Write about a person experiencing the 'overview effect' (a feeling astronauts report having when they first view Earth from outer space).

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“Overview of Marz” by Obsidian Eagle

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Zadokh was Major General of the Imperial Konautz, which were biomechanical giants in the service of Marz' Imperator ßeroß.Zadokh and his designated A-Wing (consisting of 1,000 Konautz) were currently ascending into orbit through Marz' atmosphere. They were on a reconnaissance mission to determine the nature of a possible threat closing in on their planet from the vicinity of Olde Earth. About two decades ago, Earth had been obliterated by Marz' previous imperator. Lamentably, that sphere and its inhabitants had fallen into quite a stagnant s...

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“The Last View Effect” by Lisa Breen

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The boy detested bedtime. Late at night, when the boy said he couldn’t sleep, his mother had cradled him in her arms, swaying slowly as the wooden rocking chair beneath her creaked. From their position on the front porch, an explosion of stars twinkled across the indigo sky. To him, the stars were specks of glitter scattered over a piece of velvet. Pretty, but nothing special. Out in the sprawling fields, little light pollution ruined the view. It’s why his mother had bought that small, quaint house in the first place. It wasn’t much, ...

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“Transmission Successful” by Ellis Senger

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OUTGOING TRANSMISSION LOGFile: 001Filed by: User 1 [David Wendell]Method: Audio message [transcription]Time recorded: 1800 hours, January 20, 2103Origin: Schrodinger Base, Icarus Station, Office #344Target: 40.411044° N, -79.796876° WMessage start.Uh...hello? Oh, there it is. Damn thing took long enough to start working… Hi. My name is David Wendell, I am a habitant on the Icarus station located at the Schrodinger Base on the Moon. I’m a former NASA space engineer, alongside my wife, Mary Wendell, who is also here with me. Well, not he...

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Write about a person experiencing the 'overview effect' (a feeling astronauts report having when they first view Earth from outer space).

Submissions are closed

✍️ 48 stories

“Overview of Marz” by Obsidian Eagle

“The Last View Effect” by Lisa Breen

“Transmission Successful” by Ellis Senger

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