Nothing Left But Mud

Jane drives down to her parents’ house at the Jersey Shore on a Friday evening. By Monday morning, a deadly disease has spread across America. With the highways closed, cities quarantined, and supplies spread thin, Jane stays with her aging parents as the whole world changes around them.

Jennifer R. Donohue leads us through a day in Jane’s life as she harvests natural resources for the medical center, bikes through a sudden thunderstorm, visits the increasingly-barren grocery store, and…goes on a first date? In the face of uncertainty, Jane searches for meaning, catharsis, and hope.

As we all face a different pandemic in the real world, we hope that this story about what we do for love, loyalty, family, and community brings a measure of hope as well. As Donohue writes in her author’s note, “There’s a lot to protect, and a lot to hope for, and a lot that we haven’t lost.”

Meet the Creators

Jennifer R. Donohue (Author) grew up at the Jersey Shore and now lives in central New York with her husband and their Doberman, where she works at her local library and facilitates a writing workshop. Her work has appeared in Escape Pod, Syntax & Salt, Truancy, and elsewhere. Her novella “Run With the Hunted” and its sequel are available on most digital platforms. She blogs at Authorized Musings, where she shares fiction and the tribulations of the writing life, and tweets @AuthorizedMusin.

Anna-Rose Schenerman (Designer & Illustrator) is a Boston-based graphic designer who specializes in brand and print design. She currently works as a Designer at WGBH, where she designs for public media clients such as PBS, Masterpiece, and Antiques Roadshow. Outside of her design work, Anna-Rose is passionate about science fiction, sustainable living, her home state of Maryland, and Halloween (her best costume yet is Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch). See more of her work at annaroseschenerman.com or @arschenerman. 

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