“[I]f an alien lands on your front lawn and extends an appendage as a gesture of greeting, before you get friendly, toss it an eightball. If the appendage explodes, then the alien was probably made of antimatter. If not, then you can proceed to take it to your leader.”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson / ‘Death By Blackhole’
Kneel In The Grass, Bison Award
Writing Prompt
Using the above quote as inspiration, write a short story from the point of view of an animal experiencing first contact with an alien. Can they communicate? If so how… Why is the alien here? And how does our hero feel about it?
Genre
Animal Personification, Satire, Sci Fi, Paranormal.
Word Count
No more than 700 Unidentified Flying Words.
Due Date
10 Jan 2016. There is no time zone restrictions. As long as it is Sunday somewhere then you can enter.
Prizes
First prize receives 5000 words feedback from NiTH team on a story or manuscript of your choosing.
All entries received feedback from judges by request.
Entry Format
Please read carefully!
Include a cover image. Ensure that you own the rights to that image or that you have permission, or that the image carries a free license. Make the filename of the image the name of your story.
Also include:
Title
Author name
(Optional) Intro – 150 characters