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by Christopher Russell
After the Apocalypse is a serial podcast that tells the story of the survivors of a 21st century plague that has catastrophically wiped out 90% of human population. Will they be able to survive? What happens to our modern world when the great plague comes? Can humanity survive and learn, or will it devolve into a medieval nightmare of our worst traits?
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- 1 weeks ago32 min
Dust by Sharon Skinner
Hello my survivor friends. Today I am pleased to bring you a great short story written and read by Sharon Skinner my book coach. You can find out all about her here -> https://bookcoachingbysharon.com/Look for the second book in the After the Apocalypse series 'Book Two: Killer' in June. And Keep Surviving! Chris, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 2, 202623 min
ATA Chapter 35 Book 2 - Journeys
Hello my survivor Friends, It is May 1st 2026 for you time travelers. And what you just listened to was a resolution chapter I wrote for Book 2, which I have been working hard on for the last 2 months. As of this reading Book is very close to publishing, but everything takes longer than you think it should in the publishing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 28, 202634 min
Beef Stew - An After the Apocalypse Story
“In great loss there is often the freedom of discovery.” - Isherwood Williams…It was midmorning on a rainy day when the traveler knocked open the door of the Siren Café. A few months had passed since Delores joined Jolene at the store. A few months since they’d cleaned out all the corpses and moved on with the basic, hard business of surviving. Jolene had stopped pretending to run the store as if nothing had happened. She’d come to grips with the loss. Even so, the Café was still her locus of gravity in the apocalypse, and she and Delores showed up each day and swept the sidewalks.They needed something to do and minding the Café was as good as anything else in the apocalypse. So, as supplies dwindled and weeks passed, they showed up every day and did what they could for the occasional survivors who stumbled in for the small number of survivors who stumbled in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Feb 28, 202617 min
Viking Burial
Viking BurialAn After the Apocalypse Story Read by Syvia Glory“What do you need me to do?” Delores asked. Jolene had provided Delores with a company-logo green sports shirt. Unisex. Small. And a fresh visor with the mermaid logo from the supply cabinet. And, finally, the ubiquitous green apron, which was the most identifiable part of the café uniform. You could be missing all the other bits, but if you had that apron, everyone knew you were there to make drinks and wait on customers. Jolene wore it like a magic cape, like a standard of power and belonging. Now she tied the strings of strength around Delores, stood back and appraised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 24, 202624 min
Delores - The Apocalypse Cafe
Delores – An After the Apocalypse StoryThe Café door chime sang its song of arrivals. Jolene watched a woman enter the café. The woman was furtive but otherwise unremarkable. She stayed close to the door, seemingly unsure whether her decision to enter was a good one, and, at any moment, might turn and flee back to the anonymous safety of the apocalyptic street beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 10, 202639 min
The Apocalypse Cafe
Intro – The apocalypse CaféHello my survivor friends. Today we are presenting a story called ‘The apocalypse Café’ written by yours truly and read by our old friend Robert. You’re going to get all sentimental hearing it I’m sure. The story is set in the same universe as the original After the Apocalypse series, but this is a standalone storyline with new characters. I expect to do three of these. I gave myself a little more rope than usual so this story reads out to around 30 minutes. I’ll come back after with some brief comments, Enjoy, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Dec 27, 202529 min
And Then There Was Janie
Patrick's Contest Story - Read by Austin BakerAnd Then There Was JanieThe sun was quickly disappearing behind me as I stood in front of my cabin in southern Iowa, watching as a brand new, silver ‘65 Cadillac rocketed down the long dirt driveway, spreading a fine layer of dust on the prematurely rotting pumpkin patches on both sides. The car eventually slid to a stop a stone's throw from my front porch, and out of it stepped a smartly dressed man in his late 40's. Lean and tan, with close cropped salt-and-pepper hair, he was the picture of health and vibrance that often goes hand in hand with wealth. It was in stark contrast to myself, despite being five years his junior. I was too thin. Malnourished, maybe. Anemic, for sure, and the limp I had moved with for most of my life had only gotten worse as hard work on the farm had begun to take its toll on my body. How old was I now? Forty-five? Six, maybe? It may as well have been a hundred. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Dec 13, 202514 min
Contest Story - The Ham Sandwich of Courage
Hello my survivor friends. For new listeners you should go back to season one episode one to start the five season After the Apocalypse story. You have a wonderful 100 episode journey in front of you. Enjoy. It took me 5 years to produce, it will probably take you 5 days to consume. So go get started! Or you can listen to the trailer which should be the first episode in the feed. Today, for my ongoing and habitual survivor friends we present the first of two stories that Patrick and I wrote for a story contest that my publisher hosted in the fall. It was a 24 hour story contest. We were sent a prompt and some instructions and had 24 hours to write and submit a story. I had Austin read them into audio for us. I’m going to start with the story I wrote. Fair warning, this is a short story, only 900 words, because that’s what the rules were. If you went over 900 words, you got disqualified. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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