The world is ending. He has 90 minutes. How will he spend them?

Sitting alone in his apartment, nursing a drink and the weight of past regrets, Walter Regin barely registers the sudden blare of the Emergency Alert System. But when the message sinks in—nuclear war is underway—time takes on a terrifying new meaning.

With just 90 minutes until impact, he’s faced with a choice: stay put and accept his fate, or fight for a chance to see his estranged wife and son one last time. As chaos erupts around him and the clock winds down, every decision could be his last.

Tense, emotional, and utterly unrelenting, The Last Cigarette is a powerful exploration of love, redemption, and what truly matters when the end is near.

⏳ How far would you go for one last goodbye?

Includes two additional short stories:

Broken Reel

A man drives along a wooded road, though he has no memory of leaving home. There’s no other traffic, no sign of life, other than a roadside memorial. As the evening progresses, he sees the same memorial again. And again. Is he dreaming or trapped in a nightmare?

The Cleaner Comes at Midnight

The streets of Philadelphia run red with blood. High above, a man watches the city descend into madness from his apartment. Unwilling to risk his life in the hysteria below, he watches as a military helicopter flies over with a message playing from a loudspeaker. Is it a sign of a pending rescue, or is it the beginning of the end?