Dystopian

As You Mean To Go On

Caitlin McColl
Inkslinger Magazine
9 min readFeb 26, 2022

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Fiction short story

Photo by Billy Freeman on Unsplash

No one was sure what actually happened, even after it happening for so many years; decades, centuries even. What everyone really wondered was the why.

Even though it was a regular occurrence, as predictable as clockwork, it still surprised people. It surprised Jimmy O’Donnaugh anyway.

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Caitlin McColl
Inkslinger Magazine

I write about mental health, the future, grief & loss, mindfulness, general life musings (+ fiction and poetry!). ❤️coffee & dogs. 🇨🇦