The Check In - Unofficial Challenge
Closes At Midnight 18th November 2026

The map-like artwork for Ambient 1: Music for Airports is designed to evoke a calm, abstract sense of place and aerial perspective without anchoring the listener to a specific location. By heavily cropping and enlarging a cartographic image, Brian Eno stripped away traditional labels and borders to create a visual parallel to his ambient music
It was designed by Brian Eno himself
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Introduction
This is a short challenge, and on Thursday, 19th November, I will award five random creators who join in a dollar each.
Please include this challenge in your story, share yours in the comments and read others (they're only fifty words, so you have the time).
The image is a detail from "Ambient 1: Music For Airports" by Brian Eno, hence the title. I am fine with flying but hate check-ins.
The music is "The Magic Suitcase" by Carbon/Silicon, addressing a serious airport delay.
The Challenge
Write a poem or short story of fifty words or less inspired by the image above. I learned that this form is called a Dribble:
I see a lot of things in it, so here is my example piece.
My Example
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