Why do they come?, you ask.
Our scientists never could explain the green flashes in the sky.
“Meteors”, said one
“Aurora Borealis” another claimed.
But I have studied them for years. I know that we’ve been lied to.
Somewhere in the vast space minds infinitely superior have plotted against humanity for centuries.
They have been here for decades but you cannot see them.
They have infested our homes, they eavesdrop through refrigerators and TV-sets.
They have infected presidents and CEO:s.
We will become their slaves unless we hide behind the steel doors to my asylum.
Why not come inside?
Life is busy so I wrote the first story I could think of. Which was coming from the dark sky behind the camera. It’s a bit inspired from “The war of the worlds”, especially in the musical for by Jeff Wayne. I will catch up returning your comments throughout the weekend…
At Friday Fictioneers you can find all kind of stories, and it’s a great way to improve your writing skills. Rochelle hosts and selects the picture. Why don’t you give it a try?
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March 14, 2018
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Aliens! Obvious now you mention it. Good luck in the asylum.
I can go out if I get my tin-foil suit stitched up
Because you’re as crazy as a fruit loop? Just a guess. 😉
Fruit loop sounds right 🙂
Is he telling the truth or is he as evil as he claims the alleged aliens supposedly are?
It’s the truth… get inside before it’s too late.
If aliens to stop by earth…I’m getting some tin-foil and put it on my head so they won’t control my mind. I love this poem a lot. 🙂
Tin-foil works almost as well as the walls of my asylum.
Yeeeks! That’s very chilling
Ha… yes I think so too.
😳
I dunno that I trust your guy…
Well done, sir!
Can you take the risk not to trust?
It is a big risk…
Cool read
Thank you my friend
I would have the most fun with you in an asylum. 🙂
And De too. We could all take turns playing doctor …
Ha… and playing around in tin-foil hats maybe.
“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly.
And that’s how he gets them in the asylum. I like the casually thrown yet chilling last line.
But it’s only for your own safety —- a smile or a smirk?
And once you enter, you can never leave. Great story, very well written.
A hotel california
man, you’re describing Amazon. 😉
Well done.
Amazon. Google have developed parlor walls of Fahrenheit 451… Hide your books…. they are coming for them.
No thanks, I’ll just wait out here and take my chances!
But it’s warm and cozy here 🙂
Super creepy! Ugh!!
it’s like being caught between a rock and a hard place
I’m in, open up! Very creepy.
We have one-way revolving doors… you can check in any time you like (but you can never leave)
Well told! Enjoyed!
Thank you Roger
Hope they have a FF there. Great tale.
Maybe we are inside the asylum with an FF. I have actually not seen any aliens so that might be so.
That is an appealing thought ….. we all our enjoying our insanity positively. 🙂
I enjoyed the WotW reference, Bjorn. Brings back many happy memories of driving the length of the British Isles at night. Listening to that double cd, over and over.
Hope your hectic life eases soon.
I have been driving to that double CD too… great driving music.
We are not alone……
Only in the asylum we can be alone…
The patient in the asylum rationalises his experience, even to the extent of believing that he’s there by choice. A startling story hung on the framework of imaginary hostile aliens. Well imagined and written, Bjorn.
Rationalizing is part of coping I think…. or maybe he is correct about the aliens
You’ve heard of the new type of borealis discovered, and named Steve? No kidding. I hope to someday witness our alien overlords, I mean the northern lights, in action. ~
Steve is an excellent name of an alien
Oh but look – there are the other kind too, who are striving to help us. Surely they have spoken with you in your mind (as they do)?
We come in peace…. they always say so… but should we trust them?
Oh, indeed, why not come inside?
Maybe being strapped to a bed could be a reason not to
We’re all a little mad, but in different ways, I guess. Good one.
I think there is plenty of room in the asylum…
I’ll come in, but only if you let me sing in the choir.
That’s OK…
Dear Björn,
Perhaps this explains our current world situation.
Shalom,
Rochelle
It has to be something I think… 🙂
Think I’ll pass on your invitation if it’s all the same to you!
I can give you a tin-foil hat if you insist.
Ummm—no–I’ll stay on this side of the doors, thanks. Shiver.
I feel sorry for you… they are there to get you
Sounds like an invitation to start flying over a Cuckoo’s Nest. I’m with Linda and Liz and I too will stay on this side of the doors. Thanks for the invitation Björn.
But if you insist, at least wear a tin-foil hat…
Deliciously unsettling. Which is best, to meet with aliens or hide in an asylum? Your narrator has chosen; I feel your readers are stuck between a rock and a hard place – well done.
The compromise might be tin-foil hats.
like they say, the truth is out there… the one we want to believe.
Indeed… it’s all about believing
the video was blocked for my viewing – but all good cos came here for the story and very nicely done – sometimes the first story just comes to us.
and I liked the pondering in the opening 🙂
Sorry for that… hope you can find the song elsewhere… the record I grew up with.
🙂 (and side note – you have a seasoned background and I noticed how you often have songs, movie lines, or other quotes come to mind with various blogger posts – really unique to your style)
So should I sneeze into my refrigerator? Just a thought.
Infecting computers might be a good idea… we cannot rely on the red weed this time
I just love that title! It forces you to read on. I see what you mean about us being inspired in similar ways – Jeff Wayne has a lot to answer for! Cracking story Bjorn.
Giving a place and time in the title is great… I thought about the title a long time… Do you start with the title or do it in the end?
And this was a perfect one. Generally I come up with a title once a story is written, or at least when I’ve pinned much of it down. Only once have a come up with a title first, in a dream – but it was a good one 🙂
Cool story. Now we don’t know if he/she is insane or smart!
I love the feel of this, the voice of the narrator. Who’s to say whether what he says is true or nor? Oh, and a brilliant title too!
Thank you… the title came so much later than the rest. but I wanted to give the story a context.
Of course this is pure fiction.
Or is it?…. 😉