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Someone said "love one another." And following generations preached, scribed, and proselytized the words. Translated, retranslated, exegeted the words. Built a #mythos around the words. Schismed, fought, killed for the words. So much easier than living those words. #vss365

Earth's fate hangs in the balance! Did you understand a word?! Of course! The rocket is powered by moron-in-blue-fuchsia. Muon-induced fusion. And can hit 100+ geese. 100+ gees. If I'm not careful on the throttle, the #exhilaration might kill me. …sure. Godspeed. #vss365

Lo! Before me stretched a world. Huge as a marble. Small as a cosmos. And thereupon lived men gigantic. Cowering. Fearful. Gentle monsters staring at screens in silence as tiny men worked their will upon the world. #Ravenous for hope. They knew not their strength. #vss365

"Tea. Earl Grey. Hot." So far today… A post-apocalyptic trial by a god-being. Annoying kid #elated to sit in the Captain's chair. And he suspected that his First Officer and Counselor had a thing. He sighed. Sipped. Wondered what the rest of this mission would hold. #vss365

My small town overflows with memories of neverwhen. At the high school homecoming, #cheering teens who might have been. In the drive-in theatre, parked cars of lovers never met. Among the spectres of park goers, I stroll beside my wife who never was and never will be. #vss365

"Do you have much experience with time travel?" "Well…" I knew my résumé was missing relevant qualifications, but I needed the job. And I interview well. "I've been doing it all my life." "Fantastic! You're hired!" "Great! When do I #start?" "Last week." #vss365

She would never #travel without Tiddlywinks. Her stuffed bear with the adorable smile, the crayon marks, the ear that's been sewn back on repeatedly. And there he sits on the bed, next to the empty drawers and the open window. She would never leave Tiddlywinks behind. #vss365

You're firing me? Business was up 1,600% last month! This is January in the gift wrapping department. Can't you keep me through next payday? The cutter-wrapper and ribboneer are gone. You're just the #taper. This is so abrupt! Couldn't you… gradually phase me out? #vss365

How could I have known… That the most oppressive sound I'd ever hear Would be the silence in the bedroom? And the greatest distance is not a thousand #miles But six feet? On Sundays I drive out to place bleak flowers And try to whisper hard words. #vss365

"What's more dangerous than a locked room of angry jurors?" "This is serious," the foreman chided. "Beyond a reasonable #doubt." But the self-help writer was stuck on 'doubt'. The pulp author was hung up on 'reasonable'. And the sci-fi novelist was lost in 'beyond'. #vss365

Love the costume! MY ROBES ARE WOVEN OF TIME ITSELF. Neat. Who do you rep? I COME TO LEAD YOU ACROSS THE BLACK VEIL TO JOIN THE DANSE MACABRE. On-stage dance troupe? Nice. For what term? AD AETERNUM. Oh, not sure I can make that #commitment. Other offers, see… #vss365

"Found this old photo," she said. Two dorky kids at a beige computer. "We were so young!" "Remember those weekends? 2 AM in my mom's basement, #fueled on cheese pizza and soda…" "…playing Quake on home-built gaming rigs." "We were machines." "We built them, too." #vss365

Therapist: Tell me about your dreams. Me: I dreamed that beardless Riker in a Picard uniform was psychoanalyzing bearded Riker in a DS9 uniform. Therapist: I... see. Me: What does it mean? Therapist: It means you're still dreaming. Me: Wha--

When Intel said that Phase 1 was infiltrating a Visitor spaceship, I had… doubts. Telepathic. Paralytic. Weapons are useless. They scan your #nervous system and know your thoughts. But they can't know Phase 2, because neither do I. (Oh God I hope there's a Phase 2.) #vss365

My daughter worries. Visitors come and go; she stays by my bedside. "Mama was here," I say. She pats my hand. "Grandpa too. You remember? We talked a while." "Yeah?" Her voice breaks. "What did he say?" "To have faith. I've been #training so long… today matters." #vss365

I woke with a smile from a dream of her white #sneakers by the door. A sigh as I opened my eyes to sunlight filtering through colorful leaves. It should be cloudy, I thought. Bare feet hit cool hardwood. Flannel weather. #vss365

Orange. Orange. Eagerly I scratched the last square. Grape. I sighed, tossed the card in the garbage. A shriek nearby. A woman ran past, both hands full of Skittles. "I won! I won!" I wondered at a cruel world where only the elite could taste the rainbow. #vss365 #lottery

"This is an unexpected surprise!" He looked at her. His parents and friends gathered around. The cake with candles on the table. "Maybe I should put on my pants." #vss365 #unexpected

Old man Carruthers spent his career at this company. Never vacationed farther than the break room. No one knew him to take a sick day. First in, last out. Always said "I'll work till I'm #dead." But we didn't expect him to keep coming after. We're a little creeped out. #vss365