Micro SF/F stories

"No one is mightier than me," the dragon roared. "Is anyone kinder?" a mouse asked. "I do not need to be kind." "True. Would you choose to?"

"What is this?" the robot said. "What? 'Prove you're not a robot'? You can pass that." "Why do I need to?" "People hate spambots." "I see."

"Child?" The wet, gravelly voices came from under the bed. "Yes?" "If you and your parents need refuge, we will welcome you." "Thank you."

"Child?" The wet, gravelly voices came from under the bed. "Yes?" "We watch your world, and we fear." "I'll call for dad." "Thank you."

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I saw the girl in the yellow raincoat. I only see her when it rains. Is she a rain goddess? I asked her. "You only see my coat, never me."

** Parallel tweetstory: At the border - last night's variations on a theme collected. http://microsff.tumblr.com/post/156623688560/parallel-tweetstory-at-the-border … **

"You took an oath to uphold law and defend citizens without fear or favor. You're an officer of the law, not a soldier of the government."

"This script is crap!" "Oh?" "Unbelievable. Too stupid." "It's not fiction, it doesn't have to make sense." "Oh? '2017 - The Script'. Okay."

"Do you love your country?" "Must I?" "As of today." "Then no." "As of tomorrow?" "Nope." "Next year?" "No." "You don't have to." "Love it."

"Do you love your country?" "I..." "You do, don't you?" "... maybe." "Have you told it?" "It doesn't even like me." "We'll change that!"

"Do you love your country?" "Why wouldn't I?" "Well, there's the way we treat the poor." "Granted." "And corruption. And-" "Fine! I don't!"

"Do you love your country?" "Do you love your country?" "What?" "You don't, do you?" "I do! I do, but..." "But you're ashamed of it?" *sob*

"Do you love your country?" "No." "Why not?" "I do not know how to love. Can you show me?" "I- Yes. I can. Let me." "Oh..." "Ah..." "Uh..."

"Do you love your country?" "No." "Do you love your flag?" "No." "You got to love something! Do you, I dunno, love your eyes?" "Sure!" "OK."

"Do you love your country?" "Yes." "You're just saying that." "No, it's true." "What's its favourite colour?" "It's 'color'." "Welcome!"

At the border: "Do you love your country?" "No. I am an emotionless murder robot." "Ah... Let me check with my superior. Wait here."

"What's the exact algorithm deciding who goes to Heaven?" "If we revealed that, people would game it to get in." "Don't you want them to?"

... produced this new, revised history, printed in RetroPurgo(tm), in which, after a delay, every new word read will erase the two earlie

DON'T LET THEM IN they will steal say the thieves they will rape say the rapists they will kill say the killers they will take our jobs