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Intergalactic
Edna and Ed Grumley had no idea they were at the very frontier of intergalactic space exploration that Saturday. Edna was on a double chaise lounge next to Ed in his Hawaiian Gonzo shirt. In the sky above...
Yes, a UFO from the Andromeda Galaxy hovered over Edna, Ed, and their above-ground pool.
“No. 385, this’s too much. Look at those two.”
“Look at that pool, No. 4078A.”
In all of Andromeda, they’d experienced nothing like Edna, Ed, or the dead flies and moths floating in the pool.
“You know, No. 385... You can push a frontier just so far…”
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
For the prompt Frontier
Nothing Unusual
Rayette answered the early morning cellphone call from Ralph.
“Look out your window, Rayette.”
They lived close to one another in Northeast Philadelphia and shared pretty much the same view of the sky and the rest of the Universe.
“Do you see it? I'm pretty sure this time.”
She checked.
“No, Ralph, it's not a UFO.”
“I think I see one.”
She rechecked.
“How many times do I have to tell you there’re no such things as UFOs. You're wrong.”
“Not a flying saucer, huh?”
“No… Can't you see it’s only Superman zipping back-and-forth.”
“Nothing unusual?”
“No.”
“Only Superman?”
“Exactly.”
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
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