Two Weeks and Other Periods of Decay

Two Weeks and Other Periods of Decay contains seven speculative fiction shorts by author Jennifer Melzer.

Two Weeks€“Two Weeks ago, the hardest decision Andrea Gates had to make was whether to add more butter to her popcorn, or not. When a viral epidemic strikes, she finds herself on the run through a world torn asunder by the walking dead.

The Memory Eater€“Feeding her lover memories to keep him alive, what happens when the only memories she has left to give are the ones she made with him?

Archangel€“ A distant descendant of Earth€s humanity finds herself shipwrecked on the dead planet with an alien assassin. Can Lola reach salvation before there€s no turning back from the edge of insanity?

Ahoy, Matey!€“Preparing to reunite with her graduating class for the first time in more than a decade, Sondra finally has the body she€s always desired, a job she loves and a gorgeous husband who will be the envy of her peers. When a ruptured breast implant leaks into her blood, infection nibbles away at her brain, stoking fires of vengeance inside her.

€˜Til Death Do Us Part€“Waking up dead in the morgue, Marilyn€s memories are fuzzy. She faintly recalls gasping for life on the floor while a familiar shadow loomed in the doorway, watching her die.

Treed€“What happens when you€re trapped in a tree with nothing but a backpack full of granola and bottled water during the zombie apocalypse?

The Secret Pages€“The world needs to know the truth, no matter what happens. You must tell them everything.