QHR

by Jerry D. Young

Post-Apocalyptic Fiction by Jerry D. Young QHR A Short Story "Jack was just about asleep on the sofa when the telephone rang. “Great! What now?” he grumbled as he fumbled for the telephone receiver behind his head. “What?” he asked, his voice harsh with fatigue. “Quebec, Hotel, Romeo. Stand-by One.” Jack sat up, holding the telephone receiver tightly against his ear. After perfect silence for several seconds, a voice he knew as well as his own boomed in his ear. “Verify Quebec, Hotel, Romeo.” “Verify Quebec, Hotel, Romeo. Tango, Tango, Foxtrot. Go.” “Jack, it’s General Smith-Worth.” “Yes, sir. I recognized your voice. What’s up with a QHR alert? I’m not service any more. Seriously. That other time was a mission essential ruse.” “I know that, Boy. Just wanted to give you a few minutes warning. The President has just given the launch codes to the nuclear forces. Take care of my family. It’s been a pleasure knowing you.” The dead silence of a secure line came back and Jack hung up the telephone slowly. But that was the last thing he did slowly for some time. In under three minutes he had his three INCH (I’m Not Coming Home) totes and four bags loaded into the back of the Suburban. He left the key to the apartment on the bed, grabbed the last two-liter bottle of almost frozen Coke from the fridge and left the apartment for the last time." More Great Stories by Jerry D. Young The Hermit Low Profile Cowboy Home Sweet Bunker Habitat The Liddy Scenario Scavenger A Penny for Your Thoughts Ozark Retreat The Dark Times The Keys to the Kingdom Disaster in the Burbs Shipwrecked And many more! ABOUT AUTHOR JERRY D. YOUNG Author Jerry D. Young has been a fixture in the survival and prepping communities for more than twenty years. The author of more than 100 novels and short stories, Jerry’s writing has been a staple for men and women of all ages and from all walks of life that are interested in prepping, survival, and all-around self-sufficiency. Jerry’s books are written with the goal of educating as well as entertaining and generally enjoyed by all who seek to expand their knowledge of prepping and survival topics while enjoying a good book or short story. As daunting as the end of the world, nuclear fallout, World War III, Civil unrest, economic collapse, solar flares, EMP attacks, and other apocalyptic scenarios may be, society has always been interested in the “What If?” of a Post-Apocalyptic World. Jerry’s stories provide interesting and practical perspectives of heroes and villains navigating Post-Apocalyptic scenarios including everything from Mad Max type of events to more relevant plot lines that seem as if they could have come from the headlines of the modern world. Find more about Jerry D. Young at www.CreativeTexts.com.

71 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

Jerry D Young was born at home, in Senath, Missouri July 3, 1953. At age 5 the family rented a small farm house on an active farm 40 miles southwest of St. Louis. While the family weren't farmers, they lived something of a homestead type life, raising a milk cow, sometimes two, and calves, a pig or two, chickens, and the occasional goat. Along with the stock, a large garden helped to feed Jerry's three brothers and two sisters for several years. Fishing and hunting contributed to the pantry, as did foraging the wild edibles on the property.

At the age of 14, the family, minus a brother and two sisters that were now adults and on their own, moved back to Senath. Having been encouraged from an early age to read, Jerry was a regular patron of the Senath Branch Library.

A love of a good story was born within him, and shortly before graduating high school, for a lack of stories that he liked at the library, he began to write short vignettes, and started taking notes for stories that he wanted to tell. Well, a full life interceded, and the writing didn't resume for several years.

But while working a job with a much free time, and the then newfangled home computer, Jerry began to write in earnest. With the occasional gap in the process, Jerry continued to research and write, never believing he could ever be published. But when he turned 50, he wanted a change in his life, left the job he was doing and began focusing on his writing.

When he became ill, the writing stopped, but not the inspiration. When he started writing again, in 2004, after getting the medical problems under control, he began to read some on-line stories dealing with emergency preparedness, one of his other loves. The die was cast. Now with over a hundred of the vignettes and short stories about how to survive disasters written, along with his other novels, Jerry decided to go for broke, adding one of his previous works every few days to his list of stories now available, Jerry continues to write, both the Prep/PAW stories, as well as action adventure with a little romance type stories that first got him started.

Reviews

[Pat Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very different story

Thank you for writing this book. It is short but well written. And it is uplifting also. For those who are just beginning to accept the possibility of an apocalypse of whatever sort, this is a very true way it can happen. I say "can", possibly will happen. Take the blinders off folks and make sure you do your preps! Jerry D. Young is one of the very best writers in this genre. I'm glad I found him.

[Carrie-Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

great short story

Great short story with good plot. Not a deeply emotional or technical book but a enjoyable read. No grotesque violence or sex. It’s a believable storyline that could happen. If your looking for a easy quick short story you have found it. Enjoy!

[Fred E. Pugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable story

The story line was pretty interesting and the characters were good. It was a short story that had which had a beginning and end that was believable.

[Peggy Pancherz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Read all of the books in order to really enjoy. Storyline continues to grow and develop. Characters are realistic and get better and better.

[BJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story

A good story that enlightened and entertained. Perfect for a cold day sitting by the fire. It is obvious that the author enjoys his work.

[Russ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read!

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-fleshed plot, for a short story.

I have yet to find a book by Jerry D. Young that I haven't enjoyed. Well developed plot & storyline despite being a quick read.

[Ian Denner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Jerry D Young is definitely one of my favorite writers of pepper fiction currently writing in the genre. The only complaint I have is that I wish his books were a lot longer. What I enjoy about his stories is that is main characters are always of moral sound character, which makes a nice change from some of the other stories out there in the marketplace.

[Gerri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet

Another interesting story and quick read. Typical Jerry D Young but without as much prepper information. A good story with good characters

[IMHO · Rating 5 out of 5]

RECOMMENDED