#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?
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 – 47 stories
Stories
“Alfie, The Great” by Chris Campbell
Submitted to Contest #176
“A Squirrel’s Tale (Based on a true story)” by John K Adams
Submitted to Contest #176
“Whimsy and the Missing Chair” by Story Time
Submitted to Contest #176
“BELIEVE” by Susan Catucci
Submitted to Contest #176
“Buyer's Remorse” by Dan Coglianese
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“The Dollhouse” by April Mattson
Submitted to Contest #176
“The Shadow Guild” by Paul Michael Winters
Submitted to Contest #176
“My Little Girl” by Murray Burns
Submitted to Contest #176
“Flowers in Bloom” by Daniel Allen
Submitted to Contest #176
“Santa Drives A Red Cadillac” by Marty B
Submitted to Contest #176
“Nino” by Mike Panasitti
Submitted to Contest #176
“Painting Her Dreams” by Susan Williams
Submitted to Contest #176
“Suffer to Sip” by S N
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
“Smoke and Mirrors” by Laurel Hanson
Submitted to Contest #176
“With Care” by Sav Lightwood
⭐️ Shortlisted for Contest #176
$250
Prize money
232
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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