The prompt: You once knew some foreigner who has recently reached out to you and asked how things are going in your home country. Your response can be a letter, an email, whatever. My take:

Hello Itzniblurb,

How nice to hear from you! It sure has been a while. I wasn’t sure when your ship was evading my government’s border units if you saw me waving goodbye. You should have seen the officers’ faces when your saucer suddenly accelerated from 0 to Mach 8 and disappeared. But I did see the video of your craft in the recently-released government UAP files. That was fun.

You know, I’m glad you reached out again because I wanted to thank you. Ever since your ship abducted me and my old Ford pickup on Old Pembroke Road near the Benz family farm that night, my muffler has actually been pretty quiet. I don’t know what you little green fellas did, but she runs great now. My own butt is still a little sore from your procedure but at least you apologized, and I appreciate that. That’s why I like you, Itzniblurb; you’re a stand-up guy.

So, you asked me about the political situation here in my world. Well, if your ship happens to wander into our neck of the galaxy any time soon, why, I wouldn’t refuse a ride. Anywhere is fine, I’m not fussy. Some time spent away from this rock actually would do me some good nowadays. I won’t even complain about your probe things. Unlike our current politicians, you at least apologize afterward.

Stay well, hello to Ergnib, and I really, really, am serious about looking for a ride somewhere else.

Best regards,

Tomek