“Is that an alligator suitcase?” she asks.
— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) April 30, 2022
“At the moment,” the old man says, closing the #overhead and sitting. “Transformation is the only way to get some wizard’s familiars on planes these days.”
There’s an odd growl of #complaint from the bin above.#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt
The storm blew past, a squall with no #climax that left an odd smell in the air, like decayed fruit. Jellyfish rose from the wet streets in waves, ghostly things that didn’t belong on land. Then my master touched my mind with a soft tendril, and I understood.#SciFanSat #vss365
— Lɪʙʙʏ Dᴏʏʟᴇ (@LibbyDoyle9) April 30, 2022
"A pithy hymn came from the painting. It harboured an odd, elderly man w/ fairy stature & puce-stained eyes. His stare felt… caging. There seemed to be a runoff in the periphery. Creatures played peek-a-boo from it. A demon w/ his own demons. Me," he said. #SciFanSat #Scifisat
— Lexi Lefevre (@LexiIsAWriter) April 30, 2022
robot king's speech day
— Jenny Gaitskell (@JennyGaitskell) April 30, 2022
droid crowds in receiving mode
except in one fringe
an odd little bot
interrupts the code climax
with a tin giggle
she beams:
promises
tickle my circuits
like big fibs#ScifaikuSaturday #SciFanSat
#vss365 #vss365tbt
We leave the movie theater.
— Danielle Ste. Just (@DanielleSteJust) April 30, 2022
“Well, that was an #odd #climax. I mean, they all just sat down over tea and cried it out. There wasn’t even one bullet shot.”
“Everyone in real life solves problems with bullets.”
“Yeah, now that we’re all cyborgs.”#vss365 #SciFanSat #scifisat
Trapped on the surface by an ion storm, the landing party passed the time in conversation—
— Voimaoy (@voimaoy) April 29, 2022
Is pi an odd or even number?
Pi is is an irrational number, the science officer said. So in a way it's odd.
I'd like some pie right now.
Blackberry.
Apple for me.#SciFanSat #odd
An #odd looking creature, woman-like w/ huge black wings & claws, screeched & wailed. Her voice rose over the battlefield & when it reached its #climax, the fighting stopped everywhere. The goddess of war had joined the battle. And those who awoke her trembled.#vss365#SciFanSat
— Elizabeth Spring (@ESWarriorPoet) April 30, 2022
Creative writing class today and discussing the importance of plot, a student sniggered at the word #climax, which I thought rather odd since gender and sexuality was eradicated in the 23rd Century.
— Ellen✍K (@poeticnihilist) April 30, 2022
Do you think, Prime Minister, that he could be from Earth? #vss365 #SciFanSat
Brutal reverie
— Indigenous Soul (@GeneVatow) April 29, 2022
submerged beneath
the fog of war
Odd lopsided
sedate kind of madness
where blinders
block the shore
Utter featureless camber
slamming every door
Scion handed
reins of fate
Splattered with blood
and gore #SciFanSat #SciFiFri #Horror #Poetry pic.twitter.com/Xvwrc2NJdg
He fired. The explosion gleamed in his eyes. The bastard was dead.#Odd. That was the best-served-cold #climax. But…
— A.L. MacDonald (@A_L_MacDonald) April 30, 2022
He drifted like the broken debris. In space, power needed something to push against – and the only muscle he'd built was hate.#scifansat#satsplat#vss365
"And the #climax," she said, "of the annual party is when we take a staff member who's made a #complaint, put 'em in a #cage #overhead, then feed 'em to the alien carniv… Oh, that's #odd."
— That Burnt Writer 🇺🇦 (@ThatBurntWriter) April 30, 2022
She kicked and screamed as they locked her in.#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #scifansat
#SciFanSat
— Kimberly (@bionicanadian) April 29, 2022
The stuff of nightmares is on it's way, and the only thing they fear is, 'the Oncoming Storm'… "Could you speak in a way I'll understand, you're acting a bit #odd."… The Daleks are coming to destroy us, the only one that can save us is the, Doctor!… Doctor who?
An Agent's odd life: My last assignment climaxes (if you will…) w/ me zooked on offworld LSD, rocking back and forth and mumbling "a dilly, a dally, a black cat in the alley," on repeat until two suns appear. One smiles. One winks. Universe saved.#scifansat #bravewrite #vss365
— Occam Razor (aka the Truant Memphis nerd) (@BeKindHumans) April 30, 2022
I find #odd objects in my daughter’s pockets—squashed silver bullets, glowing feathers, old coins dripping ocean salt. Her kindergarten doesn’t have an explanation and I wonder if some girls know how to open doors. Hidden and secret, older than the world itself. #SciFanSat
— Laila Amado 🇺🇦 (@onbonbon7) April 30, 2022
'Sell.' The psychic told the woman her life was limited because of a curse of vengeance on the land.
— Fennel (@FennelSteuert) April 30, 2022
'Odd,' said the woman. 'I'd want that so I'd at least be alone but not alone.'
The psychic glimpsed a spectral hand nestle the woman's shoulder.#satsplat #scifansat #horrorprompt
The whole felt wrong. Not just his words but his speech pattern was odd. As the crowd's frenzied screams reached a climax,they all broke out into an almost hymn-like song. Everyone, exactly in time and in tune. His eyes landed on me and began to glow. #vssdaily #vss365 #SciFanSat
— Lexikon (@Lexikonical) April 30, 2022
"#Odd to see you here again."
— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) April 30, 2022
Rozi studied the palm of her hand. A sudden gust chilled me to the bone.
"Don't play dumb. You destroyed our village. We were the original inhabitants of this planet."
She flicked something in my direction. Everything went black.#satsplat #SciFanSat
Near the colony limits, there’s a small shop that kids avoid. “Mister Dane’s.” Odd place. Blackstone walls. No windows. Animated figure of a woman by the door.
— Armond Boudreaux (@armondboudreaux) April 29, 2022
“Let Mister Dane show them they can’t treat you that way,” she says in a silky AI voice.#vss365 #SciFanSat #SatSplat
It was very odd
— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) April 29, 2022
An alien calling me
collect from Saturn#SciFanSat #odd#HaikuChallenge #very#SciFaiku#SciFiSat#Haiku#Poetry#SciFi#PoetryCommunity
—Today we take vengeance on Captain Wu: Toilet paper his bridge, replace the even numbers on his panels with odd ones, send glitter bombs via transporter—
— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) April 30, 2022
—Isn’t that a bit juvenile, sir?
—Oh, I almost forgot. Take these bananas to stick up his exhaust port.#SciFanSat #Satsplat
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 04.30.2022 “Odd” 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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