I write: Science Fiction

The first assignment for my Science Fiction and Fantasy class was to take a normal, everyday thing and make it sound like science fiction. We were given an example of how to do that, which basically gave us the direction to be vague but specific at the same time.

I found this very difficult.  I relied heavily on the Thesaurus app. According to critique, I did very well.

Keep reading to see for yourself:


The mark perched a cautious distance away, its rounded outer shell radiating light from the solar star. The brunet, hirsute quadruped suddenly crouched, immense verdant oculi wide with only a constricted obsidian aperture intermediary.  The postern limbs and rear appendage seemed anticipatory. Sensory bristles aside the creature's nasal receptor trembled. 

Unpredictably, the creature explodes forward, a racket of rasping the only indication of propulsive action. The creature spirals it's concentrated frame to a sudden, precipitous conclusion, only a hairsbreadth from its quarry. The shimmering orb makes no consideration of the intense landing, except to rotate marginally out of the solar radiation. 

With one forelimb, the flocculent assailant makes tentative contact with its spherical prey. The orbital enemy is thwarted and dispatched across the landscape leaving only the echo of a tinkling cry of dismay.

Shorter Version:

The ball was across the room from the cat before the cat stalked, pounced and batted the ball across the room.