Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse

Rae Carson Uncanny 32 2020

ShortStory 5,407 words Recommended by 6 award/anthology sources

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Childbirth attracts zombies, so Brit has to leave the shelter for a while when she gets ready to give birth so as not to put the others at risk.

Dystopia Motherhood Post Apocalyptic

More tags 16

Defiant Visceral Found Family Warm Bodily Autonomy Fast Paced Horror Sacrifice Social SF Survival Contemporary Grief And Loss First Person Bittersweet Voice Driven Character Driven

Content warnings 5

body-horrordeathdeath-of-a-loved-onegoreviolence

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