Micro SF/F stories

@MicroSFF

Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin. Please RT any you like. Books: Patreon:

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Vrijeme pridruživanja: travanj 2013.

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    12. srp 2019.

    ** This is not a magazine, just one writer's stories and poems. Books: FAQ: Blog/Longer stories: Patreon: Ko-Fi: LiberaPay: **

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  2. 2. velj

    The path is not hidden, merely uninteresting. Somewhere along it stands an unremarkable house. Knock, and a nondescript person will open. This is the Secret Archivist. "My secrets," I say. "Those that still scare me." The Archivist brings a book. It is smaller than it used to be.

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    2. velj

    being a writer is constantly a wild time. do you love writing? sure! do you know what you're doing? probably not! is your work brilliant, genius, trash, or all of them at once? yes! are you just a whole pile of anxieties stacked up and wearing a trench coat? no one knows!

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    He awoke in the night, alert and afraid. It was too quiet. His eyes went to the attic hatch. "Hello?" he whispered. It cracked open, slowly. "Still here," the monster whispered back, "You're not alone." He relaxed, and went back to sleep.

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  5. 31. sij

    At the reception, the alien ambassador turned to their human guide. "It seems so strange," they said, "that there are two distinct types of humans." "Ah, yes, 'men' and 'women'. You see-" "No, multiple sexes and genders is common. I mean how some are unable to say 'I was wrong'."

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  6. 30. sij

    "Share your wisdom with us," the crowd called. "If you repeat something enough times," the Great Sage said, "it stops having meaning, and becomes mere sounds." The crowd waited. The Sage sat silent. At last, a single voice from the crowd asked; "Was that wisdom, or a refusal?"

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    28. sij

    I’m going to relate a tale (since I am out of bed) where crabbéd age and bitterness ruined a poet. (Thread)

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  8. 28. sij

    /ends

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  9. 28. sij

    Those prose-ish poems may be cool, and boldly brightly drawn. But in my house I have my rules: You kids get off my lawn!

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  10. 28. sij

    I don't demand a clever rhyme, but reason must be there; and rhythm must be kept in mind, to make it move along.

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  11. 28. sij

    It seems to me that poetry Is best when it's restrained When form goes hand in hand with thought To carry it aloft

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  12. 28. sij

    But don't you need to know the rules, And know why they exist, To break with old and stagnant schools, To break new ground and breathe?

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  13. 28. sij

    I guess I am conservative, A stuck-up boring fool, A jammed-up old preservative, Abiding by old rules

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  14. 28. sij

    "You go inside the box," said the cat, "and because of quantum superposition, until you leave it, doctor Schrödinger is both alive and dead." The cat stared into space for an indefinite time. "But only once."

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  15. 28. sij

    "You go inside the box," said the cat, "and because of quantum superposition, until you leave it, doctor Schrödinger is both alive and dead." The cat started into space for an indefinite time. "But only once."

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  16. 27. sij

    A spaceship landed in the park. A door dilated. A cat came out, then went back in, then turned, sat down on the threshold and washed itself. A tired voice from inside the spaceship called. "Come on, Leader, we've taken you home. Just... go."

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  17. 27. sij

    "As these equations prove, it is possible to travel faster than light." "Incredible! Is it possible to do in practice?" "Er... yes. We built a machine." "It works? You don't sound happy?" "The travel is quick. The preparations needed take ten days per light-second of distance."

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  18. 27. sij

    ** I hope this works. With any luck, Ko-Fi supporters should be able to read this 305-word bonus story here: **

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  19. 26. sij

    "... but throughout all my travels in time, after all missions to alter history, what brings me the greatest hope for the future is that I have often fought my younger self. Because I have learned, and changed. It is never too late to do that. Thanks for coming to my TED talk."

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  20. 25. sij

    With a flash of light and smell of sulphur the demon appeared. "Why have you summoned me?" it intoned. "I am failing my university assignment." "Ah, you seek knowledge, to instantly learn-" "No, it's an AI assignment. I need you to possess this speaker and answer questions."

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    22. sij
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