Apocalypse

In this episode we have a short story written by Chris for the spring short story contest read into Audio by Virginia Pittman. Following the story (about 10 minutes in) Chris and Virginia have a nice chat about it.

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Hello my survivor friends. Today I am pleased to bring you a great short story written and read by Sharon Skinner my book coach.
You can find out all about her here -> https://bookcoachingbysharon.com/
Look for the second book in the After the Apocalypse series 'Book Two: Killer' in June.
And Keep Surviving!
Chris,
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Hello my survivor Friends,
It is May 1st 2026 for you time travelers. And what you just listened to was a resolution chapter I wrote for Book 2, which I have been working hard on for the last 2 months. As of this reading Book is very close to publishing, but everything takes longer than you think it should in the publishing world.
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“In great loss there is often the freedom of discovery.” - Isherwood Williams
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It was midmorning on a rainy day when the traveler knocked open the door of the Siren Café. A few months had passed since Delores joined Jolene at the store. A few months since they’d cleaned out all the corpses and moved on with the basic, hard business of surviving.
Jolene had stopped pretending to run the store as if nothing had happened. She’d come to grips with the loss. Even so, the Café was still her locus of gravity in the apocalypse, and she and Delores showed up each day and swept the sidewalks.
They needed something to do and minding the Café was as good as anything else in the apocalypse. So, as supplies dwindled and weeks passed, they showed up every day and did what they could for the occasional survivors who stumbled in for the small number of survivors who stumbled in.
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“What do you need me to do?” Delores asked.
Jolene had provided Delores with a company-logo green sports shirt. Unisex. Small. And a fresh visor with the mermaid logo from the supply cabinet. And, finally, the ubiquitous green apron, which was the most identifiable part of the café uniform. You could be missing all the other bits, but if you had that apron, everyone knew you were there to make drinks and wait on customers.
Jolene wore it like a magic cape, like a standard of power and belonging. Now she tied the strings of strength around Delores, stood back and appraised.
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