“Bow”: A SciFanSat Microfiction Compilation

Her tiny body didn’t quake, as I bent over her, the #difference in our height vast:
“I #bow to no one pixie.”
In a flash I was up high in the air—then crash! On my arse.
Hovering above me she smirked, “You have to, only I can save your kind, giant!”#vss365 #scifansat #satsplat

— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) January 28, 2023

Measures burning
in the fireplace
of difference
Crucible of shadows
driving madness
of complexity
cynicism
of emotion
Fever dreams
of a fractured world
tied tight in a black bow#SciFanSat #vss365 #BrknShards pic.twitter.com/nTx2iRZ69m

— Indigenous Soul (@GeneVatow) January 28, 2023

Even though her brow creased, her tone remained pleasant, almost cajoling. “Just bow. Such a little thing. What difference could it make?”
He met her alien eyes, exhaustion settling heavy in his bones. It could all be over if he gave in.
It could all be lost.#vss365 #SciFanSat

— R.S.Bass is querying (@RebBassWrites) January 28, 2023

“We’re time traveling to save Earth, and you’re dressed like that?”

“If we need to be heroes, I’ll dress like mine.”

“Pseudo Edwardian fashion and Chuck Taylor sneakers?”

“Doctor Who.”

“A fedora hat?”

“Indiana Jones.”

“And the bow tie?”

“Bill Nye.”#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt

— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) January 28, 2023

What a strange girl. The #bow in her hair glows in the dark. It's not so late, but night falls early in the winter. Right?
Something's so wrong. Her eyes are black with no sclera. Her smile kills.
"Listen if you have ears. Life as you know it has ceased."#satsplat#SciFanSat

— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) January 28, 2023

#SciFanSat
There was a huge #difference between sabotage and human error; the incident highly irregular. He had to #bow out from the mission.
Worse still, instead of travel to the future he ended up in the Edwardian era where his specialty had no use at all.#vss365#2WordPrompt

— aran (@AranPotente) January 28, 2023

The new ship is spherical, and why not. There is no direction in space. But still, it’s disconcerting. There is no bow or stern. I take a deep breath, and pull it out of the dock trying to imagine where the non-existent prow would be. #vss365 #SciFanSat #scifisat

— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) January 28, 2023

As delicate lettuce fairies—translucent pink and green—bow along the garden row, plump brown potato fairies scrape out a tune on their fiddles. Carrot fairies curtsey in lacy green dresses. It makes no difference if you can dance or not, you're always welcome.#SciFanSat #vss365

— Danielle Ste. Just (@DanielleSteJust) January 28, 2023

The delegation from Midloth was waiting. The Captain greeted them in their language, and finished with a bow. I'm not a diplomat, the captain said.
The Midlothians seemed confused by your accent, the first officer said. But they were quite impressed with your #bow. #SciFanSat

— Voima Oy (@voimaoy) January 28, 2023

When she woke, the owls' muffled echoes of silent hunting and death were quieter across the water. The vessel rocked gently. She scratched her ear, the others sleeping in curled balls in the hold. The #difference? She glanced at his empty space in the bow.#vss365#scifansat

— John Everex (@EverexJohn) January 28, 2023

He hadn't planned this. He wasn't even here. It wasn't him holding the #bow, but a ghost from his memories. A ghost who had come 4 revenge.
The buzzing in his head grew until it eclipsed all sounds. His fingers quivered, but it didn’t matter. He wouldn’t miss.#SciFanSat #Satsplat

— Thelma 🖊️ 📖 🖤 (@ThelmaMantey) January 28, 2023

"It's not going to make a #difference, is it? The planet is dead. A vote would just be futile."

"Stand aside XO, this is not your decision to make. I'll put it to the crew. A vote to the bow means we carry on, to the stern,we turn back."

"And if we abstain?"#vss365 #SciFanSat

— Ellen✍K – in the gutter, looking at the stars (@poeticnihilist) January 28, 2023

At the feast, Elders bestowed gifts of protection upon Star Seed females. Silver serpentine bracelets slithered and coiled onto their chosen child's wrist. One poised for attack when a servant bowed to the child.

They sense intent, I said to my protégé. #scifisat #ScifanSat

— I r e n e (@_Irene_Dreams_) January 28, 2023

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The family down the hall treated us to music from their home planet. They ran their arms across their midsections like violin bows & filled our apartment with a beautiful melancholy. There was no difference between instrument & player. They became a song.#vss365#SciFanSat

— Jonathan Roman (@deft_notes) January 28, 2023

The art of #bow making was passed to the eldest daughter. The initiation involved trapping an angel in her dream and forcing it to tell you the #difference between saint and sinner. It was cruel because after that, she would trust no one again for lifetimes. #vss365 #SciFanSat

— sam carr (@sam_c4rr) January 28, 2023

Robo Awards 2072

“Best Hero Robot”
Boss performance! Take a bow
Show your jouissance

For Actor 1011001 in
“Avengers 25: The Musical”#HaikuChallenge #jouissance#ScifaikuSaturday #hero#SciFanSat #bow#Haiku#SciFaiku#Poetry#SciFi
📷 Pixabay | anaterate pic.twitter.com/XL7PjWrQQh

— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) January 28, 2023

#Vss365 #SciFanSat #Satsplat
‘The difference between us is I welcomed the fact that my tech bowed out,’ Dream Witch says. ‘I make out great by projecting slivers of pretty nonsense into unimproved minds.’
‘Those addictive dreams are just illusion?’
‘Delusion.Feeling stupid much?’ pic.twitter.com/h7jm4IoIQL

— Cecily Winter: Trying not to shout! (@winter_cecily) January 28, 2023

The turn of the winds awakens the wild longing as winter comes stalking across the landscape, the Hunter of Souls loosens his bow of ice.#microprose #microstory #mywords #scifansat #art by Yin Yuming pic.twitter.com/8XgSaikH2o

— (Quiet) Storm ☽✪☾ (@MadQueenStorm) January 28, 2023

"You," the judge said, "Captain of the frigate UFP #Edwardian, are accused. Whilst drunk on duty, you wrapped it in a huge #orange #bow, and asked if anyone could spot the #difference!"

"I wanted to make interstellar #travel sexy again."#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #scifansat pic.twitter.com/2M326Iodkt

— That Burnt Writer 🇺🇦 (@ThatBurntWriter) January 28, 2023

The #difference between the huge #Dnasteri vessel and our own was clear
One shot across the #bow
A warning
If we ran they'd shoot to kill
"Captain?"
White knuckled she made a choice
"On my mark, full force ahead.
Three, two, one… Go!"#vss365 #Achtenwrite#satsplat #SciFanSat pic.twitter.com/mWhUHLZklS

— 🤩 Debbie Iancu-Haddad 📚 (@debbieiancu) January 28, 2023