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The Lights of Earth's Cities Go Out

a horror short story about the world going dark below you

I thought the worst part would be the screams coming through the space station's uplink as I watched the lights of Earth's cities go out one by one.

But the worst part came later, when the transmissions returned with voices soft and sweet, saying,

DON’T WORRY

IT'S SAFE NOW

COME BACK DOWN AND JOIN US IN THE DARK.

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Short story written by Peter Chiykowski

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Story prompt taken from a photo by NASA

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