Title: An Unobstructed View
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Holiday lights hung low over the familiar street. They made Phoebe happy and sad. She loved their historical significance, the celebrations they commemorated, and the cheery twinkling they attempted to imitate.
Tonight, she searched in vain. A lifeless void hovered above the light’s glare. Phoebe longed for the Dark Sky Reserve and the miracle of an unobstructed view of the night sky. There, millions of stars, planets, the entire milky, way was visible to the naked eye. It was the last place on earth to observe animated blackness and understand why the festival lights were so revered by her ancestors.
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Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Very interesting story. The future seems bleak.
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The future is already here, my friend. The places without light pollution are few and far between.
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That’s true. We still are in denial.
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Good story. It’s amazing the difference in the night sky when you get out of the city into the country – so many more stars.
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So true, Iain.
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Yes, what is obscured by light, there is wonder in the darkness far and beyond.Another life in the Universe.
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A night sky without light pollution is a spectacular sight. Thanks James.
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Absolutely lovely. I remember the Milky Way arcing over a completely dark beach
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Thank you, Neil. Your scene sounds amazing.
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I’ll never forget the amazing spectacle of the night sky I witnessed whilst camping deep in a South African national park. I had no idea there were so many stars up there! A thought-provoking piece indeed Jo.
Here’s my story!.
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Seeing a true night sky is absolutely amazing, Keith. I am delighted you enjoyed the story.
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We’re fortunate to live somewhere with an unrestricted and reasonably unpolluted night view. I still haven’t got over it after three years. I could identify with your main character.
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I’ll never forget sitting on the deck of a cruise ship with a friend, gazing up at the unblemished sky. So beautiful. The light pollution is rampant.
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It is so amazing to see what is up there. What a wonderful memory, Dale.
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It was…. I had never seen the southern cross as well…
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Dear Jo,
Electric lights can’t take the place of an unobstructed star studded sky can they? Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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There is magic in a real night sky. Thanks, Rochelle. ✨
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Raised under artificial lights, most of us have forgotten the beauty of night sky. Our night sky is mostly have light pollution.
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The places to gain an unobstructed view seem to be disappearing. I hope we realize what we are missing.
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My husband grew up in the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He misses the lack of man-made light the obscures the incredible star show of more remote places. Well depicted.
First paragraph, last word: Did you mean “imitate” instead of “immediate”?
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Sharp eyes, Linda. Thank you.
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It almost sounds like a domed city? Or a force field around the planet? Planetariums will one day become popular 😉
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No, this is here and now. There really are only pockets left where light pollution does not obscure the night sky. Dark Sky Reserves are already a thing. ❤
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That’s very interesting, I’ll have to learn more about them.
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