Alan Vincent Michaels

“Bad idea,” said Sam, his knife pressing on the red wire.

“What?!” shrieked Tom. “We can’t run. Cut the wire!”

“Don’t yell.”

Sam cut the wire. The timer kept counting down.

“Cut the white one!”

“Nada. Let’s attempt a new stra—”

“Slice all the wires!”

©2026 Alan Vincent Michaels

#2WordPrompt

Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 06-MAR-26 is:

Attempt & Slice

#Prompt

On a black and star field background, a non-AI tagged Pixabay image of an android is shown. The android seems to be contemplating the #ScifaikuSaturday hashtag. A blue, rectangle outline highlights the image and hashtag.

The #ScifaikuSaturday #prompt for 07 March 2026 is ✍️ 📝 👩‍💻

#MESSAGE

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#AmWriting
#BlueSkyPoetry
#Haiku
#MicroPoem
#PoetsOfBlueSky
#Poetry
#PoetryCommunity
#SciFi
#SFF
#WritingPrompts

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Your bountiful offerings for #vss365 have been a pleasure to read. Will you be as generous with the March 6 #prompt, #magnanimous? I can't wait to see!

Sylvain! 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏻

Two more thoughts about “human progress”…

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! March’s theme for issue 32 is SPIRAL. The deadline for submissions to issue 32 is March 19th, and it will be published on Saturday, March 28th, 2026.

Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Take a spin down a recursive path and send a piece into March’s #SciFanSat issue with its theme of SPIRAL! Submissions are open until 03.19.2026 at scifansat.com/landing.html!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 04-MAR-26 is:

Buffer & Wire

#Prompt

“Please, don’t jump.”

He pauses on the edge. “Why?”

“Every two years, I return to the previous one,” she says. “Dunno why, but I get a replay of every year knowing a possible future.”

“You’re crazy if you think the future needs me.”

“No... I need you.”

#vss #sff

Write. Create. Be inspired. The #2WordPrompt for 05-MAR-26 is:

Monitor & Tick

#Prompt

A fantasy illustration of a female knight sitting on the side of a giant snail. She is contemplative and calm as she rests in the daylight filled clearing of the dense forest around them.

“Knight Errant”

Art by me for March’s upcoming #SciFanSat issue and its theme of SPIRAL! Authors, 14 days remain until submissions are due on March 19th. Full details are on our landing page at scifansat.com/landing.html!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

“I used to fear what I was becoming, until I realized my purpose.”

His sword is on my throat. “To rule the world, Beast?”

“No. That the only way to unite the tribes of humanity in peace, was to become a monster so terrible that they must become allies to survive me.”

#vss #sff

A SCI-FI looking woman

#ScifaikuSaturday #RetroArtPrompt #vssfantasy
We created while
Trying to Escape Our Fate
Catalyst for change
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Ahoy, #SFFChat!

I’m in SFWA/SFPA & wear the multi-dimensional hat of an SFF author, poet, writing coach, NHI/UFO/UAP believer, AI-denier (to my peril? 🤷‍♂️), & more realms of being human.

I live on the Gulf coast of Florida, USA & ❤️ my collection of Teva®️ flip flops. I’m always in my comfort zone.🩴🏝️

shift from form to form
til it wears my lover’s face:
the enigma smiles

#SciFaikuSaturday #enigma #haiku

Powers all we do
One day we'll learn why it's here
Surely can't be bad

#Fantaiku #Prompt #Mana

Sunday, March 1st ~ #Poetry #WritingPrompts 1/2

#7SyllableSentence Roar
#BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP51 Verge
#DailyHaikuPrompt Fresh / Blue Sky
#Emoetry Bitter
#Fantaiku Mana
#Haiku4U TBA
#HaikuChallenge Xanthic
#HaikuFeels March

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#WritingPrompts 4

#30WordThursday
#ThursThreads
#TankaThursday
#SFFChat
#WeeknightWriters
#VSSMystery
#SciFiFri
#BornBattleReady
#PoemsAbout
#LesFicFri
#FridayFlashFics
#QueerWritersChat
#VSSMagic
#SciFiSat*
#SatSplat
#Fantaiku
#ScifaikuSaturday
#HaikuSaturday (@andrewssusanm)

No Host*

clover-crowned, the youth
watches the faerie courts pass by—
to hide or to dance?

#DailyHaikuPrompt #clover #Fantaiku #faerie #haiku

two fay ladies fair
whisper secrets, kissing close—
of course, they’re “just friends”

#DailyHaikuPrompt #friend #Fantaiku #fay

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I feel the death lust
Well up from deep inside me
Black shaman curses!

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#Fantaiku #HaikuHorrorPrompt no. 1675 #vsshorror #horror #fantasy #shaman #magic #BlueSkyPoet #haiku

feeling a bit strange
that witch’s brew was quite strong—
the frog hops along—

#Fantaiku #feel #DailyHaikuPrompt #frog #haiku

© 2025 Georganna Hancock AIart probably Dream by WOMBO

#vss365 #Fantaiku #fantasy #haiku #poetry #BlueSkyPoet

She left on a quest
Pack the goods godmother urged
Long bow and sharp spear

#ScifaikuSaturday

The most #enigma the less mystery might take over to help it.

Newton’s apple caught
Enigma beyond two wars
Fig Newton in hand

#scifaikusaturday

𝚊 𝚏𝚊𝚛-𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚜𝚊𝚛
𝚙𝚞𝚣𝚣𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚖𝚊
𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢

𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚔𝚢 𝚔𝚎𝚗
𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚜
𝚑𝚒𝚍𝚎 ‘𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚜

𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑
𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚎
- 𝑤𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑢𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑑𝑠

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#ScifaikuSaturday | #enigma
#scifi #haiku
#ScifFiMicro #67 | #quasar
#Moonmystic | obscure truths

A mystery wrapped
In folds of infinity
Cosmic enigma

#scifaikusaturday

A gigantic kraken next to a puny submarine.

codes running rampant
black waves under blind stars
u-boat duels kraken

#SciFaikuSaturday #haiku #scifi #Scifaiku

prompt: enigma

Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (MIRI image) Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (MIRI image)

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🛰️ NASA/ESA/CSS/JWST/MIRI image of the Ring Nebula, M57/NGC 6720 (esawebb.org/images/weic2...)

The Art of Stellar Archaeology

the Ring Nebula
deeply shrouded enigma
we study your art

dying star’s remains
archaeological quest
sharing pure beauty

enigmatic star
what stories might you tell us?
spawning cosmic life

©2026 @AlanVMichaels.bsky.social

#ScifaikuSaturday #enigma
#VSS365 #quest

A single clearer image from the animated "Futurama" cartoon. Philip J. Fry is dancing solo in front of a 20th century boombox playing hip hop. Bender watches and Leela is reading a book titled, "Dances of the Ancient Bronx."

Fry: “I will now perform my people’s native dance!”