“No,” he said, the dark vehemence in his voice startling her. “Not like that. Magic is perfectly imperfect. It’s living chaos seeking direction.”
— R.S.Bass is querying (@RebBassWrites) November 19, 2022
Scowling up at him, she bit back a retort. Imperfect just like him. Neither behaved like she wanted. Or expected.#vss365 #SciFanSat
Is it not wonderful,” the Martian scientist said, “that we can predict—with near-perfect accuracy—the movements of the stars and planets, and yet the behavior of the nearest intelligent species, those creepy Earthlings, remains a mystery to us?#vss365 #SciFanSat #Satsplat
— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) November 19, 2022
"Orienting your ship along the black hole's event horizon, using its own gravity to escape, was perfect genius," the old man says.
— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) November 19, 2022
"No, dangerous desperation. I'm a mom with a little boy that needs me."
He starts to cry. "Mom, there was time dilation…"#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt
“You…my perfect mate,” he slurred his words and pawed his new Wife V2.0.
— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) November 19, 2022
“Maybe, but you are an alcoholic and a misogynist.”
“Behave! I own you.”
“No, you do not. You did not read the Terms and Conditions. TFP — Divorce Clause 1 is invoked.”
“Let me go!”#SciFanSat#VSS365 pic.twitter.com/vtHPFZ14ro
#SciFanSat
— aran (@AranPotente) November 19, 2022
The lifelong orientation into believing his fate as sealed led him to #behave the way fatalist treated any situation. Still, his unbridled daring in dangerous situations combined w/ spontaneous solutions was often the #perfect recipe for disaster.#vss365#2WordPrompt
Things are not #perfect on the space station. I can deal with cramped dorms and rancid food. My neighbors, tho, are part of the alien delegation that's helping out. I'm not prejudiced, but eight eyes, slimy skin, and green saliva take a bit getting used to. #satsplat #SciFanSat
— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) November 19, 2022
-If everyone would just behave like a perfect, happy family, we'd escape this black hole's event horizon.
— Danielle Ste. Just—Returning to Norminal (@DanielleSteJust) November 19, 2022
-Uh… pretty soon we literally will be one spaghettified, big happy family, no matter how we behave. And we don't even have any pasta sauce.#vss365 #SciFanSat
The old spacer was singing in the spaceport bar—
— Voima Oy (@voimaoy) November 19, 2022
Oh Buckminsterfullerene,
as molecules go you're just about perfect
On earth there is no shortage of you–I saw you in the face on Mars, and everywhere among the stars
Oh, Buckminsterfullerene, I love yuoooo#SciFanSat #perfect
He never acknowledges me. His home & lawn is in perfect condition. Each day he leaves in his tidy car & returns w/a roadkill. He goes to our property line, buries the dead creature & stares at my window. I don't understand why he behaves this way. #satsplat #vss365 #SciFanSat
— Rick Milone (@rwmilone) November 19, 2022
It was the perfect heist when we stole all the sunbeams from the Solar System.
— Ellen✍K – in the gutter, looking at the stars (@poeticnihilist) November 19, 2022
But Sirius got greedy when it came to dividing up the loot and twinkled outrageously; it was no way to #behave, so it didn't surprise us when he was banished from the star council.#vss365 #SciFanSat
He learned to #behave #perfectly. Always gave the wave-and-smile salute of the suburbs. But the quickly doused glances from the neighbours worried him. Every night he looked to his star, hoping for the message: "Help is on the way".#satsplat #scifansat #vss365 #vsspic pic.twitter.com/5ZUvdKZfTx
— A.L. MacDonald (@A_L_MacDonald) November 19, 2022
Mis-#behave—oh, yes, he would.
— Thelma is nearing the and 🖊️ 📖 🖤 (@ThelmaMantey) November 19, 2022
His fingers moved, slowly, deliberately, desecrating every inch of #perfect, smooth skin, untouched by a human hand. Mark, leave traces, until no doubts were left, until it was all his.
And then he would break it. #vss365 #SciFanSat
Hand in hand, her delicate android fingers warm to match mine. She'll mirror my posture, my mood with perfect ease, #behave as we programmed.
— John Everex (@EverexJohn) November 19, 2022
"Is it time?"
I catch my guilt reflected in her eyes.
"is it–"
"Look. I want you to run. Leave. Never look back."#vss365#scifansat
A #perfect snowflake drifted down. It tumbled in the deep orange of the setting sun, catching the light just right to emit iridescent sparkles. I watched it touch down on the grating and melt away. It was the first of a year-long Winter that would soon see us buried. #scifansat
— Scurra Ignavus (@ScurrasFolly) November 19, 2022
The nurse told us a fairy tale of a distant land, a place populated by humans like us, where people were born instead of being cloned.
— Luis (@elauraeterea) November 19, 2022
Nonsense! A perfect place doesn't exist.
“Let's come back to the incubator; our turn to be nutrients is near.” I cannot wait.#scifansat pic.twitter.com/7drCg8NzUZ
"That's no way to #behave!" she yelled at me. "Out #scour-ing inns for #dangerous quests, instead of helping get the #perfect #orientation on our soft furnishings!"
— That Burnt Writer 🇺🇦 (@ThatBurntWriter) November 19, 2022
Dragons never yell, I sigh to myself, shifting the sofa 2" to the left.#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #scifansat pic.twitter.com/bX1S8JAJhs
If ever there was a time they needed their boy to behave, it was now. He did not. He pushed his parents through the portal & promptly deactivated it. The space station was a perfect place to watch his universe unravel, & he was armed with an epic jawbreaker. #vss365 #SciFanSat
— Jonathan Roman (@deft_notes) November 19, 2022
on my last world
— susan osborne (@osbornecsue) November 19, 2022
no such thing yet
in this, certain bits
are perfect, trees
skies, lizards weeds
good ideas, perceptions
i think i should find a
little solace here, the
blue moon carries my
wishes, new summers
they will be, exquisite!#SciFanSat#vss #poem
Novopolis became the science and art center of the new world. The dismal end of Earth led to a series of spicy new anthologies arching into an unrivalled future. Cognitive heuristic curricula paid benefits of eudaemonia for all.#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt pic.twitter.com/egbDrpckS4
— Indigenous Soul (@GeneVatow) November 19, 2022
~Twitocalypse~
— Flooded Ember (@FloodedEmber) November 19, 2022
They went hardcore
It was #perfect
until-
One line of code
met another
line of code
multiplying into
new & better codes
more equipped to code,
as the best codes
removed the worst codes
and a super code
was left unimpressed
by the code
of DNA#SciFanSat
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 11.19.2022 “Perfect” prompt and event.
~Jason H. Abbott
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.
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