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(DIR) Post #B1yfkykUXdGKsCPzO4 by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@SkyLuke Mario, it's-a that you?
(DIR) Post #B1yndge6FVsaKkSj7Q by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@Denian "Acts of Narrative" counts as "Acts of God".
(DIR) Post #B1ynku4SjVZBzxEalk by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@SkyLuke Indeed, one of the purposes of science fiction is to present a possible world as a warning.
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"I wish I could do magic.'"If you have no magic," said the witch, "it's because you've used it all.""I've never done magic.""There's one spell most can do instinctively - turn back time. It only works once, it's so big it burns up all your magic.""I've never! If I could, I...""Would have?"#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B27TQ5AQ28QzfcSDg0 by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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It leaves a mark on your soul, meeting a god. Most people never meet one before they die. A few saints, prophets, and other holies have more than one mark.The witch couldn't help stare with her second sight."You've met them all? Many times?"Her friend shrugged. "They say I'm a good listener."#TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B27XinL8wCPlhQeHAG by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@europe the wandering.shop instance might be a good fit.
(DIR) Post #B2BSlKEnsCkbAduV3Q by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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"I yield!" the dragon cried at last.It crawled away, leaving the way to its lair open to the knight."Princess!" he called out. "I've come to bring you back!"A figure emerged from the cave, wearing an odd mix of armour parts, and carrying a pollaxe."Fuck you," the princess growled. "Make me!"#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2DS4Tv2OLRf3o9gwK by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@WildCard The knight might already have known...
(DIR) Post #B2DTauHS11ia2XfFc8 by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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When the aliens made contact, we learned they had observed us for millennia."Yes. We installed the magic soak on your moon around your 500BCE.""The what?""To drain the natural magic, so you would focus on technology instead. But we have turned it off now.""Teach us!""Er...""You owe us!"#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2HtkTZBZDXRWa1Tfc by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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Some asteroids were mined for minerals, methane or water, some served as truck stops for traffic between the outer and inner planets. Some of those became destinations in their own right, like asteroid 52692. Covered in hydroponic tuber farms, it was the home of the famous Scalzi Space Potato.#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2Hts8KOPowTyFks3k by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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** A little joke to celebrate that John Scalzi has had an asteroid officially named after himself. (He has seen the story, no need to flood his notifications.) **
(DIR) Post #B2JxJWjwRr4FgHNZ6e by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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"So, do you have a quest," the witch asked as she finished dressing the last wound, "or doing general adventuring?""A quest. I seek a book.""Ancient tome of forbidden lore?""No, one I read as a child.""And this dragon didn't have it?""Alas.""Have you asked a librarian?""They're scary!"#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2LnN2P2ZY9vWbYeQK by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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"Do you know where I can look up Frungal's Extractor?"The magic school librarian sighed. "That grimoire is locked away.""Why?""That spell extracts your anxieties and fears and turns them into a creature.""Yes! To slay!""In theory. In practice, nobody can slay the new pet they created."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2NgP114O7ScRNGHJI by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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"Right," the professor said. A bubble formed over her head, with the word neatly written in uppercase letters."I invented this to make it easier for students with hearing issues."A new bubble formed, with that sentence. Then a third formed, with wobbly border and the text "Unfortunately..."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2Nj7SpUXXqDLsAVFo by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@marcello3d Thank you!
(DIR) Post #B2U6xxjiL16q9zEBdY by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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The princess left a note behind, explaining why she ran away. "She disagrees with what she was taught," the queen said. "Embroidery and such?" chuckled the king. "Classic.""It's not needle-work she objects to. She likes that. She rejects the nobility of the nobility, and our right to rule."#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(DIR) Post #B2UA4IeNnDTGcjRoQq by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@leafygreens It is. Thanks for letting me know!
(DIR) Post #B2XqioFiUkstlhmyzw by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@raymaccarthy Percival was a German addition in the "Actually, my original character is the bestest knight!" tradition of Galahad and, indeed, Lancelot.It's all fanfic.
(DIR) Post #B2YBiLSxcW2FWhbUPo by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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@lunarloony @raymaccarthy Kay and Gawain were there in the Welsh stories, I believe. Gawain was the original Best Knight.
(DIR) Post #B2YE0pyd7WNNH6MWFE by MicroSFF@mastodon.art
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Dr. Dastard didn't say much during the meeting, but raised an occasional eyebrow. "Intriguing," he said at last. "Right? With our combined genius," the billionaire smirked, "we can rule the world!"Dastard sighed and set off his DominationPlanEraser device."Memo to self: charge this again."#TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories