#176: Magic in the Air
Do you feel that? That almost imperceptible shift you can’t quite place?
Maybe it’s magic. Forces at work right under our noses. Powers we just don’t have the senses to detect — outside what scientists call our “umwelt,” or the slice of the world we’re able to see, hear, and feel.
This week, let your stories be guided by this question: what if, alongside things like electrical fields and infrared waves, there are magical forces in the world that we just can’t perceive?
🥇 Winner
“I Knew Better” by Kylah Adams
🏆 Winner of Contest #176
⭐️ Shortlisted
“A Letter From Mosby” by Thom With An H
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Beyond Words” by Matt Francis
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Opening Geraldine's” by AnneMarie Miles
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Buyer's Remorse” by Dan Coglianese
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Suffer to Sip” by S N
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“With Care” by Sav Lightwood
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“May My Wing Send You Free” by Grey Barr
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
This week's prompts
Write a story involving a magical potion — which may or may not work.
Fantasy – 58 stories
Start your story with someone witnessing magic from a hiding place.
Fantasy – 52 stories
Cast a magician (a real one, or a party entertainer) as your story’s protagonist.
Adventure – 26 stories
Write a story told from the point of view of an animal.
Kids – 49 stories
Set your story in a magical bookshop.
Fluff – 46 stories
Stories
“I Knew Better” by Kylah Adams
🏆 Winner of Contest #176
“A Letter From Mosby” by Thom With An H
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Beyond Words” by Matt Francis
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Blood of the Wolf” by Michał Przywara
Submitted to Contest #176
“Rural Route 12: Biblical Tarot for Dummies” by Wendy Kaminski
Submitted to Contest #176
“Opening Geraldine's” by AnneMarie Miles
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Monsters of New Madrid: Event 149” by Wendy Kaminski
Submitted to Contest #176
“The Essence” by David Sweet
Submitted to Contest #176
“My New Mom Has a Moustache” by Suma Jayachandar
Submitted to Contest #176
“A King, His Brother, His Wife, A Potion, and An Evil Plan” by Isa Hasan
Submitted to Contest #176
“B+Z” by Liv Chocolate
Submitted to Contest #176
“The Rabbits of Burrow Mound” by Edward Latham
Submitted to Contest #176
“Friday Dinner Date” by Scott Christenson
Submitted to Contest #176
“Anything You Can Imagine” by Melony Beard
Submitted to Contest #176
“The Emporium of Dreams” by Rebecca Miles
Submitted to Contest #176
$250
Prize money
231
Contest entries
111
Stories
Ended on 23:59 - Dec 16, 2022 EST
Won by Kylah Adams 🏆
Title: I Knew Better
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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