08:00 — Grieg
112 — no answer
betty — alive
An illustrated short story series — Berlin

AllDead

«It's gonna be a great day, motherfuckers!» Forty minutes later, Leo Tasara is the only person alive on Earth.

Scroll — nobody else will
nine doors — one open
derailed 08:41
amir?
Episode 01 — Read it free

A Great
Day

Twenty-two-year-old Leo Tasara woke up at eight am, as usual, put on some Edvard Grieg, and jumped under the shower.

“It’s gonna be a great day, motherfuckers!” he shouted as he waltzed to the music, creaming himself up with lotion.

His day was to begin with a science and society class on the history of computing, followed by an inspiring group field trip to a few Berlin ceramics stores. However, Leo was most excited about lunch. He was meeting up with a friend who had just returned from a “spectacular” exchange semester in Silicon Valley.

A few moments later, he was shouting at his neighbour’s door. “Amir, dude, are you coming or what?” There was no answer. Today was probably one of those days where weed was in and people and school were out.

Finished, Leo walked out into the most bizarre day of his life thus far.

The other eight live in the book →
Leo standing outside Amir's door, a dog watching from the window
I. Amir’s window. The dog already knows.
exhibit a
They Are All Dead — Buchcover von Tatenda Mudavanhu
The Book

They Are
All Dead Nine episodes. One unhurried apocalypse. Illustrated throughout.

You wake up one morning in Berlin and find everyone else on Earth dead. What’s your next move?

masvingo → berlin
About the Author

Tatenda
Mudavanhu Storyteller. Masvingo → Johannesburg → Berlin.

Born
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Based
Berlin, Germany
First award
Age 15 — and a camera
Writes
Quiet, psychological horror with jokes in it

Tatenda Mudavanhu is an award-winning storyteller from Masvingo, Zimbabwe. At 15, he was first runner-up in the Zimbabwean Women Writers Junior Advocates Short Story Competition and won a camera. After completing television school in Johannesburg, South Africa, he moved to Berlin, Germany for further studies.

The idea for They Are All Dead came to him one evening in Berlin, after university and work, while he was sitting on his terrace thinking about life.

T. Mudavanhu, Berlin
size: everyone left

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The Tram Driver Who Got Off

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She left her cap on the seat. The tram, polite as ever, continued to the next stop without her.

Six Cigarettes for Six Endings

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He tried each one. They all tasted of the same Tuesday.

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“*****,” the being bellowed on its approach. “*****,” the whole world echoed back.

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