Comments on 'Waste not, Want not' Mana from Heaven it was, almost literally. We woke one day to a strange rain, flaming meteorites the size of cars streaking down to blast craters out of fields, streets, and houses. Thousands of them fell over the course of a month, and thousands died from the impacts. About four weeks after it had started, it was over and we began to investigate the craters. And in those craters, we found canisters containing wonders: Technological artifacts of purpose and complexity just barely outside our comprehension. Carcasses of animals whose body plans and genetics were like nothing we'd ever seen. In the next year, as we just started to scratch the surface of these mysteries, our world changed forever. Diseases were cured, aging was stopped, and our minds expanded ferociously. We moved out toward the stars, yet never did discover the nature of our astonishing windfall. * * * The ancient garbage scow lumbered away from the tiny blue-green planet. Its holds were emptied, ready for another load from home. 2008-05-05T03:16:50Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/1763 Comment on Waste not, Want not <p>wonderful</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/1763?basename=60412 2008-05-05T03:16:50Z partysprinkles http://ficlets.com/authors/partysprinkles Comment on Waste not, Want not <p>I love your spin on it.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/1763?basename=45932 2008-03-06T18:54:46Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace Comment on Waste not, Want not <p>Clever.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/1763?basename=36260 2008-01-25T05:31:19Z White Hat http://ficlets.com/authors/whitehat Comment on Waste not, Want not <p>Great concept. Thought it&#8217;d be another armageddon bit (hadn&#8217;t read the prequel) but it was a nice turn.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/1763?basename=2755 2007-06-11T07:55:23Z Shiverfinger http://ficlets.com/authors/shiverfinger Comment on Waste not, Want not <p>Wow, this is brilliant.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/1763?basename=2589 2007-06-05T02:21:28Z Saint Chuck http://ficlets.com/authors/chuck_thelove Comment on Waste not, Want not <p>I like the concept! One aliens garbage is another aliens mana : )</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/1763?basename=903 2007-04-05T12:32:25Z Algai 'd' Aman http://ficlets.com/authors/algaidaman