Grey Days

by Vanessa Deroo

One day, the Earth decided to stop. No peace, no sun, no hope on the surface. But resistance and help lie underneath. This is where Anna lives, counting the Grey Days and carrying on. Because that's what humans do.

ebook

First published September 29, 2014

About the author

A work in progress. Sometimes writing, sometimes doing other things known as "adulting".
Has too many unfinished manuscripts.
Just a regular thirty-something trying to leave a mark, really.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Barone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting concept and intriguing narrator.

In "Grey Days," the world has already ended. Everything we knew is gone, and humanity has assembled itself into a new caste system. With no future, what is there worth fighting for?

Laced with an eerie and spooky tone, "Grey Days" paints a haunting picture of a future that isn't entirely impossible. This story ended way too soon—I want more. A feature film would be awesome, but I'll take a full-length novel. ;)

As usual, Vanessa Deroo's prose is beautiful and spellbinding.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given a copy of this short story (2,220 words) in exchange for my honest opinion and my only regret in reading it, is that it was too short! I'd have loved for this to be so much longer, just because it did a fabulous job in drawing me in so quickly, but it does work perfectly in the format it was written with a neat wrap-up at the end. The author managed to paint a dismal setting easily imagined, with that ray of hope and goodness trying to pierce the foggy veil. Well done!