Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by Jerry D. Young
QHR
A Short Story
"Jack was just about asleep on the sofa when the telephone rang. "Great! What now?" he grumbled as he fumbled for the telephone receiver behind his head.
"What?" he asked, his voice harsh with fatigue.
"Quebec, Hotel, Romeo. Stand-by One." Jack sat up, holding the telephone receiver tightly against his ear. After perfect silence for several seconds, a voice he knew as well as his own boomed in his ear.
"Verify Quebec, Hotel, Romeo."
"Verify Quebec, Hotel, Romeo. Tango, Tango, Foxtrot. Go."
"Jack, it's General Smith-Worth."
"Yes, sir. I recognized your voice. What's up with a QHR alert? I'm not service any more. Seriously. That other time was a mission essential ruse."
"I know that, Boy. Just wanted to give you a few minutes warning. The President has just given the launch codes to the nuclear forces. Take care of my family. It's been a pleasure knowing you."
The dead silence of a secure line came back and Jack hung up the telephone slowly. But that was the last thing he did slowly for some time. In under three minutes he had his three INCH (I'm Not Coming Home) totes and four bags loaded into the back of the Suburban. He left the key to the apartment on the bed, grabbed the last two-liter bottle of almost frozen Coke from the fridge and left the apartment for the last time."
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ABOUT AUTHOR JERRY D. YOUNG
Author Jerry D. Young has been a fixture in the survival and prepping communities for more than twenty years. The author of more than 100 novels and short stories, Jerry's writing has been a staple for men and women of all ages and from all walks of life that are interested in prepping, survival, and all-around self-sufficiency. Jerry's books are written with the goal of educating as well as entertaining and generally enjoyed by all who seek to expand their knowledge of prepping and survival topics while enjoying a good book or short story. As daunting as the end of the world, nuclear fallout, World War III, Civil unrest, economic collapse, solar flares, EMP attacks, and other apocalyptic scenarios may be, society has always been interested in the "What If?" of a Post-Apocalyptic World. Jerry's stories provide interesting and practical perspectives of heroes and villains navigating Post-Apocalyptic scenarios including everything from Mad Max type of events to more relevant plot lines that seem as if they could have come from the headlines of the modern world. Find more about Jerry D. Young at www.CreativeTexts.com.
Genre: Science Fiction
QHR
A Short Story
"Jack was just about asleep on the sofa when the telephone rang. "Great! What now?" he grumbled as he fumbled for the telephone receiver behind his head.
"What?" he asked, his voice harsh with fatigue.
"Quebec, Hotel, Romeo. Stand-by One." Jack sat up, holding the telephone receiver tightly against his ear. After perfect silence for several seconds, a voice he knew as well as his own boomed in his ear.
"Verify Quebec, Hotel, Romeo."
"Verify Quebec, Hotel, Romeo. Tango, Tango, Foxtrot. Go."
"Jack, it's General Smith-Worth."
"Yes, sir. I recognized your voice. What's up with a QHR alert? I'm not service any more. Seriously. That other time was a mission essential ruse."
"I know that, Boy. Just wanted to give you a few minutes warning. The President has just given the launch codes to the nuclear forces. Take care of my family. It's been a pleasure knowing you."
The dead silence of a secure line came back and Jack hung up the telephone slowly. But that was the last thing he did slowly for some time. In under three minutes he had his three INCH (I'm Not Coming Home) totes and four bags loaded into the back of the Suburban. He left the key to the apartment on the bed, grabbed the last two-liter bottle of almost frozen Coke from the fridge and left the apartment for the last time."
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ABOUT AUTHOR JERRY D. YOUNG
Author Jerry D. Young has been a fixture in the survival and prepping communities for more than twenty years. The author of more than 100 novels and short stories, Jerry's writing has been a staple for men and women of all ages and from all walks of life that are interested in prepping, survival, and all-around self-sufficiency. Jerry's books are written with the goal of educating as well as entertaining and generally enjoyed by all who seek to expand their knowledge of prepping and survival topics while enjoying a good book or short story. As daunting as the end of the world, nuclear fallout, World War III, Civil unrest, economic collapse, solar flares, EMP attacks, and other apocalyptic scenarios may be, society has always been interested in the "What If?" of a Post-Apocalyptic World. Jerry's stories provide interesting and practical perspectives of heroes and villains navigating Post-Apocalyptic scenarios including everything from Mad Max type of events to more relevant plot lines that seem as if they could have come from the headlines of the modern world. Find more about Jerry D. Young at www.CreativeTexts.com.
Genre: Science Fiction
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