A Mastodon writing prompt story. These are science fiction short stories (usually 480 characters or less), based on an image generated by EW Doc Parris using MidJourney.

The stories are originally posted on Mastodon via my personal account.

Originally published May 17, 2023.

“See, there it is, right there” I said, pointing to the image before us.

“Where?” Kel asked.

“That yellow section, to the left. That’s the beginning, that’s the start. We can fix it before it becomes a problem, way before it is lethal” I explained.

“You mean, before you had to wait?”

“Yup. The quantum scanner has taken diagnostics to a whole new level. We can see so many problems before they become problems. This woman can live a lot longer because of it.”