-->"There were no birds, no planes, no cars. It was, in short, very much as though every living thing within thirty blocks had disappeared."

Not only have they disappeared. [[ShaggyDogStory Almost everything has disappeared, period.]] And in a few more paragraphs, that [[ShoottheShaggyDogStory "almost" will be no longer applicable.]]

Hang on. That's odd.

There's no given reason for this or even for the protagonist - [[RiddlefortheAges ohhh.]] Very clever, Morgan.

Morgan Kalka is a short story science fiction writer responsible for the [[BlatantLies cheery]] [[http://staticmovement.com/journeyingacross.htm Journeying Across]], about what happens after the apocalypse - [[MindScrew kind of.]] He's known for his dark worldview and brief, fragmented style.
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!! Tropes common in his work:
%%* MindScrew: HOW DID? WHY DID? WHAT?
%%* RiddleForTheAges: See mind screw.
%%* ShootTheShaggyDogStory: We might not know much about what's happening, but we know it's going to die.