Published: Jan. 16, 2011
Words: 6329 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Clyde Jackson is holed up in his panic room. But he isn't hiding from terrorists, at least not the Earthly variety.

Extended description

A hungry alien substance has traveled to Earth following a doomed Lunar mission. No life form stands a chance, but Clyde Jackson is tougher than most. He's seen war and he's been in plenty of foxholes. Now he's living through the end of the world one day at a time in a panic room that has become his only refuge.

Originally featured in The Absent Willow Review, "Dust" is the haunting meditation of a man recalling the final days of a once mighty and hopeful planet now quickly eroding to nothing under drifts of gray.

Tags

apocalypse, faith, science fiction, atheism, space shuttle, astronaut, moon, armageddon, asteroid, lunar, claustrophobia, panic room

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Reviews

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Review by: Steven Mock on Feb. 23, 2012 :
Great concept. Very poignant. The protagonist of this Last Man on Earth story is cantankerous, stiff necked, but someone you can sympathize with.
(review of free book)

Review by: Joey Jones on Jan. 04, 2012 :
I normally like my apocalyptic fiction with zombies but this was excellent as well. Great short read.
(review of free book)

Review by: Nigel Paresis on Aug. 23, 2011 :
Oh, this is just a little slice of excellence right here. Nothing like a little apocalyptic fiction to make you have to drag out the Lemon Pledge and dust rags.

Allison Dickson continues to impress and entertain. Buy this and an angel gets its wings.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Ian Thomas Healy on Feb. 26, 2011 :
A man shares his reflections on the end of the world with us in this tale by Allison Dickson. She takes a standard premise and injects it with fresh emotion and heartbreak. Definitely one of her best.
(reviewed long after purchase)

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