A story in the The Human Nexus Universe
One night between midnight and six AM Eastern, most of the people of the world died. No one knew why; there was no warning; they simply stopped. Some survived to live a few extra hours or days. In the USA, this meant that most folks died in their beds. Streets, roads, and bridges remained mostly open. In other parts of the world, the timing was such that the visible carnage was horrendous. For the dead, neither situation mattered a whit. After a week, humanity was dead - all but a very few.
Leaving her highly successful career as a lawyer in protest and disgust Kate visits her brother and his family to tell them she left her job. Family secrets are revealed as Kate reconnects with her family in ways that few would approve.
Eighteen-year-old Mary has the body of a fourteen-year-old. She dreams of growing breasts and becoming a groupie. Then her Fairy Godfather appears...
This story was inspired by Joan Jett's rendition of the Jagger-Richards song of the same name.
Soundtrack: Joan Jett, "I Love Rock'n'Roll", "Cherry Bomb" & "Starfucker"
Frank Zappa: "Road Ladies" & "What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?"
Doctor Hook: "Roland the Roadie and & Gertrude the Groupie"