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    Dead Sprint
    Dead Sprint
    Dead Sprint
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    Dead Sprint

    By William Walsh

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    This fast paced short story follows an ex chemist in a zombie infested post apocalyptic world. The challenges are many as he faces not only the undead, but also the National Guard, the painful memory of his lost lover, and most of all, his obsession with making nitroglycerin.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Walsh
    Release dateOct 17, 2015
    Dead Sprint
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    William Walsh

    William Walsh is the author of seven other books, including the award-winning collection of poems, Fly Fishing in Times Square (Červená Barva Press). He is the director of the Reinhardt University undergraduate creative writing program and the MFA program. Widely published in some of the finest journals including Five Points, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, and Literary Matters, he is also known for his literary interviews, which have included: Czeslaw Milosz, Joseph Brodsky, A.R. Ammons, Richard Blanco, Eavan Boland, Pat Conroy, Harry Crews, James Dickey, Rita Dove, Mary Hood, Ursula Le Guin, Andrew Lytle, and Lee Smith. Born in Jamestown, NY and raised in Lakewood until moving south in 1972, his historical family has resided in Chautauqua County since pre-Revolutionary War. A graduate of Georgia State University and Vermont College, he resides in Atlanta with his family. He is the director of the undergraduate and graduate creative writing programs at Reinhardt University, in Waleska, where he teaches literature and creative writing. He is the editor of the James Dickey Review. When not writing, he spends time with his family, enjoys competitive tennis and golf, as well as playing chess internationally.

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      Dead Sprint - William Walsh

      Dead Sprint

      A Short Story

      William Walsh

      Text copyright © 2015 William Walsh All Rights Reserved

      You never get used to the smell. That putrid stench of rotting flesh fills your nose every minute of the day. You can get used to everything else, the noise at night, the scrounging for food. Even the close brushes with death on a daily basis become the norm if you live long enough. That’s how life was now. That’s just the way things are.

      It didn’t take long for society to crumble. But like the law of nature states, you have to adapt to survive. And that’s just what we did. At least the ones who were left did. I don’t know the actual ratio of dead to living was, but it had to be overwhelming. Surviving was exactly what I was doing, and well I might add. I had a decent supply of food and was giving back to the leftover scraps of society in my own little way. I’d say I’d gotten used to things as best as I can. But no matter what, I never got used to that smell.

      I was out doing my rounds, my own personal little clean up detail. Already a good crowd of dead were trailing behind me. It didn’t take long to build it up. Just walk around long enough, make a little noise, and they’ll show up. Slowly, but they’ll come. I fiddled with one of a dozen or so explosives inside the bandolier that hung around my body. It was just about ten more yards to the intersection I was making my way to. I was almost ready. I turned and looked at the crowd. They shambled about mocking the living. Their rotting faces said only one thing, hunger.

      Not yet. A few more.

      I felt adrenaline surging through my body. I walked quickly, not running, no need too. I didn’t want too much of a lead on the dead. They didn’t exactly move fast. I wanted to

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