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We: The Last

September 30, 2012
By ShadowWraith BRONZE, Eagle Mountain, Utah
ShadowWraith BRONZE, Eagle Mountain, Utah
2 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and sit back and let the world wonder how the heck you did it.


It was depressing, looking out upon the wasteland before me. I had read books and seen movies depicting the future. Flying cars, time machines, tridimensional-whatchamacallits. But that was a fantasy. This was reality. An eternally burning, radioactive minefield of rock, hot, twisted metal, and more rock. Not a true living thing for thousands of miles. The humans had destroyed themselves. I sat at the remains of a once tall building. I was on the edge of a maze of broken skyscrapers, lifted concrete, crashed planes, bombshells, and bones. That was where We lived. That is, if you could call it living. We were only half alive. We were simply, We. that is what we called ourselves.


The author's comments:
I wrote this based off of a conversation I had ith a friend of mine. We were talking about how, essentially, humans were destroying themselves. That's what inspired me to write this story. It isn't done yet, but if I get good feedback, I will write the rest.

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Hanban12 ELITE said...
on Apr. 13 2013 at 9:13 pm
Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them."
Henry David Thoreau

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once."
John Green

Please, please, PLEASE keep writing! I love thid idea- I cant wait to hear more!!

on Nov. 29 2012 at 10:16 pm
Cat-Girl PLATINUM, Nyania, Planet Nyan, Oklahoma
20 articles 7 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"That's what's wrong with the people in this world; they believe they can do well by just getting by when they need to aim for the highest."
-Keith Anderson
"You can never hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."
-Marie Curie

Thank you so much! You have no idea how much that made my day better. I've been making up stories since I was four... You are an amazing author, also! Your fictional story had excellent description with a twist of reality, and I really do hope that you build up on it. :)

on Nov. 29 2012 at 12:32 am
Atl.Braves03 BRONZE, Tampa, FL, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 75 comments

Favorite Quote:
God is God and I am not
I can only see a part
Of this picture he's painting
God is God and I am man
I will never understand
Because only God is God

You have a flow to your writing that so many people just can't achieve. It's a talent and I hope you keep developing it.

on Oct. 20 2012 at 12:59 pm
Cat-Girl PLATINUM, Nyania, Planet Nyan, Oklahoma
20 articles 7 photos 56 comments

Favorite Quote:
"That's what's wrong with the people in this world; they believe they can do well by just getting by when they need to aim for the highest."
-Keith Anderson
"You can never hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."
-Marie Curie

Please keep on writing! This ends in a cliffhanger; it's begging to be turned into a complete story. It has an suspenseful plotline; you just need some characters. :D

on Oct. 16 2012 at 8:02 pm
ShadowWraith BRONZE, Eagle Mountain, Utah
2 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and sit back and let the world wonder how the heck you did it.

Thank you! I guess I'll start writing, then :)

on Oct. 9 2012 at 7:55 am
Stella_Val_Illicia GOLD, Salt Lake City, Utah
13 articles 0 photos 247 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people angry and been widely regarded as a bad idea."
--Douglas Adams

Love this! It's very realistic :)