Woodley Dowar

@wdowar

Original #scifi very short stories daily #vss365 and #haiku Saturdays. Bartleby B. Boar award nominee #SciFanSat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 living in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 www.wdowar.com

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Woodley Dowar@wdowar· 6h

*not mine, copied from the dark side #SCIFIFRI 08-21-26 Optional Theme: #RETURN #REJECT Or choose your own scifi-ish topic OK Let's dazzle them ~!~ #scifiart Original Images & Artwork welcomed #writersofbluesky #WritingCommmunity #vss365

A space capsule returns to earth. Its underside beginning to glow orange as it strikes the atmosphere.

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· 7d

*not mine copied from the dark side #SCIFIFRI 08-14-26 Optional Theme: #RECORD Or choose your own scifi-ish topic OK Let's dazzle them ~!~ #scifiart Original Images & Artwork welcomed #writersofbluesky #WritingCommmunity #vss365 #scififri

A stylised death star, a ball with a dish set into it, set against a dramatic star field colourful with nebula

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Jun 12

The #replacement #officers were cyborgs: the station's worst criminals recycled. They were meant to keep us #safe. But not only were they #consuming our jobs, they started hallucinating laws and inventing crimes. I got sent down for illicit cheese wrangling IMG:Pixabay #scififri #2wordprompt #vss365

A cyborg stands with its back to the camera facing a futuristic cityscape. Image by Hansuan_Fabregas [https://pixabay.com/users/hansuan_fabregas-2902307/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7482079] From Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7482079]

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· May 15

At the end of the galaxy, the starships found the actual Heaven. But what is a war-obsessed, #galactic civilization to do? #Shall they #prefer to pray for entry? Or invade and beg #forgiveness? The Admiral was not the praying type. His order: lock and load. #scififri #2wordprompt #vss365 IMG:Pixabay

A plain of blue energy stretches to a smoky horizon above which is some sci-fi style, ethereal form, a crescent of a planet and some shooting stars. Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/mysticsartdesign-322497/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=702177">Mystic Art Design</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=702177">Pixabay</a>

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· May 8

It was a hover #tank's #job to deliver #radical new bombs. They were like huge #dewdrops balanced on the turret. But when the commanders caught sight of the enemy they faltered. They were adorable. Cute little bears (with jagged claws). No tank made it back Img:Pixabay #scififri #vss365 #2wordprompt

A flying sci fi craft flies with other ships through a sky orange with fire amongst a ruined city. Image by Vilius Kukanauskas, Link: https://pixabay.com/users/vilkasss-35420724/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=9284728. From Pixabay: https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=9284728

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Apr 24

"They sent their #engineer, you should be grateful for the help," said the Captain "But sir they are a species of #cats, they're chasing the warp lasers and that's not the worst part." "Oh?" "They're planning on batting the planets around like balls of string!" #scififri #vss365 Pixabay:MaksRylsky

A giant cat grabs a small planet earth with it's paws. Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/maksrylsky-39225169/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8822528">MaksRylsky</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8822528">Pixabay</a>

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Apr 17

The Bazak 6 #seafoam is a shocking red and turns skin permanently that colour. Visitors should #read the planetary travel guide #unless they want to resemble one of the less popular deities. Still, from then on, if you say #jump they say: How high, my lord? IMG:Pixabay #scififri #vss365 #2wordprompt

A cool sci fi scene on a planet, a figure in a space suit stands in the foreground, behind them rocky fingers point to the sky which is tinged orange by the engines of a huge spaceship descending from the clouds: Image by GBTaylor (https://pixabay.com/users/gbtaylor-2058304/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8082251) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8082251)

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Apr 3

"It's about to #collapse, last chance for a #lift back to our time," said the man on the other side of the energy #ring. "But I, wait..." I pleaded. "Timeline changes? Anything big?" I watched as the villagers threw my iPhone between them. " #Tiny. " #scififri #vss365 #2wordprompt #sff Img: Pixabay

A ring of fiery energy crackles in cloud above the ground. Image by Vilius Kukanauskas (https://pixabay.com/users/vilkasss-35420724/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=9966958) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=9966958)

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 27

Going between dimensions, it pays to remember that crossings are less like #open doors and more like #revolving ones. Patience is a virtue when it comes to timing. The #reward will not only be your #survival, but avoiding a collision with yourself coming the other way #scififri #vss365 #2wordprompt

An astronaut in a space suit approaches a circular door to another dimension, his twin is coming out the other way

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 27

pulsars like cosmic hearts revolve, a pulsing beat let's go round again Image by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on unsplash #vss365 #revolve #senryu #haiku

Artist's View of Fastest Spinning Star VFTS 102 Caption This is an artist's concept of the fastest rotating star found to date. The massive, bright young star, called VFTS 102, rotates at a million miles per hour, or 100 times faster than our Sun does. Link: https://unsplash.com/photos/an-artists-impression-of-a-distant-object-in-space-ErTTwZyGsPI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 25

in life's wild tempest which way is up, or which down sail for your north star Image by Johannes Plenio on unsplash. (Link in Alt) #vss365 #tempest #senryu #haiku #prompt #writesky #writingcommunity

A small sail boat sails on mirror-like water beneath a beautiful starry sky. Link: https://unsplash.com/photos/black-sailing-boat-digital-wallpaper-DKix6Un55mw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 20

All-new #Overcast. #Rapid intergalactic #public transportation service. Zoom instantly from here to the #next place. You only have to leave your body behind. Terms and conditions apply. Vacated bodies are non-returnable. Complaints must be made in person. #scififri #vss365 #2wordprompt #sff

A glossy ad poster for the Overcast transportation service showing a flying saucer zapping someone out of their body

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 19

woods meet the city edge, a time to mediate? no thanks, said the trees #vss365 #mediate #senryu #haiku #prompt #writesky #nature Image by Arnaud Mesureur on unsplash.

A photograph looking up at the sky below glorious green trees. Link: https://unsplash.com/photos/low-angle-photography-of-green-trees-7EqQ1s3wIAI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 11

bonny banks is what we sing, ah Loch Lomond #vss365 #bonny #scotland #haiku #photography #senryu #imageandverse #nature #lochlomond

Loch Lomond, Scotland on a crisp October day. Clear water below, blue sky above. A large white cloud is snagged on a hill at the far side of the loch.

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 7

alien jewelry the starry sky, what message amongst such beauty #vss365 #jewelry #scifaikusaturday #message #haiku #scifaiku #sff #senryu #prompt #writesky #haikusaturday Image by Michael Walk on unsplash

Some trees in silhouette along the bottom against a deep blue starry sky with the milky way in pink. Link: [https://unsplash.com/photos/silhouette-of-trees-under-blue-sky-with-stars-during-night-time-Rg7TqYpM5HU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink]

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 6

Read my #grimy dystopian short story, The Hunger of the Aeons, FOR FREE here: wdowar.com/hunger_aeons... Have a Happy #Friday Everyone! 🙏 #writesky #writingcommunity #scififri #writesky #sff Image by Julius H on Pixabay (link in Alt text)

A large octopus creature drifts across a desolate desert landscape with the small figure of an astronaut before it. Image by Julius H [https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8485891"] from Pixabay ["https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8485891"]

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 6

magnanimous mog playing, pouncing, then preying ferocious feline #vss365 #magnanimous #haikuprompt #senryu #poem #writing #amwriting #writesky #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 6

#SCIFIFRI 03-06-26 Optional Theme: #GRIME #GREASE Or choose your own scifi-ish topic OK Let's dazzle them ~!~ #scifiart Original Images & Artwork welcomed #writersofBlueSky #WritingCommmunity #BlueSkyWriters Links encouraged, try not to spam * ੈ ✩ [Copied from the other place]

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Mar 2

the Earth grants new gifts wrapping them in bright colour natural splendour #vss365 #haiku #prompt #splendor #writingcommunity #imageandverse #photography #nature photo by me

New purple flowers break through the ground amongst the grass. There are blurry trees in the background

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 27

When the alien #threat came it wasn't an #artifact, it was broadcast: the work of an extraterrestrial #poet. We were #obsessed with its ideas. It had an unbreakable #hold on us. When the spell broke we had lost our will to create. After that: Everything else #scififri #2wordprompt #vssmagic #vss365

Two huge satellite dishes point up at a night sky shining with stars. Image by ELG21 on Pixabay. Links: <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/elg21-3764790/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=6002811">ELG21</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=6002811">Pixabay</a>

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 27

Starkinder, my debut #scifi novel is not #grasping people's imaginations in the Libraro Prize! 😥 If you can spare five minutes to register and vote👇 I'd be most grateful🙏 and happy to like something for you! Happy #Friday #booksky #writingcommunity #scififri #writesky app.libraro.com/manuscript/d...

The cover for my sci-fi novel Starkinder, a biro drawing of a curving landscape with a large tree sprouting out of it in the middle and the silhouette of a young girl in the foreground. The sky is blue and the ground is pink, the biro is black ink.

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 27

velocity woes those lives lived at high speed, may suffer from whiplash #vss365 #senryu #haikuprompt #writingcommunity #velocity Image by B_Me on Pixabay

A crowd of people cross a road at a busy city road crossing, some are blurred with their speed. Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/b_me-342327/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=400811">B_Me</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=400811">Pixabay</a>

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 26

#Note to self: when flying test warp vessels at 100 #percent of maximum #velocity, ensure that you keep #calm. Especially when answering hails from ships in distress: The hysterical voice in the transmission is likely to be your own. Pixabay:bookdragon #2wordprompt #vss365 #vssmagic #sff #writesky

A tunnel in space of bright light and stars with lens flare. Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/bookdragon-72424/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7798792">bookdragon</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7798792">Pixabay</a>

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 25

#orbital rhythms keep our lives all in a spin shall we go again? #vss365 #haikupromot #senryu #writingcommunity Image by Pexels from Pixabay

An image of stars in the sky blurring together into bright circles.
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Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 25

#Orbital mechanics have #contempt for #unexpected objects up high. Any #relevant #material, like space elevators, can get into trouble. Like when drones are fitted with cutting torches: The cable wound twice around the planet. The passengers? Never seen again #2wordprompt #vssdaily #vssmagic #vss365

A concept for a space elevator in close up. It looks like a large pod with large windows on a thick cable above a world far below. The whole image is red as it is a Martian space elevator. The title: "Love in a space elevator" is in yellow with a purple shadow. The tagline: "When you're in love, it's a long way down" is along the bottom also in yellow. Image credit: VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY. Link: https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/1350056/view

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 23

foggy history bleak times remembered fondly the past lost in mist #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #senryu #poetry #photography #mist #writingcommunity #imageandverse #newcastle #tynebridge Photo by me

The Tyne bridge connecting Newcastle and Gateshead over the river Tyne in England. The top of the bridge is hidden in the famous fog of the Tyne

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 22

The keeper of the time #harpsichord was no #regular being. It had an eagle's head, a lion's #tail and human hands. My return request to save my husband was #overruled, so first I had to defeat the creature. Fortunately, I could play it as well as he. #vssdaily #vssmagic #2wordprompt TyliJura:Pixabay

An image of a mythical creature with large wings and an eagle's head. Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/tylijura-22072131/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8390354">TyliJura</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8390354">Pixabay</a>

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 21

We #reviewed our supplies marooned on an #island of rock in space. It would take some #trick to fix our predicament, the Captain #blatantly didn't have a #clue. Fortunately, the passing space fauna was carnivorous. He would make excellent bait #2wordprompt #vssdaily #vssmagic #vss365 Image:Pixabay

A space ship crashes in a desert looking planet near some rocks with orange mesas in the distance. A small planet hangs in the sky. Image by a human: ThankYouFantasyPictures Pixabay. Link:[https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7779711]

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 21

#escape speed achieved ship soars out of orbit, but we can't shut it off #scifaikusaturday #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #scifaiku #sff #senryu #prompt #writesky #amwriting #writingcommunity #haikusaturday Image by Adis Resic from Pixabay [Link in Alt Text]

A small spaceship flies above planet surrounded by bright light. Image link: https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8678481

Woodley Dowar@wdowar· Feb 21

#beastly behaviour fearful souls lost in the woods yet light still shines through #vss365 #haikuprompt #senryu #haikusaturday #writesky #writingcommunity #haiku Image by Maxx Gong on unsplash