by Sam Batty
Picture this. I’m like a celestial artist, think Van Gogh but on a universal scale and with a pretty unconventional canvas. My day job? Turning planets into the tiny ballpoints at the ends of pens. Yeah, you heard it right. I’m the guy who puts a world of stories at your fingertips.
Imagine cruising through space, kind of like a cosmic road trip. I’m searching for that perfect planet, one bursting with stories that just beg to be told. When I find it, it’s like high-fiving the planet, but instead of a slap of hands, I’m soaking up its tales, its memories. All of its elements, from the bustling wildlife to the hum of its core, weave into its unique narrative.
Next comes the real magic. I shouldn’t be telling you my secrets, but hey, y’can’t hear anything in space, right? I take the sprawling, story-rich planet and shrink it. It’s like folding a giant world map until it fits in your pocket, only I’m squeezing a whole planet into the size of a ballpoint. It’s tough work, but hey, it’s all part of the gig.
Now with my tiny planet-sphere in tow, I head off to my workshop. It’s tucked away, where the stellar nurseries are my noisy neighbors. Here, I’ve got my pick of pens, just waiting for a planet to crown their tips.
I attach the planet sphere to the end of a pen. It’s a gentle, precise job. But once it’s done, each pen is loaded with an entire world’s worth of stories. Every stroke you make with it spills out its tales and truths onto your page.
Lastly, I send off these loaded pens into the cosmos, trusting the galactic winds to deliver them. Sure enough, they end up on the desks of writers all over, looking just like any other pen. But with every word they write, they’re unleashing a universe of stories crafted by yours truly.
So that’s my day… or millennium, or however, you measure time on a cosmic scale. It’s an unending cycle, but honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Connecting the cosmos to your notepad, one planet, one pen, one story at a time. That’s my life as the celestial word weaver.
You’re welcome, by the way.
© Sam Batty 2023-05-22