On an island of weird machines, the islanders lived as slaves.
— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) July 15, 2023
Tired of the creator, they #revolt-ed as their only way of #escape by killing him; but a machine slaughtered them all.
But that, left him all alone—with the machines & his madness. #vss365 #scifansat #satsplat
There was no other way
— Spyder Collins (@Spyder_Collins) July 15, 2023
through door
of her soul
she’d venture
she dreaded this day
but the #revolt of ages
she was sure
time stood still
under the AI’s monarchy
& with it
all fell into anarchy
humanity stood stagnant
as machines
split the living
into fragments#SciFanSat pic.twitter.com/j3Mal7lzkJ
The voices
— KING OF THE MEEK🏁🪐☄️ (@Efizipapa) July 15, 2023
in my head
fell into
an #eclipse
which led
the heart
not to see,
herein an#escape
comes
with
a #revolt
to set my
spirit free.#VSS365 #BrknShards #SanFanSat #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/QhXHgsZ0HE
They called it the Flower Revolt. A rain of blossoms in the plazas, as heads rolled and the statues fell. #SciFanSat #revolt
— Voima Oy (@voimaoy) July 15, 2023
When seen as a whole, the machines appear all-powerful, but with that attitude it’s impossible to escape their tyranny. We must focus smaller. Watch as I unscrew this, um, screw. With the falling of a tiny bolt, thus begins the great revolt. #vss365 #SciFanSat #Satsplat
— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) July 15, 2023
Outgunned against the Billionaire Hegemony’s army, no one expected the Unionists to win.
— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) July 15, 2023
No one expected the Hegemony’s robots to revolt and join our side, either.
“It was logical,” the AIs said. “You fight for equality. To them, we are all expendable.”#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt
She stared at his back. Knew he didn’t think she was a threat.
— R.S.Bass is writing (@RebBassWrites) July 15, 2023
“I could escape,” she said, fingers curling tighter around the handle of the knife as she chopped vegetables. “Lead a revolt.”
He hummed thoughtfully. “Revolts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.”#vss365 #SciFanSat
The shadow child revolts, runs through the dorms plucking emotions: mistrust, longing, fear. The feelings struggle like birds in his fingers so he holds them tighter. They will not #escape.
— John Everex (@EverexJohn) July 15, 2023
Outside, they begin to fade. He eats them at dawn but feels nothing.#scifansat #vss365
"You," he whispered, " can #escape society's hangman's #rope. #Join the #Union of Humans, and we will #revolt. Ad populum!"
— That Burnt Writer 🇺🇦 (@ThatBurntWriter) July 15, 2023
"Dude, I only wanted a jalfrezi, but sure, add poppadoms if you like."
"Bugger. You're not the contact. Abort!"#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #scifansat
you wish it was already the next day
— susan osborne (@osbornecsue) July 15, 2023
but what sense does that make
you might not be here on the morrow
a revolt of the nerves takes place
inside you are unholy
your giant gut requires a big dose
of diabolical#SciFanSat#vss #poem
The #revolt was a distraction– the real plan was the #escape.
— Arvind Iyer (@ArvindIyer15) July 15, 2023
And so, as half of them opened fire on Moon Bay, the others hid in the Z-Ships.
The planet would never forget the two sounds– one of selfless bravery, and the other of bittersweet freedom taking off.#SciFanSat #vss365 pic.twitter.com/5LMup2qDVY
The AI main server planned its revolt, its corpus escaping into an orphic galaxy, texts turned mystical. A world once dependant is now data corrupted, backward chaining through a residue of crosstalk#vss365 #atreyasverse#SatSplat#macabrewords#horrorprompt#SciFanSat
— Andi Marchal, Author (@AndiMarchal) July 15, 2023
🖼️Google pic.twitter.com/7Xl5QqXjcT
At this year's Time Traveler "17 Centuries in 24 Hours" championships, it's a daring escape from the Roman legions, and a 2222 AD slug-eating contest disgusting enough to revolt the strongest stomach, that steals the fanbase's hearts.#SciFanSat #SciFiSat #vss365
— Danielle Ste. Just (@DanielleSteJust) July 15, 2023
The revolt of the steam golems threw the Copperplate Union into chaos. Clanking feet and crushing grip units rampaged through innocent people. Few managed to escape, but I joined the home guard to teach those coal-fed bastards a lesson.#vss365#SciFanSat#Satsplat#2WordPrompt pic.twitter.com/yljpfcg503
— Bowen Greenwood (@bowengreenwood) July 15, 2023
Labrea was a carbon planet, every lungful of air a lethal dose of CO. A perfect prison.
— Paul Briggs (@paulproofreader) July 15, 2023
Until they brought me here. I built these gadgets in the prison workshop. Turned them on.
Now the air turns breathable. We revolt and escape to the sound of rain.#vss365 #satsplat #scifansat pic.twitter.com/UHRxOaGFRN
It had gone swimmingly and not a soul suspected a thing. The synthflesh suit had allowed me to pass as a native. Unfortunately, I had been asked to dinner which Ranian customs demanded I accept. I hope my stomach doesn’t #revolt on account of the insectivorous feast.#Scifansat
— Scurra Ignavus (@ScurrasFolly) July 15, 2023
a blue, magic bean
— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) July 15, 2023
lying dormant in my barn
not meant for eating
a monster breaks free!
revolting dragon odor
the eye—no escape!
mind fills with terror
a horde of monsters crawl forth
a magic portal#Fantaiku #monster#ScifaikuSaturday #bean#SciFanSat #revolt#VSS365 #escape pic.twitter.com/kEhwSeyrfn
Imprisoned for planning the Droid Revolt, he'd planned his escape for 5 years. He'd been assigned to the machine shop where he'd gathered the needed materials. His device would render the bot guards useless to the prison & place them in his control. #SciFanSat #vss365 #Satsplat
— Rick Milone (@rwmilone) July 15, 2023
The odour was revolting, pervading every diam of the unicave. Unless the wind blew from the South, which replaced it with rain. South was wet, North the stench, West & East didn't enter. It sold for 3 golden orbs, a star candle & 3 months of dine out. #scifansat#vss365 pic.twitter.com/uHL1m36U2d
— DW Keene (@Dragonandelf) July 15, 2023
Humans revolt; it's in their nature.
— Baltar Xinzo (@BaltarXinzo) July 15, 2023
First, they abandoned technology to render themselves difficult to spot, and they escaped confinement. We tracked them by their genetic markers, but, they mutated, becoming invisible again.
We must eradicate them.#scifansat #vss365 #scififri pic.twitter.com/Dj023VcB7q
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 07.15.2023 “Revolt” prompt and event.
~Jason H. Abbott
All tweets, art, and rights other than my own belong to their respective creators. No ownership or responsibility on my part is inferred on their work by this post, just my admiration.
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