Short Prose, Short Story

Cosmic Confrontation

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Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt, incorporating
her lines “life in a fairytale world”,
“cotton candy clouds”, “safe harbor
 and “reset optional”. Image courtesy
of Mike Jackson @ Only Murders In My
Mind Weekly Writing Prompt. This is my take.

Image is unaccredited

“Mal, can’t you see? Life in a fairytale world is possible if we work together!”

“Fairytale? Please, Bon. You mean a realm of cotton candy clouds and delusions?”

“No, I mean a safe harbor where everyone thrives, not just you!”

“Thriving? That’s just a reset option for the weak. Power is what drives the universe, Bon.”

“But at what cost? Mal, you could help create a legacy of hope!”

“Hope? It’s a crutch for the naïve. I prefer to crush dreams …. not build them.”

 “You’re blinded by ambition. I can show you a different path!”

“And I can show you a black hole. Your choice, Bon.”

“It doesn’t have to be this way, Mal. We can change everything together!”

“Change? Or chaos? I’ll take my chances.”

“Then I guess we’re at an impasse.”

“Indeed. Until next time, Bon.”

The stars shimmered, leaving their fate hanging in the void.

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This is “Alien” by Dennis Lloyd

Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – June 10, 2025
Weekly Writing Prompt

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34 thoughts on “Cosmic Confrontation”

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  4. What if Good vs Bad are what keep the world spinning? What if our continuing involvement in this unanswerable question is what drives our continuance?

    Very chill music video, btw!

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  10. I see it as Dark against light, … hope against, whatever’s the total opposite, … another one to set us thinking Nancy, … fate or choice, …💫. (🎶Round and around we go.🎶)

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      1. Flip Nancy, … You reminded me of an incident in my childhood, … On a roundabout, a wooden seated thing with the metal struts, in a children’s playground , I hate the smell of metal now, … And I was sitting with my friend on the wooden seat just talking, She got up, but I stayed, when some boys came and grabbed the metal and just spun it round and round so fast I was sick. Our mam told me at the time, if boys play tricks it means they like you, …pffft! 🤢

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