It’s time again, for Kat Myrman’s wonderful challenge, to write a story, inspired by her picture prompt, in 280 characters or fewer.
Here is this week’s prompt and my contribution.
Check out all the fabulously creative entries here and, if you’ve never had a go, why not try a story of your own? You may surprise yourself!
Photo by jplenio at Pixabay.com
Carbon capture was great. The city could create pollution without fear of the consequences. We kept on pumping the carbon emissions into the caves and fissures deep below our feet, and everything was fine.
Until, one day, the frackers breached the caves.
Not so great now is it!
(279 characters)
Click on Carbon capture and see if you think it is a good idea.
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I love your take on the prompt. Carbon capture seems like a bandaid on a major hemorrhage. I can’t believe it’s a viable long term solution. And what about leeching into the already precarious groundwater supply? If it acidified the oceans it’s bound to have a catastrophic effect on freshwater too. Thanks for sharing the link as well, Peter.
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And there are the landfill sites buried beneath our green and pleasant land! 😦
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Freeking frackers!
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We’re great at burying our problems!
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Whenever we try to hide something we are always found out. Silly humans.
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If any aliens ever happen across us I think they may turn round and go back home!
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Who could blame them?
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Ooh it doesn’t bear thinking about! Bye bye civilisation! I hadn’t heard about carbon capture, but it sounds like an accident waiting to happen..even without fracking! Very thought provoking, Peter.
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Yeah, and it smelled bad too.
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We humans are great at self-destruction aren’t we! Great take on the prompt Peter :O) xx
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I watched a documentary on fracking a few years ago. Scary stuff. Fire coming out of people’s water faucets. But oh, they say, it’s perfectly safe. Great take on the prompt Peter! Makes one think!
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