Inspired by the @MicroSFF Twitter account (SF in 140 chars), I tried to make some. That's pretty hard!

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The alien arrived in a dangerous zone. “Bring it to safety, quick!” Jovians said. “Sulfur storm? They’re killing me!” Zhāng shouted. #μSF

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“How many worlds did you discover?

• Just yours: the other videos are other people in the same space suit.” Li was no longer their hero #μSF

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“How do semitranslucent walls work?

• it’s just visual FX on the video, to show what’s inside.” The Aliens didn’t need us & wiped Earth #μSF

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The Aliens invited human ambassadors. The travel made them claustrophobic, the FTL jump crazy & sick. They died. We declared war. #μSF

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Zhao finished the time machine. Just a few seconds later, just a quick test. It worked, but Earth was many miles away. Horror, briefly. #μSF

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An alien species sent greetings. Unknown sickness from the probe wiped the others. Other aliens thinks they’re aggressive, & retaliate. #μSF

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The monster invasion was surprising and harsh. Most emergency plans didn’t get budget approval. Human race: death by bureaucracy. #μSF