Micro SF/F by O. WestinMar 5

There used to be an old sign by the path, warning passers-by of the local sleeping willow, which would trap the unwary with fatigue, engulf them while they slept, and release them a hundred years later.

There was a new sign:

"This sleeping willow is full."

And a map of other locations to try.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Show threadProf. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Mar 5
@MicroSFF Ooh! I love this. And my immediate thought was it would be interesting to read a novel set 100 years in the future tracking how the people who woke up first (having started their sleep first) guide (or don't) the later-comers as they wake up.
Show threadAndrew
@emilymbender @MicroSFF I expect the first wakers just put up a third sign, this time pointed inwards, toward the willow, saying "best give it another hundred"
Mar 5 at 2:15pmWeb
Show threadferitae 🇺🇦🇺🇦Mar 5
@andrewt @emilymbender @MicroSFF Too true!