Elaja lost her friend, but she's going to find him. In the distant future, among the ashes of our world, robots inherited the earth. Written for the Iron Age Media Writing prompts.
Fantastic bit of short fiction. I got mixed moods of post-apocalyptic and Wild West, and they worked well together. Your action and description are especially strong. My favorite was probably the assembly line, completely still, with the dangling limbs and half finished torsos. A good mix of melancholy/creepy in that one.
One thing I saw: "Her view is blocked by a large overturned goods truck," - I'm pretty sure it should be past tense, "was blocked". Otherwise, very polished prose.
Fantastic bit of short fiction. I got mixed moods of post-apocalyptic and Wild West, and they worked well together. Your action and description are especially strong. My favorite was probably the assembly line, completely still, with the dangling limbs and half finished torsos. A good mix of melancholy/creepy in that one.
One thing I saw: "Her view is blocked by a large overturned goods truck," - I'm pretty sure it should be past tense, "was blocked". Otherwise, very polished prose.
Thanks for for saying so, its nice to know I'm getting something right. Well spotted too, I missed that one.
Wow, what a story and a very good read. Had me captivated from the start, Well done.