Two Weeks and Other Periods of Decay

Two Weeks and Other Periods of Decay contains seven speculative fiction shorts by author Jennifer Melzer. Two Weeks-Two Weeks ago, the hardest decision Andrea Gates had to make was whether to add more butter to her popcorn, or not. When a viral epidemic strikes, she finds herself on the run through a world torn asunder by the walking dead. The Memory Eater-Feeding her lover memories to keep him alive, what happens when the only memories she has left to give are the ones she made with him? Archangel- A distant descendant of Earth's humanity finds herself shipwrecked on the dead planet with an alien assassin. Can Lola reach salvation before there's no turning back from the edge of insanity? Ahoy, Matey!-Preparing to reunite with her graduating class for the first time in more than a decade, Sondra finally has the body she's always desired, a job she loves and a gorgeous husband who will be the envy of her peers. When a ruptured breast implant leaks into her blood, infection nibbles away at her brain, stoking fires of vengeance inside her. 'Til Death Do Us Part-Waking up dead in the morgue, Marilyn's memories are fuzzy. She faintly recalls gasping for life on the floor while a familiar shadow loomed in the doorway, watching her die. Treed-What happens when you're trapped in a tree with nothing but a backpack full of granola and bottled water during the zombie apocalypse? The Secret Pages-The world needs to know the truth, no matter what happens. You must tell them everything.