The white-bearded biker slung a sack over his mighty shoulders, then ripped open a drinking carton with a bite.
— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) December 12, 2020
“So, you’re him?” I ask.
“One of many,” he says, pouring eggnog into his Harley.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Vital holiday magic for speed.”#SciFanSat #SlapDashSat
human what is love
— Denise Carruthers (@CattyKoala) December 12, 2020
that makes matter in the heart
and feels so vital
we separated lovers
only to find a black hole#SciFanSat
Ship monitored the vital signs of the dormant crew. Lights blinking like fireflies, green lines like meandering rivers. Ship did not know such things, but she held their memories and dreams. #SciFanSat #vital
— Voimaoy (@voimaoy) December 12, 2020
"It is #vital," she hissed, "that we not go back to the king without #treasure."
— That Burnt Writer (@ThatBurntWriter) December 12, 2020
"Hahaha," he giggled, "here's some #tinsel. Use magic to #transform it, see what I care!"
She rolled her eyes. Drunken idiot.#SciFanSat #vss365 #vssChristmas #vssmagic
Build well, build fast, build
— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) December 12, 2020
The rocket which is vital
To our survival
#SciFanSat #ScifaikuSaturday
Like a
— Dunglish (@EdHaiku575) December 12, 2020
Rose of Jericho
I hid my
Treasure
Till your
Vital words
Rained down
On me#vss365 #SciFanSat #SciFiSat #SlapDashSat #Satsplat
Mr. Ng was held in high esteem as he possessed otherworldly chemistry kung fu, finding success in every trial. His last miracle serum was tested on snow angels on a blistering night. They grew vital organs after he drifted asleep, never to be seen again. #SciFanSat #SciFiSat pic.twitter.com/uwZeNoFFpN
— Lexi Lefevre (@LexiIsAWriter) December 12, 2020
It was by pure luck that she had seen the lead scientist with the security guard. The experiment was underway to control the human brain signals with electronic waves with an external trigger. She altered the vital part of the code to give her time to make her escape. #SciFanSat
— NomadSoul (@NomadSoulWriter) December 12, 2020
She’d been getting coded messages. Step by step #vital instructions, of what to do, from the Cosmic Counsel; via dreams.
— Fizzys’SleepySunday (@Fizzytwizler) December 12, 2020
So, with #tinsel & foil wrapped around her head, for protection; she started the quest to capture evil Santa in the South Pole,#SciFanSat#vsschristmas
The lost android weeps, simulated tears running from his sculpted jaw. His hands still hold the robin, her body still, her vital spark gone.
— John Everex 🎄 (@EverexJohn) December 12, 2020
Later, he places her in a hole, her plumage shining like gaudy #treasure. He says a blessing as he replaces the earth.#vss365#SciFanSat
It was an unusual time to interview for a job, the middle of a pandemic. But the position was considered vital.
— Yosen (@yosenspace) December 12, 2020
It was a formality anyway. They needed people.
And so it was at dusk when Death gave him a sickle. "You take the Western Hemisphere. I'll take the East."#scifansat
The little lander took the planet's vital signs and monitored its surroundings. Steady pulse, day after day. At night, the lander gazed up at the star-strewn dome overhead, wishing it had taken one more swingby.#scifansat #scifisat
— 💫 I r e n e 💫 (@_Irene_Dreams_) December 12, 2020
0/XF
— aran (@AranPotente) December 12, 2020
Luna designed human evolution differently, a #vital part of her lesser pain strategy. But Eeri tinkered w/ the genes, dividing them into sexes to speed up procreation resulting to degeneration. What was a #treasure, a strong specie, became a fragile breed.#vss365 #scifansat
#366FF #vssnature #SciFanSat
— Cecily Winter: back on the fringes! (@winter_cecily) December 12, 2020
The android meticulously maintains the ecosystem as a vital contribution to the bio-population’s well-being, but it never factored in AI-bleed to the lower fauna. Owl, hare, turkey, & all celebrate Christmas w/mulled holly berry & louse blood wine. pic.twitter.com/7zklRHrWo8
Standing feet from the gates, from freedom, he made a vital decision to turn back. To get out of No Man's Land, they had to go thru the security scan. He knew they would be separated. He knew he would never see his family again. Was that really protection? #SciFanSat #SlapDashSat
— C Lee (@cleestories) December 12, 2020
The dog was vital
— Haiku Rambler (@HaikuRambler) December 12, 2020
To the scientist's work as
His lab assistant #scifansat (vital) #haiku #PunKu
A vital commodity became people's ultimate treasure: water
— Kevin Gooden (@kevingooden) December 12, 2020
The Europa-ites had it, but accessing their no-fly zone required poetry, to warm and colour their icy sphere. We mulled, said:
Life
Cold dark wet
Let us in, ice to get
They locked us out#SciFanSat #Satsplat #vss365
"Again"
— 🤩 Debbie Iancu-Haddad 🍒 (@debbieiancu) December 12, 2020
I check the pulse
No #vital signs
Over my shoulder eyes bore into my back, white knuckles and clenched fists
"No #boola, give me a sign"
A sigh whispers past bluish lips
A #treasure beyond #recognition
He's breathing#AchtenWrite #vss365 #BraveWrite #SciFanSat pic.twitter.com/8t5E6oNUuN
God whispers secrets in my ear. By doing this, I know I'll find peace. I hold the most terrible but vital of #treasures. I thought I felt the stranger's heart beat faintly in my stained hands
— Anna✨💫✨ (@annaburnswrites) December 12, 2020
Closing my eyes to steady my nerves, I raise the offering to my lips#vss365 #SciFanSat pic.twitter.com/A18l0FkdQ5
Build the escape craft
— Rick Milone (@rwmilone) December 12, 2020
Vital time races away
Life's a true treasure#vss365 #SciFanSat #ScifaikuSaturday
I am continually awed by the talent and creativity of the authors that grace SciFanSat with their voices. Above are highlighted microfiction tweets that I feel exemplify that talent, all compiled from our 12.12.2020 “Vital” prompt and event.
All tweets, art, and rights belong to their respective creators. No ownership or responsibility on my part is inferred by this post, just my admiration.
~Jason H. Abbott
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Aethereal Engineer 
Great collection!
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