Burn the World

Micro-fiction inspired by images

Dascha Paylor
Nov 6 · 1 min read
Image by ArtTower from Pixabay

Michael always said he’d never let them win. It didn’t matter who they were. He was in it to win. So, when the aliens had come, it was a no-brainer.

He always said he’d burn the world to the ground before he’d let them win. Laughing, he watched it burn.

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Dascha Paylor

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Writer, Editor, Physician, Life Coach. Also Mom, Grandma, and crazy dog Mom. My pronouns are she/her. Find more stories at https://daschapaylorauthor.com/.

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