“Hey! Have you ever heard about the breakaway effect?”
“What? No!”
“Astronauts have reported that after viewing the Earth from orbit, their perspective changed. They were able to appreciate the beauty and the fragility of the world in a way they hadn’t before.”
“Oh! That’s That’s really interesting!”
“Makes you think, doesn’t it?”
“What? Oh, it certainly does. Can you put me down now?”
The superhero returned the Prime Minister back to his office. As he flew off, bullets bouncing off his boots, he suspected he hadn’t gotten through to him after all.
There was always the next world leader.

“Earth” by Kevin M. Gill is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Everyday Drabbles © 2025 by Hugh J. O’Donnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.

Everyday Drabbles © 2025 by Hugh J. O’Donnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.