#152: Miracles and Oracles
We have little control over what happens to us, though there’s nothing more human than trying to micro-manage what will come next. This week, I want us to think about both the expected, and the unexpected; times when life throws positive twists at us — miracles, some might call them — or times when we try to predict those turns, for better or worse.
This week's prompts
Write a story in which a miracle happens — or everyone thinks it did.
Middle School
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45 stories
Start your story with a character saying “I can see it now.”
Middle School
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37 stories
Write about a character whose life changes for the better.
Middle School
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47 stories
Set your story in an oracle or a fortune teller’s parlor.
Fantasy
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66 stories
Write a story about someone whose job is to make miracles happen, literally or figuratively.
Middle School
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43 stories
Stories
“All in a Day's Work” by Tiffany Dugan
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“The Tree” by Michael Typist
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“Decalogue for your next travel to South America” by Ren B
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“The Miracle At Bondi Junction” by Scott Christenson
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“Delphie” by Nicholas Arin
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“Cause and Effect” by Greg Gillis
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“Intuition” by L. E. Scott
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“The Miraculous Fish” by John K Adams
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“The Woman Who Could Find Anything” by Lynn Tabor
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“First Time Fortune Teller” by Vicky Graham
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“The Fortune Teller” by Ashley Brandt
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“The Fortune Teller” by Steve Rogers
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“Free Will” by Donna Deweerd
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“What You Seek Is Seeking You” by Mathilde Oumraou
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$250
Prize money
238
Contest entries
101
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Jul 01, 2022 EST
Won by Aeris Walker 🏆
Title: Foretold in Smoke
Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing.
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