Apocalypse Jenny

So, there's an anthology I've got my eye on and a short story in the works. We'll see if I make it for the deadline, but I kind of like what I've managed to squeak out so far. Here's an excerpt (remember, it's very raw; I haven't edited this in the least):

So, surprise, the Apocalypse came — and went. I suppose we should’ve given more credit to those doomsayers. My mother always used to say, “A dead clock’s right twice every day, Jenny.” I suppose if those doomsayers would carol about the end of the world long enough, they were bound to be right sooner or later.

Well, I still get the last laugh. I’m alive and I’m surviving despite the lack of electricity, clean water, fuel, and all those other little amenities of modern life we’d all taken for granted until now. What’s my secret? How do I keep bouncing back when so many more buff, survival-minded, and serious people have fallen to the wayside? By my Five Simple Rules During Post-Apocalyptic Times.

Now don’t let me lose you here, I’ll keep them brief, I’m no teacher. I’m just a girl trying to make her way in a world that ended. I’m just like any girl, really; at one point I was looking forward to advancing in my career, getting laid on the weekend, and keeping my waistline respectable. I guess that’s one silver lining to this whole Apocalypse thing: I never have to worry about overeating.