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Carson's avatar

LOVE a doomsday asteroid story and liked the twist ending!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you. I delighted you enjoyed β€œThe Asteroid.”

njakins@me.com's avatar

Object 54 is probably still hurtling toward where Earth used to be wondering why everyone ghosted it.πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

Bill Adler's avatar

Right? Asteroids have feelings, too. ;-)

K.C. Knouse's avatar

Oops! She must have reversed a value in her equation. You always have a surprise, Bill. I love it.

Bill Adler's avatar

Math is hard!

I'm glad you enjoyed "The Asteroid," K.C.

Jack Massa's avatar

Nice one, Mr. Adler!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thanks, Jack. I had fun writing The Asteroid and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Virginia Neely's avatar

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. That must have been one heck of a powerful beam. And where is Object 54 now? Will it in future collide with Earth in its new location? Stay tuned!

Bill Adler's avatar

Oh yes. There’s more to come. One mystery begets another.

Paul McCutchen's avatar

Love the ending at the end!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you, Paul. I’m glad to hear that.

Yael Gelardin's avatar

The Asteroid is exactly what I expect from your stories. Loved it.!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you very much, Yael.

Deirdre Mooney's avatar

Fab twist - some imagination you’ve got!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you very much, Deirdre. I'm happy you enjoyed this story.

Sharron Bassano's avatar

"The deflector didn’t change the asteroid’s trajectory. It pushed our planet to another solar system, maybe even another galaxy." What a clever concept, Bill! I think it is utterly new! Wow!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you, Sharron. I didn't know where this story would go until I got there. I'm glad you liked "The Asteroid."

Lana Yakimchuk's avatar

Well. That is a completely different perspective.

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you. :)

George Palamara's avatar

This kind of thing didn’t happened when Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and and their rag tag band of actors whose names I don’t remember saved the earth from a killer asteroid!

Great story! I am secretly hoping it’s just a prolog to a much longer book length epic! πŸ˜…

Bill Adler's avatar

Thanks George! I’m glad you enjoyed The Asteroid. There’s a sequel coming because we need to know what happens to humanity in this weird place in the universe.

I love Armageddon! It’s a terrific movie that I’ve watched multiple times.

George Palamara's avatar

Great news about the sequel! The approaching asteroid was just the appetizer, the time and space shift looks like it will be the main courseπŸ˜‹

M.E. Proctor's avatar

Oh, nice. I love a change of perspective!

Bill Adler's avatar

Thank you, M.E. I'm happy to hear that and I'm glad you enjoyed this story.