The Post-Apocalyptic Independent Author

By Kyle A. Massa

Oliver Fudge never wanted to live in a dusty, wasted hellscape crawling with giant insects. Sadly, nobody asked him.

 

Still, the apocalypse hasn't stopped Oliver from selling his books to, well, just about anybody. That includes a half-human, half-cockroach drone he meets on the road. But what does this drone want with Oliver? And why does he seem so familiar?

 

Perfect for fans of post-apocalyptic fiction and the works of Nicolas Cage, The Post-Apocalyptic Independent Author is an offbeat, darkly humorous short story about art, survival, and unexpected reconnections. The end of the world has never been so much fun.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kyle A. Massa
• Release date: Oct 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201847661

Kyle A. Massa

Kyle A. Massa is a comic fantasy author living somewhere in upstate New York with his wife, their daughter, and three wild animals. His published works include two books and several short stories. When he’s not writing, he enjoys reading, running, and drinking coffee.

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The Post-Apocalyptic Independent Author

The Post-Apocalyptic Independent Author

A Short Story by

Kyle A. Massa

© 2021 by Kyle A. Massa

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This is a work of fiction. Characters, names, locations, businesses, and events have been invented by the author or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or actual persons, alive or deceased, is coincidental.

Cover designed by the author using a photo from Jonathan Borba.

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The Post-Apocalyptic Independent Author

There’s really only one thing you can do when a half-human, half-insect drone approaches you from the distance of a desiccated land, his body augmented by the secretions of a giant cockroach that’s taken over the world, and he’s hoping to convince you to endure the same procedure so you’ll grow greasy mandibles on your cheeks and buzzing wings beneath your shirt, just like him. There’s really only one thing you can do, and that one thing is this: hide.

Fortunately, I have a