@QuietPineTrees tweets this absolutely beautiful, and sometimes haunting, sci-fi microfiction. It’s an incredible skill to paint such vivid pictures with so few words. They’ve even published a book of these tiny stories titled Quiet Pine Trees, and here’s the info about it:
‘This is the one true star-map,’ he whispered. ‘Time fluctuates wildly beyond our solar system. Everything we know about distance is wrong.’ Quiet Pine Trees is jet fuel for your imagination and a wrecking ball against writer’s block. This collection features more than 500 compelling miniature stories that turn the humble microfiction into a self-contained work of literary art. Within the limits of the form, each story combines powerful imagery with haunting themes using just a few words, making snapshots of bigger, stranger worlds to inspire the creativity of the reader. The multitude of stories in this volume span genres and galaxies alike: from science fiction about advanced time travel techniques, to otherworldly fantasy about desperate trees and artillery pianos, to eerie horror about the real reason dolls close their eyes.
Source: @QuietPineTrees
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The last one reminds me of my late wife…