Fiction by Brenna: All Fall Down

[brennayovanoff]

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[london_setterby]

Woah! Scary! I love the writing & word choice, especially the second-to-last paragraph. Really interesting voice here.

I'm not much of a zombie connoisseur (?), so maybe this is just me, but I'm not sure I understand the connection between the vaccines and the zombies.

Anyway, great stuff.

[brennayovanoff]

Thanks!

I'm not sure I understand the connection between the vaccines and the zombies

I'm just frolicking in my preexisting zombie-world, which probably (definitely?) falls under the heading of being self-indulgent. I published a short story in Strange Horizons a while ago, and ever since then, I keep wandering back to the world, trying it out on different characters. I think I'm secretly hoping that one day I'll find the right character to support a novel.

[london_setterby]

Oh, that makes sense now! I'll have to look for that story. I hope you find the right character to support a novel too. May I put my vote in for Anne Elizabeth Mercer? I liked her. But then, I like anti-heroes excessively. :)

[brennayovanoff]

But then, I like anti-heroes excessively

So. Do I.

And I promise, there's really nothing sociopathic about me in real life, but I love characters who have that weird, critical detachment! The original short is still up and looking back, I have to say that the main character is a special does of anti-hero. (Possibly to the point of not-a-hero)

[melted_rachel]

I loved it, feeds my zombie love and vaccination fear! I especially love this line:
Safe is a death metal record on pause.

[brennayovanoff]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked that line, because it was my favorite one too :)

[serafina_zane]

Awesomely well-done, creepy and concise. Terrible things and smiling killers and Abercrombie monsters (actually, I think I've encountered some of those in real life...) Very cool.

[brennayovanoff]

I love that icon with all my deeply-cultivated zombie-love! And yes, the Abercrombie monsters are very real--they just haven't bitten anyone yet. To the best of my knowledge.

[chant_1]

LOVE this!! Would love to read more...great job!

[brennayovanoff]

Glad you liked it! Over and over, I keep coming back around to zombies--I can't stay away!

[jennilind]

I've been following this community for a bit but I haven't really read too much (been busy and neglecting most things on this site) but for some reason my eyes skimmed it as I was scrolling past and I just had to stop.

So glad I did.

Now I'm going to have to go back and read your groups entries finally. I'm excited to do so.

This was fantastic!

[brennayovanoff]

I'm glad it caught your eye! (The photo can't have hurt! I'm so in love with it--it amuses me and makes me deeply uneasy all at the same time.)