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75 Word Flash Fiction
A chapter in the book Tales of our Times
Blue Screen
by zanya
Horns honked in the street below. Rubbing sleep from his thirty-five- year old eyes, Jake fumbled on his bedside table to find his phone.
Scrolling down, a blue screen appeared.
‘Damn it,’ he muttered,’ ‘ Global Glitch?’
Grandma’s old chimer in the lounge rang out five bells for 5 a.m. ‘Thanks Gran,’ he muttered, checking his tech.
His apartment was strangely quiet. No charger blue lights or wake up call from Alexa.
‘Digital dystopia?’ he muttered
75 Words Flash Fiction contest entry
Horns honked in the street below. Rubbing sleep from his thirty-five- year old eyes, Jake fumbled on his bedside table to find his phone.
Scrolling down, a blue screen appeared.
‘Damn it,’ he muttered,’ ‘ Global Glitch?’
Grandma’s old chimer in the lounge rang out five bells for 5 a.m. ‘Thanks Gran,’ he muttered, checking his tech.
His apartment was strangely quiet. No charger blue lights or wake up call from Alexa.
‘Digital dystopia?’ he muttered
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This little tale inspired by today's(July 19th 2024) Global Glitch in technology systems worldwide.
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