#Splat! I’d been marked. Green ooze dripped from my cheek.
— Fizzy-PoppingByIn&Out (@Fizzytwizler) September 18, 2021
But, I had to risk the curfew; this ghoulish one day a year.
So, I broke cover, my baby needed food!
Now the carnival of the doomed have me. And, my baby’s left with no #relative-s. #vss365#scifansat#satsplat
“Isn’t this a paradox?” my wife asks as the six-year-old sleeps.
— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) September 18, 2021
“No, it wasn’t our timeline,” I answer. “It was an alternate universe where she would’ve died before I was born.”
“She’s your mom.”
“She could have been. Now she’s an orphaned relative.”#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt
Time is relative, they said. I was gone for 40 years, but it seemed like days to me. And there was Sandy waving, with that smile I remembered, and gray streaks in her hair. #SciFanSat #relative
— Voimaoy (@voimaoy) September 17, 2021
—I move halfway across the galaxy, and yet—splat—my mother-in-law pops in at the worst time.
— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) September 18, 2021
—It’s Einstein’s special theory of relative-ity.
—Doesn’t that had to do with the relationship between space and time?
—And no one can control that quite like family.#vss365 #scifansat
The space capsule we found in the desert appears to be a sort of message in a bottle, Dr. Yin said.
— Irene 💫 (@_Irene_Dreams_) September 18, 2021
Retrieved samples contain human DNA—mostly human. They share some portions of their genetic composition with you, Dr. Grey. It's a message from your relatives.#SciFanSat
“And then he went #splat!” The ogre brought his fist down on the table & laughed riotously. After a moment he seemed to realise his captives had remained silent & he glared until they laughed. Nervously.
— Amy Wilson (@WritesAmy) September 18, 2021
“Humour is #relative after all,” reasoned the rogue. #SciFanSat #vss365
exile in orbit
— Jenny Gaitskell (@JennyGaitskell) September 18, 2021
trapped in a curve of spacetime
my new relatives#scifaikusaturday #SciFanSat
Time is #relative
— 🤩 Debbie Iancu-Haddad 🍒 (@debbieiancu) September 18, 2021
In my youth summer lasted forever
Barefoot carnival rides & beach adventures, wet bodies in the sun
Now time passes in a dizzying #qarl
Days slip through my fingers, like soap bubbles, pop #splat before I can grasp them#vss365 #AchtenWrite #SciFanSat #satsplat pic.twitter.com/vq159c9EAn
No #relative owned him after he was orphaned by a landslide, the monstrous #splat sudden, burying their shack. His universe collapsed that instant.
— aran (@AranPotente) September 18, 2021
Fighting for his life, his mind travelled back in time.
"You'll die of old age."
He gasped for air.#vss365#SciFanSat#2WordPrompt
Legs ache, tight to my chin inside the control unit.
— John Everex (@EverexJohn) September 18, 2021
Sounds have ceased. Mostly.
A noise's meaning is relative to its context. A #splat of liquid: soap suds, water, gas or blood?
I listen to it fall, not breathing, not daring to look.
And gradually, it stops.#vss365#scifansat
"The #fabric," he said, "of space-time is #delicate. Watch."
— That Burnt Writer (@ThatBurntWriter) September 18, 2021
He grabbed one of his #relative-s and shoved them through the portal. Silence followed the unholy #splat and a nasty looking stain.
"Now, who else has forgotten my birthday?"#vss365 #vssDreams #vssmagic #scifansat pic.twitter.com/ekKQ8pllO7
#scifansat
— John Tannhauser (@JohnTannhauser) September 17, 2021
"Don't grieve, my dear friends. Death is #relative – just a doorway. I taught you to confidently shed the skin of this life.
"Goodbye – for now."
The mage's outline began to glow, then dazzled. When his students could look again, only collapsing bedclothes remained. pic.twitter.com/dt2cTEWQQa
Where was the girl? I didn't see her get off.
— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) September 17, 2021
The carnival manager came by.
"Oh good. You left that one empty. I forgot to tell you. A girl fell off the ride last month. She was a #relative of the owner. He doesn't want anyone riding that car any more."#Satsplat #SciFanSat
Jem leads me toward the Ashka Shrovetide parade.
— Armond Boudreaux (@armondboudreaux) September 18, 2021
“When we reach the parade route, just blend in,” she says. “The Triandi won’t attack us in front of the revelers.”
“You know all about those guys,” I say.
Jem frowns. “The leaders are my… relatives.”#SatSplat #SciFanSat
The universe is putting on a magnificent show. My journey through the wormhole is a wild carnival ride with music and lights. Where will I end up? I don't know. How long will it take? No idea!
— Anathea N. Krrill #FBPE (@AnatheaKrrill) September 18, 2021
Time is relative. And so is space.#SciFanSat #Satsplat
Fear of dragons had been instilled in her as a child. She knew the tales of fire-breathers destorying cities. But when she found one with mangled wings, its eyes mirrored terror even as it growled. Then she understood a dragon's ferocity was relative to its treatment. #SciFanSat
— Laura A. Barton (@Laura_Barton) September 18, 2021
I come from #exiles
— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) September 18, 2021
My ancestors left on Earth
Ignored like the dead#Relatives gather
Communing each moment
Seeking a way home
Generations pass
My #relatives relentless
to break our #exile#SciFanSat#SciFaikuSaturday#SciFaiku#Haiku#Poetry#SciFi
📷 @HawkandYoung | @SpaceX pic.twitter.com/dcRCmCd37F
A mad scientist only to herself, she used to customize her ears, because that's where a sense of balance comes from.
— Fennel (@FennelSteuert) September 18, 2021
But then the eternal summer happened and she was tempted to do her eyes. She thought if she could see it differently, 'hell' could be relative.#366FF #SciFanSat
#vss365 #SciFanSat
— AllOneWord (@AllOneWord5) September 18, 2021
I haven't been able to see home clearly for months; now just a dot on the monitors. And even that might be the #splat from the fly that got onboard.
I know our #relative speeds mean those months are decades for you, but I still see you as 8. Still my little boy
i have a 2nd cousin 1000 times removed
— susan osborne (@osbornecsue) September 18, 2021
who knows about hazards of being
when the sun never sets and
you
entombed within mountains of blue
all relative of course
here we are
unable to shut our eyes#SciFanSat#vss #mpy
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 09.18.2021 “Relative” 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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