The Plutonium Record by Maria Stanislav

I'm always on the lookout for new free-to-read post-apocalyptic stories to add to my Fiction page. So when I came across Maria Stanislav's blog post mentioning her short story, A Plutonium Record, I contacted her to get her permission to post it, and she graciously consented.

Maria's synopsis of A Plutonium Record reads:

This would be done in the memory of all musicians survived by their art...

The world has ended. Not entirely - it never really does that. Yet many things would never be the same again. As time goes on, people try to restore some semblance of the normality that used to be. Yet while everyone is busy trying to rebuild their own lives around them, some things lie forgotten, everyone's and no one's at the same time. Is it any surprise that the first person to remember about them is someone who has no life left to rebuild? Back in the old world, music had never failed to be of invaluable help to her. In the new one, she can repay the favor.

I read it myself yesterday, and I really enjoyed it.  If you'd like to give it a try, A Plutonium Record is available on the Fiction page, or you can download a PDF version here.  You can read more of Maria's work at her blog, The Coffee Clef.