Nova Luna


The light streamed in through the tear in the curtain.

Sam opened his left eye with a squint as the brightness touched his face. He turned his head slightly and opened both eyes.

“Time to get up…!” he declared. He leaped out of bed and opened the curtains fully, flooding the bedroom with the bright morning sunlight.

The mornings on Nova Luna were his favourite time of day. The waves on Lake Plenty bobbed gently, and the distant Salaara Hills appeared turquoise in the shade.

The holoscreen went blank.

“Pity mornings don’t last longer!” He moaned, heading to get showered.

13 responses to “Nova Luna”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar

    Grrrrrr…Technology never works when you need it to,,,, VK 🙂

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    1. Tom avatar

      They certainly have to be quick to take in the view there, VK! 😄

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      1. Visionkeeper avatar

        Yeah, like open both eyes at once and boom….It’s gone!

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        1. Tom avatar

          Hehehe! I’m sure they’ll fix it one day!

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  2. Chris Hall avatar

    Ha ha ha! Great world building…

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Chris. I had no idea where this was going to go at the beginning!!!

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      1. Chris Hall avatar

        Oh but don’t you just love surprises?

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        1. Tom avatar

          Oh yes! Surprises like this are very welcome!

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  3. Diane Henders avatar

    What a great piece of flash fiction! Love it! 🙂

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks, Diane. It came as a bit of a surprise to me how it turned out!

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  4. prenin avatar

    Tom you are an author in search of a book. 🙂 ❤

    Blessed Be my talented friend! 🙂 ❤

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom avatar

      Thanks Prenin. Perhaps one day…

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  5. I Don’t Half Write Some Twaddle! | Beyond the Sphere avatar

    […] I searched for morning (after searching all morning!!!), and found my post in March 2020. It was a self contained story which didn’t need adding to: Nova Luna. […]

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