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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. Did You Miss Any Of These? Monthly Round-Up – March 2021 – Hugh's Views & News   avatar
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  2. Anne Goodwin's next novel is out May 28 avatar
    Anne Goodwin’s next novel is out May 28

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

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

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

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  4. Charli Mills avatar
    Charli Mills

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

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

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

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  5. dgkaye avatar
    dgkaye

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

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

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

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      1. dgkaye avatar
        dgkaye

        I’m thinking yes. :)

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  6. Norah avatar
    Norah

    Plausible. I like it, Hugh. Well done.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you, Norah.

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  7. D. Avery @shiftnshake avatar
    D. Avery @shiftnshake

    As reasonable an explanation as I’ve yet heard.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Maybe I should remove the sci-fi tags I added, then?

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  8. Terri Webster Schrandt avatar
    Terri Webster Schrandt

    A beginning, or an ending? Great twist on the prompt, Hugh! Did you ever watch the series Battlestar Galactica on Sci-fi channel (not the old one from the 70s)? It ended the series in a mean twist and a look back in time. That’s all I’ll say in case you didn’t watch. But this ending reminds me of it :)

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      The story is still unfolding right in front of us, Terri. So who knows how it’s going to end?

      I wasn’t aware that Battlestar Galactica had been remade. That twist sounds awsome. I’ll have to find out if the series is available in the UK.

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  9. willowdot21 avatar
    willowdot21

    Oh! My this is so dastardly clever Hugh 💜💜

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you, Willow. I’m glad you think so.

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      1. willowdot21 avatar
        willowdot21

        I do Hugh 💜💜

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  10. Liesbet @ Roaming About avatar
    Liesbet @ Roaming About

    Aha? That’s where it really came from. Thanks for clarifying this nasty occurrence, Hugh!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Although I’ve tagged this story as science-fiction, I do wonder if it actually is, Liesbet.

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  11. Erika avatar
    Erika

    Oh!!! What a great take, Hugh, and the typical Hugh twist in the end…. lol

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Couldn’t resist another twist, Erika. This challenge was specially made for one.

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      1. Erika avatar
        Erika

        Oh, yes! It calls for a twist indeed!

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  12. JT Twissel avatar
    JT Twissel

    Oh no! Another twisty twist. Love it.

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you, Jan.

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  13. Retirement Reflections avatar
    Retirement Reflections

    Any story that begins as lyrically as “the frozen wastes of space” has my undivided attention! Well done!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you, Donna. I wanted to think out of the box with the keyword we had to use for this challenge. I know it’s been used before, so maybe I only got halfway out of that box.

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  14. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com avatar
    Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

    Love it! And, yikes!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you so much, Janis.

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  15. tidalscribe avatar
    tidalscribe

    I love that, very clever!

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    1. Hugh W. Roberts avatar
      Hugh W. Roberts

      Thank you, Janet. As soon as I saw the prompt, I saw a sign saying Wuhan city.

      Reply

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