3,197 words (≈ 13 minutes)
Six months after a worldwide plague leaves them alone in a small New England town, Sarah attempts to keep her two boys alive. Clinging to a way of life that might be gone forever--libraries and Legos and plans for college--she struggles to keep their innocence while scrounging for food and supplies in the remains. Another great Tom Triumph story!
Language: English
Written in: 2011
Published: 2011-05-05
Word count: 3,197 words (≈ 13 minutes)
License: Attribution No Derivatives (cc by-nd)
Tags: survival, motherhood, plague, apocolyptic
Tom Triumph grew up in northeastern Massachusetts. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and SUNY Cortland he lived in New York City for four years before leaving for Vermont.
He wrote the dark comedy one-act play "The Best Roommate in the World" which was produced at Clark University in Worcester, MA. It was chosen to be revived the following fall for incoming freshmen. He has since written a play and various prose works.
While in the big city, he worked for several publishers, including William Morrow, George Braziller, and for the notorious Barney Rossett. Before leaving New York, he began writing and editing articles for a retail-consulting firm.
As a freelance writer, he has published in several retailing journals, including Women’s Wear Daily, Home Furnishing News, and Footwear News. In addition, his book reviews and commentaries have appeared in the Southern Vermont Review. Other articles have appeared in Rugby Magazine, the Mountain Villager, Vamlegram, Edutopia, and one of his cartoons has graced the pages of Seven Days, the local Vermont arts magazine. Many of his writing is available on his blog Tom Darling Writes! linked below.
Readers can explore his prose at www.thenightlibrarian.com
They will also enjoy his blog at www.tomdarling.wordpress.com
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