Onward with Zeke

I posted Chapter 6 in Zeke's story which you can find in the sidebar or access the chapter here. Sorry that it took a little while to post it, but now that things are settling back into normal, I think I'll be able to get back up to my more frequent posting schedule. In any case, Happy Trails!

Another Day, Another Chapter

I've posted Chapter 5. You can find it here and, as always, it's accessible from the sidebar. I also have two separate side notes. First, I'm almost at 500 pageviews, so yay me. Not bad for a site that will be two weeks old on Saturday. And second, I've become a member of postapoc.net so you can visit them to check out a lot of great sites all about the post-apocalypse (and that now includes Tales from New Frisco). Thanks for reading and Happy Trails!

An excerpt from Chapter 5

I realize this is going to be an odd little diversion from the normal protocol, but I wanted to share something I wrote last night while working on Chapter 5. Just for background, in this chapter, Zeke is crossing the San Rafael-Richmond Bridge. The bomb that struck hit in the San Pablo Bay, north of the bridge. And now for the excerpt itself.

Zeke thought it was so congested here because traffic hadn’t moved since the day of the bomb itself. Had they seen the nuke go off, these travelers? A flash of violent white light on the northern horizon, casting long black shadows towards the south. Then, maybe a minute later, probably much less, a blast of searing air, like hurricane gales whipping at the bridge. That blast curved the whole bridge’s structure, setting it at the barest angle. Most would have stopped to look, chilled by the cloud spreading in the northern sky, a stem and a cap, like a mushroom. The cars that were still moving were caught by the blast of radioactive air and were tossed.

Were they killed? Zeke wondered, but he didn’t think so. There were only a few bodies scattered around the roadway, their bones bleached white and brittle. No, most weren’t killed. Instead, they went seeking help, blinded by the flash, seared to the bone, rotting from the radiation. They were walking corpses, what singed hair they still had falling out in clumps, their teeth coming out when they emptied their rancid stomachs, their skin coming off in layers.

And he was walking here, like nothing had ever happened. All he could think was that this place was a monument to the destruction. It was as much a corpse as those burned and poisoned bastards. Maybe it was still usable—it still crossed the gap in the bay—but he felt a Vulture. He felt like a carrion-eater.

And that's it. That's your taste of Chapter 5. It should be up soon, though. I made a nice dent in the workload last night. Until then, Happy Trails!

The Latest in the Zeke Saga

Chapter 4 of Zeke's story is up, now. You can get to it here, or in the sidebar. Feel free to leave a comment as well. As always, happy trails!

Welcome Back to the Post-Apocalypse

Chapter 3 of Zeke's Tale is up here. Join us as our plucky survivalist begins his journey in earnest. If you guys enjoy what's been posted so far, feel free to subscribe to the RSS Feed or Follow by Email both of which can be found in the sidebar. Also, feel free to share it with others by posting a link on your facebook or just telling your friends. Happy Trails!

The Tale Continues

I posted Chapter 2 of Zeke's tale. Once again, you can find it on the sidebar, under Stories or you can click here. The work is going really well on the map. I actually got the land and water drawn. Now I just need to insert new landmarks and places of note, which could take a while. Anyways, enjoy the post-apocalyptic saga of Zeke from Sausalito, and I'll hopefully have more soon. Happy Trails.

Getting Started

All right, I suppose I should start with a little explanation. Tales from New Frisco is a story blog where I'll be writing about New Frisco, my idea of what would happen to San Francisco in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse. I've already posted the first chapter of one story so feel free to check it out. It's under "Stories," on the right side of the screen, or you can click here. I have three stories in mind right now, so I'll try to get around to all of them. I also might post interesting things I find or the map I'm working on for plucky survivalists. But for now, I better get back to work. Happy trails!