I realized too late. I was supposed to cut the #fly with a #credit card before putting it in the Enlarger-sizer, to be made into a new flying coat.
— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) December 10, 2022
Now I had a 10ft fly on the loose! Time to unchain my other mistake—34ft Gecko.
Dad’ll be furious. #vss365 #scifansat #satsplat
#SciFanSat
— Kimberly (@bionicanadian) December 9, 2022
Santa flies in the quiet of snowfall. He winters like a shadow in the night to sky Christmas dreaming in a morning awakening just to feel the laughter of children echo… It's what keeps him a jolly silhouette wanting to come back yearly…
“Credit where it’s due,” he said, slapping a hand against the plane’s metal hide. “This girl flies like a dream.”
— R.S.Bass is querying (@RebBassWrites) December 10, 2022
A bad dream, maybe. The thing was plane-shaped if you had a very open mind about what a plane should look like. A duct tape Frankenstein-plane.#vss365 #SciFanSat
Acolyte of mystery
— Indigenous Soul (@GeneVatow) December 10, 2022
within the onyx perimeter
spirit culled from darkness
Titanic industry
drawing credit lines
to the unending mill
of death
Crypts give way
to plots of ground
Stones stand silent
without a sound
Memory
flying away #SciFanSat #fly #vss365 #credit pic.twitter.com/uuADe602IR
“What do I owe you?” the one-eyed homeless man asks.
— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) December 10, 2022
I pat the basket of food I’d given. “Nothing. But heck, I’ve always wanted to fly!”
We laughed.
The next day I could become a raven.
Innocently, I’d meant plane tickets.
Odin’s gift was far more.#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt
I will fly.
— Ellen✍K – in the gutter, looking at the stars (@poeticnihilist) December 10, 2022
I used the last of my #credit to purchase wings. #vss365 #SciFanSat
I hitchhiked ‘cross the galaxy,
— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) December 10, 2022
To fly among the stars—
Many wonders have I seen,
Past Jupiter and Mars:
Yet nowhere in this galaxy
(I’ve come to realize)
Does there exist a sight to match
The beauty of your eyes. #vss365 #SciFanSat
He fell off the catwalk, and for a moment he could see far below the astonished face of a woman walking her dog. A sudden rush of air, and he was lifted up on the wings of angels. Yes! He could fly. #SciFanSat #fly
— Voima Oy (@voimaoy) December 10, 2022
The tiny creatures crawl, waddle and fly in a meandering line across the lounge, out the patio doors. Each has a bluish tinge, a slight transparency. Dreamlike, they make no sound. We trace the origin, upstairs, his room. He smiles, accepts our fear on #credit.#vss365#scifansat
— John Everex (@EverexJohn) December 10, 2022
Every night, she made fresh stars. Her spells transformed memories of good deeds to #fly into the sky for the #credit they deserved.
— A.L. MacDonald (@A_L_MacDonald) December 10, 2022
Why was tonight so busy? She couldn't stop. Light overflowed the dark. It took dawn to clear it for the next day.#vss365 #scifansat #vsspic pic.twitter.com/K8FOWbArO7
#SciFanSat
— aran (@AranPotente) December 10, 2022
As a covert saboteur he played innocent during the chaotic wranglings at the agency. On purpose all of his written suggestions would #fly directly to the waste basket. To his #credit he managed to shield himself from suspicion, throwing off doubts.#vss365#2WordPrompt
Where do you think we'll be in ten years? Kev asked, twirling a lock of Kay's hair.
— Irene (@_Irene_Dreams_) December 10, 2022
We'll be able to fly to the moon for a little weekend getaway, she said, leaning into him.
Maybe we'll get married there, he said, kissing her before she could answer.#scifansat #scifisat
Everyone thinks angels have it easy. Follow orders, do nice things, what bliss. But it's not so simple. First, you have to rack up enough prayer #credit to earn your wings. Then you have to learn to #fly. Do you know how hard it is to glide above human thought?#vss365 #SciFanSat
— sam carr (@sam_c4rr) December 10, 2022
"Hey, we are taking off in a half hour. What is the meaning of this gaudy costume?"
— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) December 10, 2022
"I am just doing as I was ordered. You told me to get my #fly suit on."
The universal translator was on the fritz again.
"No. I said get your flight suit on."#satsplat theme: humor #SciFanSat
I fly to the stars
— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) December 10, 2022
I’m borne of rays of starlight
Never to return#SciFanSat #fly#ScifaikuSaturday #ray#ScifiSat#Scifaiku#Haiku#Poetry#SciFi#PoetryCommunity#WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/yy2OTIAzxK
It’s hard to get credit from the Insect Bank. Ants are too numerous to insure, so they’re always a bad risk. Honeybees always try to pay with impossibly sticky bills. Everyone’s afraid to collect debt from wasps. And houseflies are just too annoying to lend to.#vss365 #SciFanSat
— Danielle Ste. Just—taking a wee vacation! (@DanielleSteJust) December 10, 2022
The Ornamental Express is a jolly way to travel for folidays. Enjoy our finest licorice tea, or sip White Stag Scotch as you fly across the galaxy.
— Eneri (@redwillowprose) December 10, 2022
*All minors must be accompanied by an adult/ nannybot.
**All credits accepted #vssfantasy#weirdmicro #SciFanSat #vss365 pic.twitter.com/2IdFZj339d
If anyone had been watching they wouldn't have seen a thing
— 🤩 Debbie Iancu-Haddad – The Bone Master is HERE! (@debbieiancu) December 10, 2022
To its #credit, the alien invader was small as a #fly
Yet it tore apart the settlement on #Lelo
I thought I'd checked my gear
…but I found it in my pocket#FromOneLine (262)#vss365#Achtenwrite #scifansat #scifiart pic.twitter.com/te78SQBQsA
We reach the terminal. Up in the dark sky, the departing ships are flecks of gold. They flee, and I wish I had done so many years ago, but it is too late now. My card has enough #credit for one ticket. For my daughter to #fly to the stars, free and unafraid. #vss365 #SciFanSat
— Laila Amado 🇺🇦 (@onbonbon7) December 10, 2022
"To your #credit, that #odyssey of a pitch about an #innocent child and an alien who #fly in a #basket on the front of the bike wasn't bad."
— That Burnt Writer 🇺🇦 (@ThatBurntWriter) December 10, 2022
"Thank you!"
"However…"
"Yes?"
"Mr. Spielberg would like a word."
"Oh."#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #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 12.10.2022 “Fly” 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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