Photo by: Ted Struts
Stephen fell asleep while waiting to board the ferry.
He awoke, still waiting to enter , but the ferry looked strange. He turned. His middle-aged wife Leslie looked twenty years younger.
“Okay, Dad?”
Stephen turned to Tabatha, their sixteen year old. Gawd, she looked in her twenties.
Everything seemed strange. “Uh, did I miss something?”
Tabatha, Princess of Blunt, said, “Oh, the tsunami that put you in a coma, 200 years in cryogenic sleep, and nanomeds curing us all. We’re taking you home since you woke up.”
As the ferry blasted into the sky, Stephen muttered, “Oh, is that all?”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2017/06/21/23-june-2017/
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EagleAye
I think there is more when they arrive at Planet Zklonk
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Hehe. I actually intended for them to be on a distant Earth-like planet…with a ferry. I just ran out of space for that. 😉
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This seems like it could be the first link of a chain of continual awakenings from weird dreams. Nice.
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Right? Or maybe these awakenings are the dreams? Could be “interesting” either way. Thanks much! 🙂
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Well… no. He’s now divorced because no spouse can possibly keep the marriage to someone in a coma for 200 years.
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No spouse can “stay alive” for 200 years either. That’s why the whole family was in cryogenic sleep for 200 years.
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Loved your take on the prompt.
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Thanks most kindly! 🙂
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Hahaha! Nice and twisty, E.A. Rip Van Winkle of the sea.
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Hehe. Yep. It’s Rip Van Winkle in the future. Thanks kindly!
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Actually, I wrote something both family related and otherworldly as well. The imaged seemed to call for it.
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Oh cool. I will check that out.
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What fun to journey into fantasy!
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It is. My head spends a lot of time in there. 😉 Thanks much! 🙂
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That’s wild, Eric. Your imagination seems to be on overdrive for this one. Great sci-fi story and writing. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you Suzanne! I found another gear. 😉
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Dear Eric,
It seems that this photo put some of us into daydream metaphysical mode, didn’t it? Love your take. Now I have the image of Woody Allen wrapped in aluminum foil in my head. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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“Sleeper”? Haha! That’s right. I remember him bumping into things with his wheelchair after he first woke up. So funny! I think the picture has a dreamy aspect to it. It seems to encourage otherworldly thoughts. Though, I’m pretty much there all the time anyway. 😉 Thanks Rochelle!
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hehe! What an awakening, indeed. 🙂
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Hehe. He’s pretty calm now, but later I think the panic will set in. 😉 Thanks much! 🙂
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Quite an awakening! However did you come up with this?!!
My story – ‘An empty bottle’
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Yeah, it’s a lot to take in. I think he’s in shock. I’ve no idea precisely where these things come from. I just call it “The Nether Mind.” Thanks Keith!
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Well, your Nether Mind certain took hold of that one, Eric 😀
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Haha! I guess the pic was something it could sink its teeth into. 😉
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I hope he is well rested. He has a lot to catch up on. Terrific story, as always
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No kidding. His family has lots of stories to tell. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Oh my! The stuff that happened on that ferry! 200 years in 100 words. Well done! :o)
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Yeah, and that’s without a time machine! My time machine is in the shop. 😉 Thanks much! 🙂
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Really imaginative take on the prompt, well done
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Glad you liked it. Thanks kindly! 🙂
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Typical Momus News! Good one, loved the concept of the coma.
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Hehe. Thanks Ted. Good to know I haven’t lost my touch. 😉
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