Notices by Micro SF/F stories by O Westin (microsff@mastodon.social)

"So that's your hoard?"
"My latest," the dragon said. "Magnificent, is it not?"
"That's certainly a lot of painted miniatures. What do you mean by latest?"
"Before this, I hoarded trading cards."
"Oh?"
"And before that, Lego."
"Any gold?"
"Hah!" The dragon snorted. "Not anymore."
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"As a knight," the king said, "it is your duty to kill dragons."
"Very well, my liege," the knight said. "Um. May I ask why?"
"Because they hoard wealth without sharing, and people live in fear of their capricious moods."
"Very well, my liege," the knight said and drew his sword.
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"Wide doorways," the prince wrote.
"To frame your dramatic entrances," the architect of his new palace wrote back.
"Gentle slopes, no stairs," the prince wrote.
"To better display your grace," the architect wrote.
The prince eyed the wheeled chair that gave him freedom.
"Yes."
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The knight and the dragon fought.
"Hold!" the princess called. "Why do you fight?"
They looked ashamed, and the princess spotted two trampled bouquets.
"Were those for me?"
The knight and the dragon nodded.
"Girls," the princess said, smiling at them, "what if I date you both?"
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"Please," said the man, "can you do magic to make me be kind?"
"No," said the witch. "Magic cannot change anyone's nature."
"So there is no hope for me?"
"You ask the wrong question. Kind is not something you are. It is what you do."
"Is it that simple?"
"It is that hard."
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The last few days before the asteroid crashed into Earth were filled with resignation, reminiscence, and confessions. All over social media:
"I have a crush on you."
"I actually like banana on pizza."
"I didn't lose the ring, I sold it."
"I faked the asteroid."
"I kiss... What?"
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I stare at the genie.
"What?" I say.
"I will grant you two wishes. Riches, health, fame, wisdom, knowledge, power, contentment, beauty, whatever you want."
It's too... I can't- How could I... I'll get it wrong!
"I wish I will never regret my wishes."
"Granted. And your second?"
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"Humans can not be sat on," the princess read from the tablet.
She gave the dragon a look, returned the tablet to the hoard, and picked up another.
"Being old doesn't equal being wise," she read. "What are these?"
"Lessons I've learned."
"It's a large hoard."
"I'm proud of it."
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A spaceship landed, and an alien emerged.
"We come in peace," they said, "Take us to your librarian."
"Er... Don't you mean our leader?"
"Why? We already have leaders."
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"But why do I need to be locked up in a tower?" the princess demanded.
"Tradition," the queen said.
By the third day, she had found the hidden sword and fencing instructions. After a month, the lock picks, which after a while led to clothes and money.
And her life's first choice.
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"Look," said the android. "I can do this."
They showed a 'Prove you are not a bot' web page and selected all images with traffic lights.
"Okay," said the librarian.
The android switched to a different tab.
"But not this."
"It looks very similar."
"It says 'Prove you are human'."
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When Anne Shakespeare arrived home with the groceries, a strangely attired person left the house.
"Will? Who was that?"
"Oh, another visitor from the future, asking if I wrote my plays."
"Another? You should write a play about them."
"And give them credence? I think not."
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"One of the things I love about science fiction is how it inspires real inventions."
"Like what?"
"Star Trek Communicators inspired early mobile phones. The stasis pods we use for long-distance travel is another example."
"They had those in Star Trek?"
"No, in Pokémon."
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"There are three types of people-"
"Don't you mean two?"
"No, then it just becomes a matter of 'us' and 'them'."
"Isn't that the joke?"
"That's always the joke. In reality, there's us, and them, and the people we similar to in some ways, but not all."
"Oh. Them."
"No!"
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After First Contact, humanity was disappointed to learn that while the galaxy was full of space-faring species, there was no interstellar trade.
"No goods are worth the cost," the aliens said.
They returned the next week.
"Those 'books' you gave us, do they have sequels?"
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"Refill?" my new friend asked.
I waved at our empty cups. With a slight smile, my friend copied my gesture, and the cups filled up again.
"So you are saying," I said, "that you, you, gods and devils, are the same?"
"Almost. Except we don't believe in ourselves."
"We?"
"We gods."
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"I have come to say goodbye," the princess said.
"Oh?" said her friend, a dragon.
"An old covenant. Every hundred years, a noble virgin shall be given in tribute to the demon Azcrafn."
"Hm. No other restrictions? No rules of the tribute's conduct?"
"No, why?"
"I also qualify."
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"Does sex make you impure?"
The nun of the God of Morals looked at the young person.
"Have you listened to followers of the Judging God?"
"Does it?"
"It can do."
"Oh."
"If you do it selfishly, coercively, falsely, or carelessly."
"They didn't mention that part."
"They never do."
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