Jessi Tayylor has been writing and abandoning one idea after another for the past 14 years. Finally, she settled on the rough 60k-word draft

"Like hickeys gone wrong, right?" Isaac tried to joke. But Hilde couldn't bring herself to laugh because she's worried.

"That's not in Zombie 101 class, right? Because we don't feel like sharing all of our secrets. Not if we want to blend in with you."

"Seriously?" he muttered to himself. How hard was it to chase a guy in a silky purple robe?

< intercomm dialogue > || system || || 'AI speaking' || [ Location ] _______________________ [Human Region – Zone 8, Arena 15 - The...

You all know about the Zombie Evolution phase, correct?"Yes, it was the day that zombies started to regain consciousness, earn intelligence.

< intercomm dialogue > ' thoughts ' [ Location ] ________________________________________________________ [Human Region – Zone 1,...

Zombies of today have evolved, they aren't mindless, they aren't after our brains or gutting our intestines raw.