Mary Sajfar

Earth Restored

Belle opened a can of succotash while sitting in an abandoned house outside of the nearest city. It expired in 2033, but it had been six days since she’d eaten anything more than berries she had foraged yesterday. Food was scarce in 2048, mostly consumed or looted. Settling down to grow food wasn’t an option as being on the move was the only way to survive without joining a culling. Animals were no longer safe to eat, so hunting was off the table. To eat, you either join a culling or keep moving and live off what you can find either growing wild on the land or in some hidden un-looted gem. Those gems were almost non-existent the last three years. It had been 14 years since it all began.