Zombies Forever — Joseph J. Bailey

What do all undead have in common...across all genres and stories?The obvious answer is they are dead. It's just how they became zombies that varies. Zombies are also gruesome, bloodthirsty killing machines, even if some of these machines are more efficient than others.Another commonality is that all undead have an insatiable appetite for human flesh, even if this flesh does them no good and most of it just falls out of their mouths or assorted holes in their bodies. Further, all undead are in various states of decay or damage. But, whether bloodied, broken, or rotting, the undead's rates of movement (and attack) are not consistent.But, beyond these superficial traits, what else do zombies have in common?What else makes a zombie a zombie?The answer you need to know is this....All zombies, no matter the genre or source, never, ever stop.Despite all reason, despite all laws to the contrary, zombies never quit or tire.What would a world with zombies be like, a world where the undead's drive to eat and kill could never be slaked and their motion never stopped?Perhaps this world would be a utopia.And not just for the zombies.Zombies Forever is a short story of roughly five thousand words.