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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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almost 2 years ago

My cat woke up, did a big stretch, and yawned. Then she hiccoughed, turned into a small dragon, and coughed up a fireball. "!!!" I said. "What?" She shrugged back into cat form. "You're a shape shifter?" "All cats are. There's just never any reason to not be a cat." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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about 2 years ago

I picked up a hitch-hiker. I always stop for them, so I pulled over out of habit. Forgetting I was on a tween road, a ghost road, a twixt road. "I'm going to Bonn," I said. "What century?" "Twenty-first." "Close enough, I can wait there." "Hop in." I don't pry, but I am curious. #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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almost 2 years ago

"I see where you are coming from," the tailor said, "but I fear it would not work." "Why not?" said the first dragon. "It works for gnomes," said the second. "And raccoons," said the third. "Yes," said the tailor, "but three dragons in a trenchcoat will not look like a human." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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about 2 years ago

A squire rushed in to the great hall. "Someone," he shouted, "has taken the sword from the stone!" The assembled knights halted their dinner. "At last, a king?" "Who?" "I don't know," the squire said. "The sword is gone!" Elsewhere: "This," Indy muttered, "belongs in a museum. #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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about 2 years ago

"We were the first companion," the dog said, "the first ally and friend." "Well done you," the cat said. "After us, the humans befriended cows, sheep, goats, and pigs." "Humans domesticated so many animals." "And you." "Us?" the cat said. "We only domesticated one. Humans." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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almost 2 years ago

By entering the galactic scene by beating an Ikk'ii invasion, humans became known as fearsome warriors. It became fashionable to have one on crew, and it emerged there were different kinds. The most prized were polite, helpful, yet could intimidate even other humans: Librarians. #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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over 1 year ago

"We are so glad to have found you," the aliens said. "So many of our old friends are gone." "We're so sorry to hear that," the human said. "What happened to them?" "Oh, just the expansion of the universe. They were closer a few billion years ago. We write, but it's not the same." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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almost 2 years ago

"What is the meaning of this?" King Arthur demanded. "We swore an oath," Lancelot said, "to aid damsels and accept their quests." Galahad nodded. "I met a lady who requested free universal healthcare." "Basic universal income," Percival added. "And universal suffrage," Bors said. #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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about 2 years ago

"They are changing," the witch said. "People do that." "I know. But..." "People are allowed to change." "Yes, but not like that!" "Either you accept that people can change, or you don't. No ifs or buts." "I accept change! Just not-" "Then accept it." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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about 2 years ago

"Teach me to fight!" "Very well," the swordmaster said, "but first tell me why you want to learn." "My honour has been stained!" "Ah. I will teach you, if you accept the first lesson." "Which is?" "There is no stain that can be washed away with blood." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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almost 2 years ago

She picked up a hammer. "Is this your hoard?" "These are my hammers," the dragon said. She went to one of the anvils. "Is this it?" "No." The dragon breathed fire into the furnace. "Then what do you hoard?" "Smiths." "Oh? Where are the others?" "I hoped you'd be my first." #MicroFiction

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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6 months ago

The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally. There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said: "Send cat pics please!' #MicroFiction

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