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Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please Boost any you like.
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Nov 23, 2022
@rcs Do you do this with every writer you read?
I'm not claiming my stories are perfect, but when they're published they're done, and won't be changed apart from fixing typos.
Your edit removes "You ask the wrong question" which IMO is the key like of the story.
I'm not claiming my stories are perfect, but when they're published they're done, and won't be changed apart from fixing typos.
Your edit removes "You ask the wrong question" which IMO is the key like of the story.
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Nov 22, 2022
@EHirschman I'd rather you didn't. Sorry.
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Nov 22, 2022
@Fida I'm not him, though I've enjoyed his stories on Twitter for many years.
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Nov 22, 2022
"Please," said the man, "can you do magic to make me be kind?"
"No," said the witch. "Magic cannot change anyone's nature."
"So there is no hope for me?"
"You ask the wrong question. Kind is not something you are. It is what you do."
"Is it that simple?"
"It is that hard."
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"No," said the witch. "Magic cannot change anyone's nature."
"So there is no hope for me?"
"You ask the wrong question. Kind is not something you are. It is what you do."
"Is it that simple?"
"It is that hard."
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Nov 20, 2022
@babumenos I have a personal account I use as a person, IYSWIM. I do the same on other platforms (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc)
MicroSFF is the account I use for telling stories.
MicroSFF is the account I use for telling stories.
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Nov 20, 2022
** Mulling over the idea of relocating to a smaller instance. Looking for somewhere well moderated, where I wouldn't look out of place (so focus on SF/F and/or story-telling), and accepting that I'd be more involved with my existing audience than participating in the local community.
(The last part there might indicate I should set up my own instance, to be fair.)
Thoughts and recommendations appreciated! **
(The last part there might indicate I should set up my own instance, to be fair.)
Thoughts and recommendations appreciated! **
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Nov 18, 2022
@Propofolium@medibubble.org @marysheep I've been here for five years, so that story is in my history of toots.
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Nov 18, 2022
The last few days before the asteroid crashed into Earth were filled with resignation, reminiscence, and confessions. All over social media:
"I have a crush on you."
"I actually like banana on pizza."
"I didn't lose the ring, I sold it."
"I faked the asteroid."
"I kiss... What?"
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"I have a crush on you."
"I actually like banana on pizza."
"I didn't lose the ring, I sold it."
"I faked the asteroid."
"I kiss... What?"
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Nov 17, 2022
I stare at the genie.
"What?" I say.
"I will grant you two wishes. Riches, health, fame, wisdom, knowledge, power, contentment, beauty, whatever you want."
It's too... I can't- How could I... I'll get it wrong!
"I wish I will never regret my wishes."
"Granted. And your second?"
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"What?" I say.
"I will grant you two wishes. Riches, health, fame, wisdom, knowledge, power, contentment, beauty, whatever you want."
It's too... I can't- How could I... I'll get it wrong!
"I wish I will never regret my wishes."
"Granted. And your second?"
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Nov 16, 2022
"Humans can not be sat on," the princess read from the tablet.
She gave the dragon a look, returned the tablet to the hoard, and picked up another.
"Being old doesn't equal being wise," she read. "What are these?"
"Lessons I've learned."
"It's a large hoard."
"I'm proud of it."
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She gave the dragon a look, returned the tablet to the hoard, and picked up another.
"Being old doesn't equal being wise," she read. "What are these?"
"Lessons I've learned."
"It's a large hoard."
"I'm proud of it."
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Nov 16, 2022
@cabanur They have posted my stories in the past, with no attribution.
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Nov 15, 2022
@WizardOfDocs That's how alien they are, these aliens.
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Nov 15, 2022
A spaceship landed, and an alien emerged.
"We come in peace," they said, "Take us to your librarian."
"Er... Don't you mean our leader?"
"Why? We already have leaders."
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"We come in peace," they said, "Take us to your librarian."
"Er... Don't you mean our leader?"
"Why? We already have leaders."
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Nov 10, 2022
@RolfTheViking Yes, but you don't get inspired by the earliest instance that exist, but by the one you encounter and which makes an impression on you.
Communicators existed in SF before Star Trek, but it was that one that inspired the design of Motorola's StarTac mobile phone.
Communicators existed in SF before Star Trek, but it was that one that inspired the design of Motorola's StarTac mobile phone.
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Nov 09, 2022
@Denian Pokeballs are very advanced devices that can shrink living creatures from a distance, put them in stasis, and then bring them back. How is that not science fiction?
Not to mention the cloning facility of the first movie, it the mind transfer in Detective Pikachu. It's all SF.
Not to mention the cloning facility of the first movie, it the mind transfer in Detective Pikachu. It's all SF.
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Nov 09, 2022
"One of the things I love about science fiction is how it inspires real inventions."
"Like what?"
"Star Trek Communicators inspired early mobile phones. The stasis pods we use for long-distance travel is another example."
"They had those in Star Trek?"
"No, in Pokémon."
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"Like what?"
"Star Trek Communicators inspired early mobile phones. The stasis pods we use for long-distance travel is another example."
"They had those in Star Trek?"
"No, in Pokémon."
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