Eventually we went back. Nothing was where it was supposed to be. All the roads were broken. You could see where people had given up. Hundreds of abandoned cars and trucks without doors or wheels or anything inside them but a hard smell that would be difficult getting used to.

Bob Thurber is the author of six books. Regarded as a master of Flash and Micro Fiction, his work has appeared in Esquire and other magazines, been anthologized 60 times, received a long list of awards, and been utilized in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.