The author sat at her desk, thinking about a popular zombie show that had a prison arc. “Why weren’t the prisoners more featured?” she mumbled. “They’d have made excellent main characters.”...

The prison yard didn’t look the same as it used to. Once, it was an isolated place, fenced in and heavily guarded. It was still fenced in, of course, but the guards were no more. They were either dead or long gone, but dead was the more likely option. Jose felt pity for them, as many times as he’d hated them.

The weights were still there, haphazardly pressed against the gates. This area had been...

The dragon’s chest always spoke of great wealth, of treasures like nothing you’ve ever experienced. People dreamed about it and heroes sought after it, while failing to find it. It was just a silly fantasy, until Edgar found it for real.

Inside was nothing but a single egg. He touched it with the pad of a finger, taking in the soft fragility of the thing. It wasn’t gold or jeweled or a precious s...

Once you’re ready, take this task

upon yourself and give

a moment of your precious

time and energy to the magic.

There aren’t any ingredients.

Was there supposed to be?

A spell is pure intent darling

girl. You will do whatever it takes....

A prison seems to be operating normally, but a sickness is brewing.

People become sick.

Zombies rise.

Nick meets Jeff, Jose and several others.

They escape the prison and find out things went to hell fast.

A woman is saved.

A woman chooses suicide.

The group tries and fails to liberate another prison.

A slaver is destroyed.

A sort of utopia is found....

Nick held her close, Reyna’s body already cold. The young mother had done the only right thing for her and he supposed he couldn’t blame her. This world was dark and seeing what she saw, she probably decided to take herself and the baby out of the picture. “Reyna…” he said softly. He had hardly known her but this made him doubt everything.

Jeff came up behind him. He wore a big t-shirt with a ch...

Her fangs wake me up.

“Hi,” she says and her cheeky smile illustrates the entirety of her visage. I forgot that I was dealing with a full blooded fae, stronger than any I had met before. The elders had described their beauty and the way they used it to seduce then strike, but my elder, Lord Kavob, he sort of forgot to mention the fangs.

I draw my sword and she laughs.

“Mortals,” she says dram...

Jeff - Jeff is the love interest and partner of the main character. He was imprisoned for a gang related scuffle he was part of as a young man with addiction issues. At the starting of the story, he had been in prison for five years. He’s soft spoken but stands up for himself especially when he’s angry. He’s got a loyal streak which was his fatal flaw before. After the zombies his loyalty lies wit...

My main locations are the prison, the warehouse (ten miles North) and the utopia (25 miles or so from the prison). The first third of the book takes place in the prison and it’s very central to the theme....

Arrogant - He was arrogant before the world went to hell, but during a zombie apocalypse your personality shines through. He believes that he is meant to be part of something bigger and the end of the world gave him that chance. He is entitled to whatever and whoever he wants. He is the embodiment of toxic masculinity.

Privileged - His privileges kept him alive during the initial breakout. He was...