Excellent 75 Word Flash Fiction Tales of our Times : Blue Screen by zanya 75 Words Flash Fiction contest entry

Horns honked in the street below. Rubbing sleep from his thirty-five- year old eyes, Jake fumbled on his bedside table to find his phone. Scrolling  down, a blue screen appeared. ‘Damn it,’ he muttered,’ ‘ Global Glitch?’ Grandma’s old chimer in the lounge rang  out five bells for 5 a.m. ‘Thanks Gran,’ he muttered,  checking his tech. His apartment was strangely quiet. No charger blue lights  or wake up call from Alexa. ‘Digital dystopia?’ he muttered Recognized Author Notes Image from Google. This little tale inspired by today's(July 19th 2024) Global Glitch in technology systems worldwide.

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