Tag: planets

Aw, the Retweet

I tweet into the void on most days. Even my pithiest tweets receive little fanfare. And my blog posts? Twitter barely notices them.

But this morning. Oh my goodness this morning, the incomparable James S. A. Corey, author of the Expanse science fiction series (also adapted for television), retweeted one of my tweets. I’m positively giddy.

I might’ve gushed. So sue me.

The planets really are doing some fantastic alignment stuff right now. Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are all visible to the naked eye. Quite entertaining. And apparently influencing one of my favorite authors to retweet me.

Peace, people.

Giddy me.

A Plot of Earth–My Take on the Daily Prompt

Mercury did not suspect,
Yet Venus knew the score,
Earth was plotting to implode
Mars tried to close the door.

Jupiter was in on it,
He hoped that Earth would blow,
But Saturn was in denial,
And Neptune was too slow

The plot of Earth, it’s sad to note,
Went off without a hitch,
And those of us who ignored her plight
Are not allowed to bitch.

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