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Anti-Gravity

Some years ago, I and some other people online came up with the idea of an international political movement with the goal of persuading the governments of the world to repeal the Law of Gravity. (I could tell you more about our idea, including the names we gave to this fictional movement, but knowing such things would not help you to write your story.) I want you to write about what might happen if such a movement really existed. For example, your story could be: - A scene from a meeting in which the leaders of the movement are discussing political strategy. - A scene from a rally in which people are out in the streets holding placards that say "Down With Gravity!" - A scene from the next election campaign if repeal of gravity becomes a hot political topic in your country. - A scene showing what would happen if the movement actually succeeded and gravity was repealed. - Other. One fortnight. Don't let me down.

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Challengers

7 entries
  1. Protesters

    Author: A Beautiful Lie

    People walked around the park with signs that said such things as: “THERE IS NO GRAVITY: THE WHOLE WORLD SUCKS!” “NO MORE GRAVITY=NO MORE FALLING!” “GRAVITY’S…

    Aug 14, 2009 · Ficly archive (2)

  2. Protesters

    Author: A Beautiful Lie

    People walked around the park with signs that said such things as: “THERE IS NO GRAVITY: THE WHOLE WORLD SUCKS!” “NO MORE GRAVITY=NO MORE FALLING!” “GRAVITY’S…

    Aug 14, 2009 · Ficly archive (1)

  3. Luddites Anonymous

    Author: DoItForScience

    I shuffled into the brightly lit meeting room that smelled of stale smoke and burnt coffee. Nobody was smoking, or drinking coffee. The decorum was 70’s vomit…

    Aug 11, 2009 · Ficly archive (2)

  4. Victory! For the Children!

    Author: DoItForScience

    Twenty-eight long years it has taken, but today we make a great step forward in Science! For the children, of course. We fought long and hard, and had no…

    Aug 11, 2009 · Ficly archive

  5. Set Free

    Author: Lancet

    He had a light meal, just tea and toast, some anti-emetics and beta-blockers. His mother was quite surprised at his unusually bright mood - he was smiling and…

    Aug 10, 2009 · Ficly archive

  6. Stop the world, I want to get off

    Author: orinoco77

    Young Tom was a thinker. Tom knew the world was flat. It didn’t take a genius. He also knew that things, people, trees, dogs, stones, all stayed on the surface…

    Aug 7, 2009 · Ficly archive (3)

  7. Global Deployment Day

    Author: QuackDamnYou

    “That’s it, the last of the gravity dampeners is on-line,” said the Director of Operations, putting down the phone. “All systems are green,” confirmed the…

    Aug 6, 2009 · Ficly archive (2)