Her childhood passion to go off-world continued into adulthood. Back then the only way for the working class to do it was to join Space Force as a trooper. As a new recruit she qualified for space station landings and orbiting Earth. Marcia’s last bump in rank allowed her to live in Mars barracks.
Orienting to living in a base bubble was simple, as she was accustomed to no free oxygen or gravity. Hydroponic gardens, heme labs, and water recyclers provided the basics. Humming ventilators put her to sleep. What made it feel like home was that amazon delivered there!
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p.s. WP is throwing another hissy. After talking with tech support, it appears “Gravatar” is sending most of my comments on others’ blogs directly to spam. I’m reading posts like usual, so if you don’t see my comment, please check your spam folders. I know they are not golden, but spam by default??
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the enlightening host of Friday Fictioneers.
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Are you a vegetarian Li?
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No, but I eat no red meat (other than The Impossible Burger.)
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Loved the last line
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Thanks, Neil, glad you enjoyed it :)
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LOL! Yeah, I bet if there was a colony anyplace, Amazon would deliver (though if there’s a pandemic, it might be short of some things … like, say, yeast or thread or cleaning supplies or toilet paper … ) ;)
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LOL
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Fantastic last line!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome Li
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In a way it is sad that the only thing that makes life bearable is that Amazon delivers there.
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You’re right, it is sad. Good point.
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Is there anywhere Amazon don’t deliver to?!
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The answer remains to be seen, Iain!
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Haha. I loved that last line. Wherever Amazon delivers, you feel happy!
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lol not me, her. oh, ok, me also ;)
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Ha ha – great last line!!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks Susan!
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Dear Lisa,
This was delightful. Can you see Amazon in their little white spaceships with the ubiquitous smile on the side? Thank you for the Heme education.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, fun visual, yes I can :)
Shalom,
Lisa
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Ha! Amazon is everywhere! 😂
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:) Bezos is God!
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Not too many places they don’t deliver
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They’re everywhere!!
I’ve been finding a lot of comments in spam. It’s their newest glitch. (K)
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Yes, those trucks are everywhere these days!
Thanks for letting me know, K, about the spam.
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They get everywhere!
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I can’t wait until a space parody movie has a scene with one delivering on Mars.
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I love the originality that came from the photo prompt! Am very excited to learn about this FF group. I belonged to a FF blog community some years ago, a 50-word write without photo prompt. It was great fun, then our host suddenly passed away. I still think of his wit and kindness.
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Then, Lydia, you’ll go crazy with 50 extra words! Welcome. Alicia
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I hope that is true, Alicia!
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Sorry to hear about your host passing away back then. Hope to see you writing at Friday Fictioneers, Lydia. Rochelle is a wonderful host and the writing group there is excellent. It’s one of my favorite weekly prompts.
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I am really happy to know about it. :)
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Really? Good God!!! Is there no place they don’t deliver to?
Very creative take!
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lol Jolly. I don’t think there is. Thank you.
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Home is where the Amazon delivery is! I can’t imagine life without it, sadly!
ps. I have started checking my span twice a day. It’s amazing what ends up there.
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Akismet emailed me this morning and said it should be fixed but can’t correct the comments already spamified. Glad you checked.
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Amazon has an amazing delivery service :)
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:)
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it must be really comforting to get a package from amazon wherever you may be. :)
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Plaridel, I’ve been in lockdown virtually since mid-March. Every time amazon shows up it’s a holiday :)
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I think living on Mars would be very lonely.
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I would definitely miss the trees.
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If any one company would deliver to Mars, it definitely would be Amazon!
Fun one, Lisa.
And don’t you hate WP when it does these shenanigans?
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Yes! Thanks, Dale. And yes, very irritating!
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:D
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I bet vampires like that heme.
I was thinking, “Where does the box come in to this story?” Boom! Perfect last line. I bet Mars has Starbucks and Walmart, too.
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Thanks, Nobbin.
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Good story, killer last line.
Question: Is this just one more place where Amazon don’t pay taxes?
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Thanks, Ceayr. Mars is a tax-free Pioneer Zone, don’t you know.
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I don’t know, since they gave up the major carriers and have started in the delivery business on their own, I think 90% of Amazon packages miss their mark. Her packages might end up on Venus or possibly even Pluto….
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Ya never know! She could be waiting a long time for those special cookies she loves.
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If Amazon delivers, you know life goes on somewhere. Good take.
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Indeed :) Thank you, Sandra.
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Well that wee bit gave me quite a chuckle. Good one.
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Glad to make you laugh, Bill. Thank you.
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;-)
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A great adventure with an awesome last line!
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:) So glad you like it, Brenda.
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Life anywhere just wouldn’t be the same without the Amazon smile :). We see their trucks several times a day during the lockdown.
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Yes they are like bees flying around a giant beehive these days. Works for me!
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LOL Amazon delivers. That would be a great opportunity though.
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I like your story Ms. Jadeli. You’re right, Amazon delivers everywhere. I did try your video of Heme, but it didn’t work for me. Will copy and paste to try again later.
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Was just able to watch the video, and I have to ask, why would anyone want to make a vegetarian burger taste like meat? I’ll stick to my bean burgers, no heme for me please! Thanks for sharing the video.
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I think heme is great for pulling in people who won’t give up meat because they are hooked on the taste, which is the heme part. If it works to get omnivores — which humans are — to choose plant over animal I’m all for it. It would mean a gentler and kinder treatment of our earth mother and the poor animals that are factory farmed to satisfy an appetite and pollute the planet in the process.
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I agree with you on that 100 percent Ms. Jadeli. It’s definitely not a taste I prefer, but you’re right for those omnivores who crave the taste of meat, but are choosing a different lifestyle, it offers a good solution.
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Thank you, Girl.
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Great last line. Good plug for Amazon :)
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They’re amazing even though many call them the epitomy of evil.
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I agree with you. I think they are terrific :)
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An imaginative take on the prompt. I loved the last line too.
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Thank you much. Glad you enjoyed the story :)
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Cool read, and gosh amazon orders now seem to be so significant aha
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Yes they do. Glad you liked the story.
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Great post. WP is a pain in the arse isn’t it. Most of the time you ask for help and never even get reply.
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