Scapeg.o.a.t. (flash fiction)

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Summary

This was my response to the September 2023 Atlanta Writers Club meeting prompt, "dawn." We were invited to use this prompt in order to craft a story of 50 words or less. I struggle with such restricted forms as short fiction, so I do this as a way to build my skills and stretch those flash fiction muscles! :D

Status
Complete
Chapters
1
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
16+

Scapeg.o.a.t.

Earth’s top biomedical engineer just rigged my ventilator to “fail” at sunrise.

The First Lady coordinated this in order to respect her husband’s final wishes.

With me alive and in power, this nation can’t ascend from the rubble of my presidency.

My first—final—unselfish act is to wait eagerly for dawn.