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Kate MacDonald

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Weekly Contest #350

On January 1, 2027, a face appeared across all media platforms, TV, and radio stations. It was almost human, but not entirely. If I said that being blurry and out of focus worked to its advantage, you would get the general vibe. The alien's first words to Earth were simple yet profound: "GREETINGS, EARTHERS; WE WISH YOU NO HARM." This was said in a ringing tone, followed in a more normal voice by: "Forgive me; I could not resist the temptation. I have always wanted to say that. But now, let us move on to what may appear at times to be rather...

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A Story Never Told

I am Sara Paxton, Lieutenant, Junior Grade. I was both very excited, and nervous. This was my first solo mission after leaving Star Fleet Academy last year. It had been a tough three years. I was not taken seriously by my peers. It didn't help that I looked about twelve years old either. All that had changed when I received my orders. My mission was to seek out new planets that might sustain the people of Earth. It was not a very difficult mission, but it would be many years before I returned. I was in the hydroponic lab when the ship start...

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