STORY INFO
To Plant a Garden.
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Author
SCOTT GEORGE
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Categories
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Danh mục
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Update
6 months ago
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Part Chapter
1/??
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Reads
29
Content
Thornton Gombar lifted his gaze to the sky as a hovercraft zoomed over his home. Based on the rosy pink tints that adorned its exterior, Thornton surmised that the vehicle was a pleasure craft, likely filled with a small group of men and women engaging in gross debauchery as the self-driving vehicle propelled itself across the sky. The craft jerked and jolted in an arrhythmic manner as it flew to the heart of Homasoro C...
Outstanding reviews
Hi Scott!Short and sweet - a great moral treatment at the end as well! I liked the description of the robot and the intro with the surrounding city. I also liked the background you gave your lead character, Thornton. In all, pacing's great, the theme is great, a relatable problem, mechanics seem spot on - congrats! A really good story!R
Thanks Russell. I am glad you enjoyed it.
This is a great story! It made me uncomfortable. I felt a fear I didn't know I had. The setting reminds me of the Eldari from Warhammer 40K!
Congratulations. This is excellent. The same thing happened to me— I left my scraggly but beloved garden behind when I had to spend a year abroad and my sister-in-law made it undoubtedly better but not mine. 😔. Anyway, a beautiful story with excellent distinction of voices and an important theme. Great work.
;') very beautifully written, it transported me, and I can even empathize with Mr. Thornton. Well deserved win <3
The victory is well-deserved: your story is thought-provoking, with a fine balance between actions and reflections. I wonder if you thought of making it into a novel.
The ideas are definitely going to make it into a longer story of mine in the future, but, for now, I think this the only story staring Thornton Gombar and B-7269. Thanks for reading!
Wow. This is an excellent story! Loved it and congratulations on the win 😊
I came in from gardening and began to read this weeks winner. It felt an appropriate read with the dirt still under my nails! Congratulations on a deftly handled piece of sci fi!
This prompt made me think of gardening in my story too. Something about doing your own work on your own yard- the work is the point, you do not want assistance. Eespecially from overeager metal spiders! I liked the character, Thornton and his basic but recognizable motivation. Congratulations!
Hi Scott,Nice ideas, nicely written. Congratulations.
Love your story, Scott! Humorous and really well told.A keen gardener myself, I totally connected with your protagonist. Although sci-fi, it unfortunately strikes a bit too close to a possibly not too distant future.Congratulations on a well deserved win 🏆
I read so many stories this week from top of the list and quite a few from the last pages. Still somehow I missed your delightful story. Congrats on the win. Usually I don't care for sci-fi but this was not over the top and definitely still related to humanoid emotions.
Clapping. We have literature again.
Thank you Scott for your amazing writing. Liked how your put emotion, reality, and busy world chores together. Maybe you have portrayed a world beyond now. However, I feel the short stories are relatable to the current situation.Regards,Zohan
I loved this story; although it pains me to know that I'm struggling to write a short story with as much depth and character as this has and you effortlessly tied in a whole new city and setting from scratch as well as an original character and conflict.Keep writing!
A great short story. Very real in its fiction world. The only very minor glitch I noted is the sentence "I guess I just have to get used to it, he thought.". At his age, Thornton should have already gotten used to the androids.
That's a good point. Thanks for pointing it out. I will make sure to watch for such circumstances in my future writing. I love having others read my work for this reason. I am usually blind to stuff like this.
Lovely! It gave me the Giver vibes. Congrats on the win!
I had the exact same thought!
A narration vivid enough to acquaint me with Homasoro City. The overly solicitous B-7269, though overbearing for Mr. Gombar, was adorable; I greatly enjoyed its emotional naivety. Thanks for this wonderful read, and heartiest congratulations, Scott.
Wow this story is really nice 👍
Congrats. The type we have in front of houses in Africa, white people always refer to them as bushes.
I enjoyed reading this, it was an easy read and the adjectives we're perfect for creating visuals in my mind of the scenes! I also enjoyed the whole story itself, explaining the conflict that can occur with humans and growing technology! Great job
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