*Ken Stark sweeps the binoculars along the break in the cinderblock wall. Jay Wilburn starts to speak, but Stark holds up a finger in both warning and threat. He ducks down and Wilburn does also. A group of men walk by. At first it is hard to tell whether they are alive or undead. Then, …
Tag: zombies
The Thin Margin Between Good and Bad Zombie Stories
by Jay Wilburn In the past I have been very forgiving of bad zombie movies. I watched a ton of them. I loved some of them. I saw it as the cost of finding the great movies out of the trash. Even now, I’ll still really like a marginal zombie movie. I have also found …
Spotlight On Lauren Wilson
*Several people gather around tables and counters enjoying the food. Zombies claw at the windows on the unfenced side of the house. Lauren Wilson steps to the side where Jay Wilburn stands* Lauren Wilson: We’ll need to make this quick. We have zombies to clear and dinner to prep. And The Walking Dead, my publisher, …
Spotlight On Jack Wallen
*Jack Wallen drops a few M&M’s on the dealer’s table. The man with the eye patch holds them in his hand for a moment to be sure they don’t melt. He then fills Wallen’s pack with purified water, bullets, rare vinyl albums, purple hair dye, a mug with baby carrots scanned onto it, and the …
Waiting on the Bump
by Jay Wilburn I am largely apolitical. I have opinions on politics, but not strong enough to put in the effort to argue over them. Almost dying made a lot of stuff way less important to me. It made it a lot harder for me to maintain a conflict. I just don’t have the energy …
Spotlight On Shawn Chesser
*Jay Wilburn walks up a deserted road. Houses lay collapsed on both sides and grasses encroach on the broken edges of the asphalt. Military vehicles pull out in front of and behind him. Men and women with weapons drawn aim down on Jay on all sides. Jay raises his hands.* Jay Wilburn: I’m here to …
Spotlight on Armand Rosamilia
*Armand Rosamilia opens the door to find Jay Wilburn standing on his porch. He looks up and down the street* Armand Rosamilia: What are you doing here? Jay Wilburn: We have an interview scheduled. Rosamilia: Right, but that was before the zombie apocalypse started. Jay: What are you talking about? Rosamilia: Zombies have wiped out …
Zombie Plans Are for Young Healthy Optimists … I Don’t Like My Odds!
by Jay Wilburn I never put a lot of work into my zombie plans over the years. Well, no real work actually, but a lot thought. In theory, a good zombie plan could help in many different disaster situations. Even the CDC used “zombie preparedness” as a gimmick for a post on general disaster preparation …
Welcome to Another Cold, Dead Adventure – WOZ ‘17
by Jay Wilburn Winter of Zombie 2017! Here we go! We have a talented and interesting set of featured authors and creative works. These featured works include parts of series in progress and a series coming to a close. We also have short fiction in some creative anthologies that any zombie fan must check out. …
Play Too Much
A Round Robin story written by the featured authors of the Winter on Zombie blog tour 2017. 1 Chase tripped over a plastic container of board games in the middle of the floor. Pink and blue money fell out of Monopoly. Tiny plastic cars fell out of another game. They had been here …