In his offices at Terra New Network, beloved broadcast host Iridium Nox heard his communicator ping.
“This is Nox,” he answered.
His producer appeared in hologram. “The network is axing the ‘Alien of the Week’ segment. We’ve had complaints.”
“Screw those bigots. Everyone has a right to be here.”
“No, complaints from the subjects.”
“What?”
“People don’t like being called ‘aliens.’ And they object to your depictions of their culture.”
“This is an outrage! I’m helping them assimilate!”
“That’s just… ” With a gesture, he cut off the communicator and pulled up his social feed. How dare those aliens betray him?

“Earth Horizon with UFO or Star” by DonkeyHotey is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

I’ll be appearing this Saturday at Indie Author Day at the Erie County Central Library in Buffalo, NY! It’s a free event, so come say hello!

Everyday Drabbles © 2019-2026 Hugh J. O’Donnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Thanks for reading!