February 25 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the word frozen. It can be descriptive, character focused, action driven. Go out onto the ice and find a frozen story. Go where the prompt leads!


New Home – by Hugh W. Roberts

The frozen wastes of space were no place anymore for the light pink sphere.

It had travelled for thousands of years, but the icy blue planet ahead looked the only hope it had of survival.

The glowing rays of a young star rising in the east sent the alien into a potential thaw and deep sleep on this new world.

Millions of years later, it awoke to find new owners’ of the planet had built a city on top of where it had rested.

“Welcome to Wuhan’, it recorded, as it began the fightback to reclaim its new home.

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Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch. Click here to join in.

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31 responses to “New Home #flashfiction”

  1. Anne Goodwin's next novel is out May 28 avatar

    . So that’s how it all started! Love your clever flash.

    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar

      Thank you, Anne. I’m having problems with sweet potatoes, though.

  2. Charli Mills avatar

    Oh! The real story surfaces. Clever writing, Hugh. Wished that alien had stayed asleep.

    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar

      Don’t we all, Charli? I think this is a great case for the X-files.

  3. dgkaye avatar

    You leave us wondering again my friend. Is it real or it it Memorex? LOL :) xx

    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar

      I added sci-fi tags, but is it?
      Thanks, Debby.

      1. dgkaye avatar

        I’m thinking yes. :)

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