“I was pretending that I did not speak their language; on the moon we spoke a soft, liquid tongue, and sang in the starlight, looking down on the dead dried world."― Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle In a few hundred years humanity will have no choice but to die or relocate. Choosing the …
Tag: space
Prompt: Star Child
“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”― Madeline Miller, Circe The Stars were a proud people. They were bright and adored by many, but recently the star king had fallen ill and the night …
Prompt: Duct Tape Worm Hole
“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.” ― Andy Weir, The Martian When infamous space criminal Chartreuse accidentally opens up a worm hole, she does what any sane person would do: tries to fix it with duct tape. Oddly enough, it seemed to …
Major Tom
In a last ditch effort to save humanity, the space task force finds the perfect planet, or so they think....
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