Steve's Escape

Readers of the second book in the Out of Gas series, The Farm, will remember Mark’s brother Steve arriving with his family one morning after breakfast. Steve and Maria tell the members of the farm the hardships they faced in Corpus Christi as the city fell to ruins. They tell a tale of lost jobs, a major city closing its doors, a large gang war, and their flight by boat to safety.

Steve’s Escape is that tale. This 18,000 word short story retells the family’s plight and subsequent flight with an extra level of detail not found in The Farm.