This is enough I thought; with pandemic police brutality, imploding economy and nothing more to binge on Netflix.
How can this be worse?
I jumped on the next Portapod® for Tralfamadore.
Of course, I knew about their proboscopes® and tickle-inquisition. But I would learn about our future.
The Tralfamadorians always told me tidbits about what will happen next, and I hoped to get some pleasant news.
I was wrong; I learned about the Annihilatians.
They look like bunnies but are not benign nor curious.
They don’t want to rule; they are only cruel.
Happy annus horribilis. We have 204 days left.
OK, I am not the only one seeing a strange spaceship and thought about Billy Pilgrim and his connection to Trafalmadore. Sometimes know about our future is worse than living in the present.
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June 10, 2020
Björn Rudbergs writings 
The problem most certainly isn’t police brutality. The problem is the kind of mentality that wants people to fear the policemen…Good science fiction
I cant recall the book well enough to get all the references, but it fits in well with the year we’re having. Time to go back and reread perhaps.
I read it a few years ago… and it was fascinating
It’s beginning to feel like that.
Haven’t thought about Slaughterhouse Five in years. Good post. 🙂
That’s okay. I can get the book finished within 204 days
Great title for this story, Björn! Too bad that an escape did not provide the relief we all need.
Im not 100% but is this a Kurt Vonnegut reference? Liked it anyway, theres some good value words there!!
Grim view of things, Bjorn, but happy dancing compared to the wondrous Mr Cohen’s dystopian vision.
Any post that features him gets full marks from me.
I am curious now, did the Annihilatians annihilate all the humans?
It is likely… but this still lies in the future…
Dear Björn,
I recognized Trafamadore. When’s the next flight out? Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I’ve just added a book to my must-read list!
it’s becoming the new reality as leaders like trump come to power.
Yes it certainly has turned into one of those. Clever stuff you write. Oh, don’t think I didn’t notice that you couldn’t help but had to have a bit of rhyme at the end. Good one!
Look like bunnies, huh? A cunning disguise!
Okay then. Enough. I have to go read the damn book.
Meanwhile, this was a wonderful science fiction take.
Talk about; out of the frying pan into the fire scenario. ScFi is fun.
Scary. Too realistic to ignore. Annihilatians. Shudder.
Wow. This one makes you think. I like what you did here.
I don’t know the book. I like the measured tone you use to reflect on a bleak future. Journey into the unknown I guess ?
Billy Pilgrim in the book Slaughterhouse 5 went to Trafalmadore and was sent back to warn us all…
It’s amazing how quickly the world can turn on it’s ear. Well said, Bjorn.
Better to be bored than to find out such news. There are always more uplifting books to read, aren’t there?
Interesting take on the prompt.
On January 3 a person walking through our apartment parking garage broke out the back window of our Ford C-Max. And that is how the year started for us.
Oh dear, what a humorous intro that zoomed into the shade. Trying think of what I’d do if I knew there were only 204 days left. Cute Kerminaut!
Events seem to find new levels of worse. Buckle up.