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Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

Posted in Science Fiction on Jul 17, 2021

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“General: Every year one person is sent to the moon . This year though you hid terror ,it is your turn to enter the Rocket. ” by Prince Brempong

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Weekly Writing Prompts Mr. Prince De-Grant Brempong Tek.0575086991 Email; princedegrant32@gmail.com Email: princedegrant37@gmail.com Every year one person is sent to the moon. This year though you hid terror ,it is your turn to enter the Rocket. Living in the United States of America, I was trained by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the science of Astronautics. I was the only black fellow who was trained in the theory and practice of navigation through air or space. Also because I was trained to travel in a Space...

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“Remember” by Ellie Stopak

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I slowly open my eyes. Everything's a blur. I slowly sit upright, rubbing my head."Wh.. where am I?" Something warm oozes along my fingertips. I can feel it drip down my neck. It trickles along my shoulder, staining my clothes, the smell of copper and alcohol wipes burn my nose. I look down to see I'm in a gown, a red-stained, itchy gown. Then, I remember.They came barging into our house with guns. Big guns painted black, like the night sky. My mother grabbed my sister and ran in fear, but they shot them both, red spilling everywhere. Their ...

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“The Harvest Moon” by Ashley M

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I never knew how hard it was to take a deep breath. You take around twenty thousand breaths a day, did you know? Something we all take for granted. Breathing. You never really think about how smooth the air feels as it moves into your lungs. It’s so easy that we can still do it while our body is in distress. Things like anxiety attacks, surgery, going for a run… But as easy as it is, in this moment, I’ve forgotten how to take this deep breath. It was November 1st, Launch Day. “Shit,” no wonder why I couldn’t breathe. I lo...

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“To The Moon-Alice” by Cindy Bennett

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We all sat silently as the Commander walked towards the podium with an official gold envelope tucked into the palm of his hand. No-one dared breathe let alone talk when it came to the all-important "Moon raffle". The Commander surveyed the room, gazing at the sea of faces with their eyes all fixed on him. This was his tenth year of announcing the lucky winner. The person that gets to quite literally leave all of their earthly possessions behind in pursuit of something "out of this world". "Number 273190, could you please step forward to clai...

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“Deathly Voyage” by Chris Buono

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       No. I refuse to go. They cannot make me take part in this horrible lottery. Going to the moon, yeah right. That lottery is just death sentence to get rid of some low-income punk every year.              The selection was a contest to send someone to the moon for free ever since the satellite had become a getaway destination. A government-funded project to send up some unlucky bastard to earth’s night light in a tin can that has been out...

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“A lifelike dream” by DERRICK CHU

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“Now where is that boy?!” one of the guards asked. Who are they trying to find? Me. Jack. Why are they trying to find me? Well, in 2343, a dude discovered a large amount of gold buried beneath the moon's surface. Now, every year, one boy will be sent to the moon to help in the harvesting of gold. That doesn’t sound too tough, right? The problem is, we also discovered aliens called Kronons.  They were extremely dangerous beings, too. They all have a poisonous barb on their heads, as well as super thick skin that only an explosive weapon...

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“The Chosen One” by Missy Talbot

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It’s an honor to be chosen. That’s what they always tell you. I’ve heard it since elementary school, the first time I heard of the National Lottery. The highest honor an American can be given is to be chosen, my teacher once told us and the biggest service you can do for your country is go. Some years there were even volunteers, overly patriotic martyrs who saw this as their way to serve their country. On the years there was a volunteer, the country sighed in collective relief.Some years the Chosen One was not an ideal candidate. Mothers of ...

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“Green Cheese” by Katharine Tierney

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When I was little, my mum read me a nursery rhyme about the moon. The only thing about it that I remember is that it referred to the moon as being made of "green cheese", and I was so confused. The bright light in the sky was neither green nor was it made from cheese, near as I could tell with my toy telescope and five year old intellect. When I asked her about it, she laughed. "Oh, Bobby," she said, ruffling my black hair affectionately."In olden days, people made up stories to explain the inexplicable...they thought the moon looked like a ...

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“The Moon Program” by David Dicaire

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    The Moon Program  In July 1969, when man first landed on the moon there was talk of colonizing it immediately. The earth was becoming very overcrowded and the Authorities were looking for different places to stash warm bodies.  Years later, the Mars idea surfaced and some people actually signed up to become pioneers or settlers on the Red Planet. Well, that idea fell through and it was back to the original plan to populate the moon. Fifty-one years later from that initial moon landing there...

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“The Calling” by Carson Howard

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  Every year, one person is sent to the moon. They never return. No one knows what happens there. It’s been a long time ritual since the early years of humans travelling in space. No one is sure when exactly it began but it was many years ago. Legend says that first, the space stations disappeared and we began to lose contact with every piece of technology we had in the atmosphere. It began as static crossing the radio waves then a high pitched shriek rang through all the systems that could be heard here on the ground, and then silence....

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“Due to Unforeseen Changes...” by Cadence Wood

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    Glued to the TV, her eyes searched the screen, waiting for the poor soul who gets sent to the moon this year. Most don’t mind, it is a blissful life there, anything you want you get. Cassie did not want to go, though. She knew that the old machine that sends people to the moon every year has been wearing down. The people who ran this entire campaign didn’t have the money to upgrade the ship and three people have died this year from attempted launch. This was their next try. Cassie Monte appeared in blue writing on the scre...

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“Moony” by Jazz Minnelli

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“See you later Dodge,” I texted. I waited for a reply and getting none, went offline to do the good stuff. And by the good stuff I mean the cool stuff, which was hacking for me. Because we all have that vice which is our downfall or our salvation, and for me it was the latter.Just then, one of my telephones rang. The ugly black one with its paint peeling off which I had scavenged from the scrapyard, which meant the Pig was calling. “Hello,” I said.“Hey Joey. I got a job for ya.”“I’m listening.”“I need you to rig the system,” he said.“The usu...

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“All Eyes on Me” by Brian Sweeney

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I am no longer faceless; hiding is pointless. Their hunt has already begun. My name is already plastered on every screen--in front of every eye. My image interrupts movies, phone conversations, and even the daily advertisements. A photo of me accompanies the broadcast. For many, this will be the first time they've seen my face. It is my one day of fame, where the world knows who I am. Their hunters are already interviewing my work and my apartment complex's owner. They have been working since they received my name and the new day began. I ...

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“Sunstar Mission Failure” by Elizabeth Davis

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    "And this year's new astronaut is..." The man says to the large crowd he has gathered.     "Kaisley Burns!" He exclaims as he opens the envelope. My eyes go wide. That's me... I'm Kaisley Burns! I think to myself. My best friend, Kai Stockington, turned to me and elbowed me.    "Get out of here." He says as people begin searching for me. "Nobody every comes back from that trip okay or alive. It's a small chance you'll even make it there and back without any proble...

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“Moon Rivers” by Kevin Leonard

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Tom dropped his empty beer can at his feet, letting it loudly clang amongst the others as he cracked open a new one, taking a sip before setting it down on the tattered armrest. Can’t hear a thing, where’s the damn remote? He plunged his hands into the crevice on either side of the armchair’s fat cushion until his fingertips brushed against hard plastic.With considerable effort he gripped it between two outstretched fingers and was able to drag it up from the depths below. His head spun a little, and he was unsure whether it came from the ex...

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