The new phenomenon so pretty floating, lighting up the waterway. Some claimed the glowing orbs were a gift from the gods. Others believed they were a sign from the one and only God. Atheist clung to science, searching for answers. And potheads swore they were here all along.
For a brief time in human history the bickering stopped, captivated by the illumination. Morale climbed the rainbow night sky. The round disks offered escapism, a free mind caught within its spinning web. The balls grew in numbers, more to travel around the globe.
Life grand and peaceful… until they hatched.
Don’t nobody trust the lights? Damn!
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Don’t follow the light!
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Dang. Things were feeling good. Until.
Well done!
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False sense of security.
Thanks D!
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I was going along with the idyll and then…
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That’s how the humans felt too.
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A great set-up, then a great kicker at the end. Those last three words are just the right springboard for us readers to fill in what happens next.
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Those three words change everything.
Thanks for your thoughtful feedback D!
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The orbs become a euphemism for the trash killing earth. Nice one!
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One way of looking at it. I like the idea! 😀
Thanks M
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You’re welcome!
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Until the hatched? oh oh!
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OH oh, sums it up.
Thanks T
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At least they brought us all together for a brief moment, nothing else has worked!
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Perhaps we need a bit of mind control? 😀
Thanks I
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Dang it! I wrote the same story. 💩
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I wrote mine first!!! 😀
Great minds. Think our muses were off playing together? The sameness is uncanny.
Thanks N
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Maybe my muse was peeking over your muse’s shoulder. “Whatcha workin’ on?”
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Dear Tannille,
A brief moment pf peace. Fires the imagination. Ominous and effective last line.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Humans might need to stay connected to fight off the eggs. Although we don’t have a good track record.
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You lulled me into a false sense of security there, Tannille! Beautiful language.
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The imagine was so damn pretty 😀. Fun to play with.
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Dang it… why can’t it ever be: And then they hatched! What a wondrous thing! 😉
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I guess it all depends on what’s hatching? Still, I’d be curious.
Thanks D!
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There is that…
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A nice respite in any case…
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Great while it last. All good things must come to an end…
Thanks J
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You’re welcome.
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I was ready to travel around the globe, but then they hatched. Eeek.
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No place to hide 😀!
Thanks GiN
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I guess the human race will still be united, but now in a fight for survival 😮
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But can we drop our egos to help each other? 😀
Thanks A
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I hope they hatched into more wondrous beings. I guess not …
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That would be a twist. Most of us expect the worse.
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Nobody seems to want these eggs to hatch! I don’t know if I believe in the peace before they hatch though, with all those interpretations of their purpose and origins.
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Good point… I think there is some kind of mind control going on. Collectively humans aren’t that nice.
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It was all going so well, then you went and spoilt it! Only kidding Tannille, nice one!
My story!
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Haha, that was a jolting twist. It was just a utopia! 😀
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Great last line. You built up to it so well. Ah, at least they had a few moments of peace before …
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Heaven is a place on earth… but nothing lasts forever.
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Hah, this was great. The perfect twist.
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Like a good dream turning into a bad dream.
Thanks G
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And things were going so well!
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Too good to be true. Who knows, maybe the hatchling turn out to be a blessing.
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Thanks D
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PERFECT ending 🙂
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I wrote the ending first 😀.
Thanks L
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Hypnotizing! Except for the potheads. lol Nice.
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An advantage to being a pothead… 😀
Thanks S!
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Ooh – you got me! Great finale!
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Thanks P! 😀
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Yikes! Well done!
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I’ll accept “yikes”. 😀
Thanks ESA
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Oops lulled into a false sense of security, nicely done.
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Thanks S! 😀
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who says humans can’t get along? even for a brief moment in time, it feels marvelous. 🙂
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I think most of us want peace.
Thanks P!
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