Write a story about an artist whose work has magical properties.

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“Celestial Games” by Dx Gemini

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I sit tapping my nails on the table, patiently waiting for my next group of victims. Staring into my diamond crystal ball, I envision the return of Sir Ram Twin. It has been close to a year since his last appearance; I can almost smell his presence. He will be expecting a collection of fears along with a selection of other mixed emotions. One must prepare! For decades the descendants of the King on planet Geminion have journeyed to Earth in search of human emotions. Emotions are considered an edible delicacy on their planet. Fear appea...

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“comfort the disturbed” by Fletcher Fox

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Creating was carving out pieces of your soul, sending them out into the universe, begging for judgment based on something other than the physical body you were born into. Judgment comes when you show others your work, but you welcome it. Your artwork was there for you when nobody else was, and letting audiences in was a form of connection you allowed, eventually. Comfort the disturbed, disturb the comfortable - your work has always been good at that. Disturbing, disturbed, you've always been that. Your creations first began as a way out...

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“The Painter's Carnage.” by Aya Adam

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In a town shrouded in the mists of time, where legends and realities intertwine like threads in the tapestry of magic and mystery, there lived a painter who was a conqueror of the arcane arts, a wielder of dark magic that held sway over life and death. My name is Eldric Kirigan, and I am the master of this cursed brush. When I was a child, I discovered a hidden chamber in the deep forest of Eternark, a treasure trove of forgotten paintings waiting to be rediscovered. Each canvas seemed to whisper secrets to me, promising untold power if on...

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“Just A Sculpture” by Taylor Tinsen

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He has been accused of playing God. He disagrees. The beings he makes are more perfect than any human could be. Ambrose also receives many questions. Do they have a soul? Do they really think the way we do? Are their wants and desires and feelings real? Are they real? His response is always the same. “How do you know we have a soul? How do you know we are real?” Ambrose also knows that it really doesn’t matter to them, these questions they pretend to be concerned about. Their fake furrowed eyebrows and acted-out wrung hands. T...

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“Till we meet again” by Erwin Arroyo

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“So, Roger, tell us more about yourself.” The music director asked. His needle-gaze fixated on Roger’s eyes without moving a muscle, almost like a statue. Roger began tapping his index finger against his thigh. Small droplets of sweat gathered in his front and upper-lip, as he fetched for some answer to the interviewer’s question. But that type of question - how is one supposed to answer? “I am a father of two children... well, one child actually,” Roger corrected himself. “So, is it one or two children?” “I..., I, I only have one child, ...

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“Lola-Beans Magic Potions” by Ida Giannico

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Lola-Bean was all packed with new summer clothes in her Ballerina Backpack. She was going on a magical vacation to Florida, to the beach with Gramma. She had packed two new floral bathing suits Mommy had bought at the store and her pair of water shoes to walk the beach. This was her first time traveling on a plane with Gramma and she was very excited to share this adventure. Gramma had told her of the wonders she would find on the beach. Strange creatures with names like starfish, something called a jelly fish and crazy enough, a sea crea...

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“Crystalline Fractals” by Aeryn Goodspeed

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The crystalline shard of ice arched up, catching the light of the fluorescent bulbs for one dazzling moment before dipping back down and dissolving into nothingness. Snowflake, his gray muzzle wrinkled in a frown, sighed and put the flute down. “I can’t focus on it,” he said. His bandmate, Rossco, set her face indignantly. “That was still better than last time,” she said. “Keep trying, I’m sure you’ll get it.” “And hey, at least you can do magic.” Yono, to his credit, didn’t look bitter about his own statement. He rolled his wheelchair ar...

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“All You Have to Do is Ask” by Kiley Callahan

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She had always known there was something special about the way she crocheted. Scotland loved the way it felt, even as a young girl. Metal hooks, balls of yarn, the soft mulling of tea on a nearby table, she still can remember the way it felt to have her grandmother show her how to craft the first loop. Worn hands, aged curtains, the moth balls in the back of upstairs closets, Scotland had spent a lot of time with her grandmother. Always draped with some silver and dried flowers, her grandmother had a house out in the country where ...

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“They Hide in the Walls” by Eleftherios Konstantinidis

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James felt warm tears rolling down his face as his eyes were fixated on the crumbling building across the street. A two-story house with two pine trees in its yard, which had now also bent in front of the majestic but harsh passage of time. Funny, thought the young man. Funny how an image can contain an entire life within it. A life that was anything but easy for James and his family. He may now have been one of the most recognised artists and undoubtedly the most famous painter in the kingdom, but his journey to this point was filled with p...

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“Behind the Scenes” by Olivier Breuleux

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Franz cannot repress a smirk of anticipation. He knows what is going to happen. They don't. All is black, shrouded in a silence so thick it strangles sound. Blind, deaf and mute. Franz lifts his hands. Three… two… one… Light! Noisy light. The night skies ignite. Fire rains on the city. It is as if the stars themselves are crashing down, it is not merely the death of men, it is the death of the cosmos itself. He peers around him, delighting in the transfixed expressions, gleaming tears streaking down their cheeks. This is Oscar fo...

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“The Magic Scissors” by Ellen Shapiro

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The Magic Scissors by Ellen M. Shapiro In the Jewish year 5105, everything in Spain was upside down. People put their clothes on inside out. They wore hats on their feet and shoes on their heads. It was sticky hot in February and freezing cold in June. The cabbages grew big and round under the earth and the carrots grew long and fat facing the sky. One very, very cold night that June, a rabbi named Shem Tov ben Yitzak was getting ready to write a few words of Torah on parchment. He did that every week so he could remember what to sa...

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“The thief known as ‘Emulsion’” by David Jenkins

Submitted to Contest #239

Kath awoke at the crack of a noise, her heart pounding as she heard the loud thud. She had only been asleep for short while, but it was enough to put her in a deep sleep. Disoriented and still half-asleep, she stumbled over her own discarded shoes before regaining her balance and hurrying to investigate the source of the disturbance. As her eyes adjusted to the dim light, she gasped in horror as realisation dawned on her - her beloved pink mobile phone was missing from its usual spot on her nightstand. Someone had broken into her bedroom an...

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“My Varari” by Valentyna Vroyde

Submitted to Contest #239

Tale-essence “My Varari” School. The 5th grade. Into the classroom walks as if flies the teacher of sexuality of a human being from the planet Earth - Julia Volodymyrivna by name, Ukrainian beauty by nationality. Her breasts cup D, her hair flies into all of the directions possible on the planet, her words are lost on paths unknown, her gaze is wandering around in the depths of own subconscious. At the very last desk, hidden from everyone, sits a girl: tall, thin, her legs longest among the longest, huge eyes - hugest among the...

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“the Unusual Vase” by Sam Newsome

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The Unusual VaseMatt awoke with a start to the banging on the door of his Airstream. He never had visitors at 6:00 in the morning. Heck—he never had visitors and that was planned. His Airstream was parked behind his small cabin/studio. Yet someone was here and by the loud and incessant knocking, they were anxious to see him. He yelled, “Hold on to your britches, I’ll be there in a minute.” He hastily pulled on his pan...

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“The Auspicious Adventures of Dr. Winthrop P. Alexander” by Cassie Landrum

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Dr. Winthrop P. Alexander (also known as “The Professor” by his students and colleagues) stared in disbelief at the notes on the table before him. As a renown (well, formerly renown) naturalist specializing in the study of camouflage this was a most remarkable discovery. He flipped through the pages again, just to be sure. It was, indeed, remarkable. He pursed his lips, frowned and pursed his lips again, turning his fluffy mustache into a wiggly caterpillar. As of late, few colleagues took his discoveries seriously. In fac...

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Write a story about an artist whose work has magical properties.

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✍️ 99 stories

“Celestial Games” by Dx Gemini

“comfort the disturbed” by Fletcher Fox

“The Painter's Carnage.” by Aya Adam

“Just A Sculpture” by Taylor Tinsen

“Till we meet again” by Erwin Arroyo

“Lola-Beans Magic Potions” by Ida Giannico

“Crystalline Fractals” by Aeryn Goodspeed

“All You Have to Do is Ask” by Kiley Callahan

“They Hide in the Walls” by Eleftherios Konstantinidis

“Behind the Scenes” by Olivier Breuleux

“The Magic Scissors” by Ellen Shapiro

“The thief known as ‘Emulsion’” by David Jenkins

“My Varari” by Valentyna Vroyde

“the Unusual Vase” by Sam Newsome

“The Auspicious Adventures of Dr. Winthrop P. Alexander” by Cassie Landrum

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