PROMPT -© Marie Gail Stratford
The news anchor explained, “Eyewitnesses reported seeing the object getting impregnated in the ground. And it has substantially heated up the ground around it.”
“The neighborhood is advised extreme caution; the heat may burn houses,” declared fire department.
“It’s an alien missile silo; blast it before it blasts us” – was Sheriff’s version.
The mayor was hopeful, – “I’ve consulted the high priest, it’s a grain depot gifted by God.”
The entire town was out in the field in fear and awe looking across the city fences at the alien structure.
I stubbed the end of my cigarette in the ground and stood up watching the morning unfurl. Just before leaving I noticed commotion in the nearby anthill.
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Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle !
Rest of the fictions are at the froggy link:
Abode of Horus 
I like the switch from macro to micro
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Thanks Mick!
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So I’m not the only one who saw it as an alien silo! As for those ants….!
Rosey Pinkerton
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There are perspective and then there are perspective…
Thanks for the visit Rosey !
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Hahah, this was great. What an original, fun idea.
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Glad you liked it 🙂
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Cool perspective, slightly different.
AnElephant likes that.
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Nice to see a pleased Elephant! 😀
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Unique take on the prompt. Nicely done. Truly a gift from god for those ants.
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Dunno if it was really a gift or a missile from aliens! 🙂
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Sci-fi extraordinaire. That’s a beautiful last paragraph.
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Wow! That’s a huge complement Patrick!
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Very interesting. I didn’t get the shift in perspective right away, but that made it all the better. Great job.
-David
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Thanks for the praise David !
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A butt of many jokes 😉
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You nailed it Björn !
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They’re impregnating an object? That *is* hot!
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Ooo! I want to know what comes out of ant hill. Alien ants? Possessed ants? Lava?
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going by the reality – may be barbecued ants! 😉
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Lol, fantastic story! I loved the twist!
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Loved the different perspectives which gave us the information needed to know it is an alien silo. Loved then that you moved from this broad perspective to noticing that much activity was occurring at the ant hill and now I want to know more. Were the ants the aliens? Were the aliens taking over the ant nest? Or had the heat of the ground just stirred activity?
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Well when I stubbed the end of my cigarette – the nearby ant hill perceived it as an alien object and reason for much of their commotion! – well at least that’s how I perceived it 🙂
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Haha! Definitely an alien invasion.
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Nice shift to show “the great chain of being” and how one event affects the other. Good job!
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Thanks Perry – we all are connected 🙂
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Very creative and imaginative writing!
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Thanks for the generous appreciation Ann 🙂
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I really like this! The different perspectives work really well. Good story. 🙂
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Thanks for liking it !
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Ant vision is so bad that in actuality they can’t see silos other than blocking sunlight (if/when the sun is in that position in the sky)…but a creative take on the prompt nonetheless.
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Never been an Ant I guess 🙂
Thanks for the appreciation !
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Perspective is everything. Nicely done.
Tracey
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Interesting take on the silo. Aliens and ants and all.
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Thanks for reading and appreciating 🙂
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Most entertaining. I love your twist at the end.
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Thanks Margaret – glad that you liked it !
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Love it! All in the eye of the beholder!
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Thanks Dale for the perspective view 🙂
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Dear Horus,
I’m late getting around. But I’m glad to catch up. Love the two perspectives in this. Very nice.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle! 😀
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