Write about someone with a Midas touch: everything they touch turns to [fill in the blank].

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“Touching Demons” by Ravani Spark

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-Even A warrior, one that is known for being fearless, can be scared- Mirana, a mighty warrior, an Element protector of Xania, has been cursed with the Tortures spell, one that makes every living thing she touches turn into a demon-like spirit, with a need for destruction. ------------------------------------------------------ "Mirana?'' A voice drifted into the dull, grey room she was in. "Yes?" Her voice, emotionless, sent a quiet inquiry. "The Witch is here to see you." "Again?" Mirana sighed, exasperated. This was the 5th time this we...

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“The Shamen's Bargain ” by Rowdy McLaughlin

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Everything I touch turns to ash. Turns to a pile of gray and black and white slipping through my fingers like shifting sand. The aroma biting at my nose. I want to feel the embrace of another human against my skin or even the fur of a dog’s warm coat. But I can’t. I’m cursed. I sit on a rock just outside the nearby village. I watch people go about their day; some are picking corn while others are cooking a stew. No one dares venture in my direction perched atop a solemn lonely rock. They know what I’m capable of. They know the curse I ...

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“Silk's Stone ” by Naomi Gardner Woods

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Warning: Some abuse and deathI slipped the gloves over my fingers, allowing the cool silk to caress my skin. I always loved silk things, even from childhood, especially gloves. From age six, I begged my parents for silk gloves, but I was a gardener’s daughter, not a member of the nobility. So, I would watch court ladies dressed in beautiful gowns, their silk-gloved hands baring parasols, wishing with all my heart I had what they had. Now, I would trade them just for a glimpse of my family.My door burst open, but I didn’t turn, wishing it was...

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“A love frozen out of reach” by Tomiris Adambayeva

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She was perfect. From the very start until the moment when I looked at her for the last time. Her eyes were pale green with a little shade of gray and reminded me of the mystery that was hidden deep in the forest. When she laughed, I could feel real happiness with a drop of bittersweet sadness. Felling of the grief before you lost someone. The way her heart used to love everybody so kindly keeps breaking my old soul. Her amazing looks could make me do anything, even if I couldn't. She was that one person who would be the first to hel...

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“The Gardens of Omorfia” by Zoë Page

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The Gardens of Omorfia are a cursed, beautiful solitude, and they will stand for all of eternity. They were once home, as much as you can call it that, being such a cruel reminder of unbelonging, to a myth still untold. They now grow in the space in between everywhere and nowhere, situated right outside death. They hold memories of confining sadness, short-lived loves and most naturally, the cursed, beautiful Omorfia herself, trapped in the solitude. Omorfia was a sweet young girl born to the lush, vivid countryside of Ancient Greece. As ...

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“The Midasion Monthly Meeting” by William Vickers

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Take a minute to imagine your life if you had the Midas touch… think it would be great? Think again. Very few have managed to make life with this rare co dition work. Midasians, for the most part, struggle to fit in.Freaks.Sorcerers.Criminals… Finally got a job? That was the keyboard you just turned into yoghurt!And be careful with your new boyfriend. You don’t want to go to prison for turning him into orange peel, do you?“These monthly meetings are vital for us Midasians to come together for support and and solidarity!” The dim lightin...

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“The Man With the Roses” by Cecelia Youso

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“One? 10 shekels. You know, you look just like her. Especially the eyes. Did you know that your eyes never change from when you’re born? You’ll have the same eyes you have now as when you’re old like me. Maybe you can’t imagine it. “I’ll tell you, you’ll never forget what it feels to be young. You’re done with your army service at 21 or 22 and the world is yours. I moved to Florentin. It was a bold move back then since it wasn’t the young place it is now and even dirtier than it is today, if you can believe that. I had just finished ...

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“Hands of Time” by Joseph Peck

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He was being watched. He couldn’t see them, surrounded as he was by the vast crowds around him, but he could feel a pair of eyes staring at him. Sweat trickled down his spine as the hair on his neck stood up. Unthinkingly, he stretched out his hands. The black gloves he wore flexed as he did so, the leather old and worn. He tucked his arms back beneath the folds of his cloak, hands once more hidden from sight. Boot clad feet stepping gingerly over the snow covered cobblestones, he swiveled his head to and fro, seeking for his watcher. His ea...

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“And If Nature Hugged Metal” by Megan Ovungal

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Trigger Warning: This story contains themes of suicide, self-harm, and animal death. Her digits cascaded down the ridges of the bark, and trailing behind the tips of her finger was a dark steel that made the once rich dark brown turn silver. Hazel eyes gazed at the iron ore as it strangled the tree until the warm wood was replaced with a cold metal mimic. She curled her arms around the now metallic tree. The ridges of the bark were still present, but the contrast between metal and wood could not be any clearer. Before, the wood had carried...

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Write about someone with a Midas touch: everything they touch turns to [fill in the blank].

Submissions are closed

✍️ 39 stories

“Touching Demons” by Ravani Spark

“The Shamen's Bargain ” by Rowdy McLaughlin

“Silk's Stone ” by Naomi Gardner Woods

“A love frozen out of reach” by Tomiris Adambayeva

“The Gardens of Omorfia” by Zoë Page

“The Midasion Monthly Meeting” by William Vickers

“The Man With the Roses” by Cecelia Youso

“Hands of Time” by Joseph Peck

“And If Nature Hugged Metal” by Megan Ovungal

🌟 Similar prompts

Start your story with a character looking closely at something, or someone. They can't quite decide if what they're looking at is natural, or man-made.

Start or end your story with a character receiving a hug or words of comfort.

Write a story about someone who is losing feeling in their hands and/or fingers.

Write about an AI or person trying to inject a ‘human touch’ into their work.

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