Gerald McKinnly and a dozen other families just survived the nuclear apocalypse in a small bunker.
Five days in and electronics are breaking and tensions are tight.
When two strange visitors arrive in the bunker with a message for humanity McKinnly wonders if it isn't too little too late.
Keeping Life Alive is a fun science fiction short story about what it takes to get noticed in the expanse of the universe.
Originally Published in Debris Sea and Other Science Fiction Stories.