Homecoming Horde

Haverford has spent years making the world unnecessary. A solitary recluse, he maintains friendships across the globe through his powerful ham radio, rarely leaving his carefully stocked room. But when a mysterious broadcast warns that the Lanthaii are coming, his distant connections become a terrifying front-row view of an invasion from space.

As silvery ships descend and radio contacts fall silent one by one, Haverford seals his apartment against the unknown enemy. He has food, supplies, and enough equipment to wait out a war—if the invaders do not find him first. Yet survival in isolation brings its own unease, especially when unexpected visitors appear at his door and the outside world refuses to remain outside. Tense, atmospheric, and laced with wry science-fiction suspense, this story explores what happens when a man who has withdrawn from humanity discovers that he may be its last witness.