HOURGLASS by Crystal Lynn Hilbert
April 12, 2010 Short stories Tags: contest winner, Crystal Lynn Hilbert
The scientist on TV was not nearly as scared as he should have been. He stood on the sterile, makeshift podium surrounded by cameras and armed guards, looking irritated, as if the end of the world was a minor inconvenience that happened each day between missed busses. He glared at crowd and the crowd glared back, some of them weeping, the newscasters standing like statues, microphones welded in their hands. (more…)
