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Write about someone who works an average job — but incorporate elements of magic into it.

Posted in Fantasy on Mar 30, 2021

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“Alice in Wonderland” by Sam Kirk

Submitted to Contest #32

The second the alarm went off, Alice jumped out of bed. She had never been a morning person before, but now, since she became her own boss, waking up at the crack of dawn no longer posed a problem for the thirty-one-year-old. Dressed in her navy blue pajamas adorned with stars and matching slippers, Alice shuffled into the kitchen and switched on the Smart Light. At first, Alice was skeptical when she heard of this invention, but was now a total believer. The light started off dim and gradually became brighter over a span of five minutes, gi...

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“A MERMAIDS BEST FRIEND ” by Vickie Culbertson

Submitted to Contest #32

Karen Sue smiled. As her caregiver/companion, I asked her what she would like to eat. Karen Sue's eyes lit up like robin egg blue hue, as she replies "Meatloaf." Karen Sue shows me a notebook of Anna and Elsa on the front cover, the popular characters of the movie, FROZEN. I say outloud, "Sisters," "Yes, Karen Sue, you do have a sister and her name is, Rebecca, right?" Karen Sue is thirty-five years old and has/was born with Downs Syndrome.Each person with Downs Syndrome is an individual. Karen Sue is short in stature, flattened face, always...

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“Magic and Mr Tomkins” by Olivia Fairfax

Submitted to Contest #32

 One day Mr Tomkins discovered he could fly. It happened as he was taking his Sunday constitutional on Primrose Hill one glorious day, the first warm day of Spring with the sun shining and a mild breeze ruffling the daffodils. The famous landmarks of the City came and went in and out of view as clouds scudded across the sky. Mr Tomkins had that soaring feeling one gets when released from the prison of continuous rain into the first rays of sunshine. He stretched his arms to the sky and quite naturally, without effort or alarm, he rose i...

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“Here's Looking at You, Kid.” by Lindy Guidry

Submitted to Contest #32

The rain began quickly and unexpectedly, coming in a heavy mist that drifted northward from the river and moved up toward The French Market. Amalie glanced through the foggy window of Café Fleur de Lis at the tables with umbrellas outside on the sidewalk. The ribbed silk canopies danced in the wind, sending rivulets of rainwater cascading into the laps of the customers who had been sitting under them enjoying the café au lait and the view of the Mississippi River. The patrons, many of them visitors to the city of New Orleans, hurri...

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“Last Breath” by Stan Konwiser

Submitted to Contest #32

Carl considered the 12 hour shifts part of his life. Arriving at 8 AM to the home of someone dying a slow death required a very early rise plus the travel time to get there. Once he arrived and did the transfer briefing with the home care aid finishing the shift, he spent a long day mostly sitting and watching. Carl was a hospice aid.This occupation fell naturally to Carl. As a young boy, his aged Nanna had lived in the smallest room of the apartment with his mother and sister. Carl would often sit with Nanna just watching her dozing in fron...

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“Dark Arts And The Gift” by Tom Moser

Submitted to Contest #32

“Beer, cold beer! First call on ice cold beer!” he yelled to the crowd. Spring Training in Arizona had become Larry’s favorite time of year, both because of the weather, and because it commenced the short season of his career as a beer vendor at the baseball stadium. Larry had other jobs to supplement his one-month income in Arizona, but his other jobs did not provide the same allure of MLB baseball, tradition, the fans and seeing new ballplayer prospects. The other jobs also did not involve using the gift. By the end of Spring Training, Lar...

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“United Box, Inc.” by Amy DeMatt

Submitted to Contest #32

                I’ve worked at United Box, Inc. since high school, which was not that long ago. Everything about United Box, Inc., is boxy. The building itself looks like a large, corrugated box, puce-colored, plunked down on a flat roadway. The roadway itself could be an assembly line belt. It runs right up to the building and encircles it. Trucks and cars roll in and out on the circular road, picking up boxes, large and small. We o...

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“A Story of Pepperoni (and Ham)” by Clive Kerrell

Submitted to Contest #32

5:53 am, my shift hadn’t even started yet and I was already on the clock to solve problems. Being called in by the manager of the factory should have alarmed me, but I hadn’t had a cup of coffee yet and I had left my fight-or-flight response somewhere in my bedspread this morning.  “Good morning Don,” my manager Jeff begins, “do you know why I’ve called you in today?” I shake my head. “Over the last few months, the inventory system has picked up on something strange…” “Yes, I know that our production numbers have been down. Since Jen le...

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“Magical Fingers” by Felicity Edwards

Submitted to Contest #32

My family always described Auntie Jen as a magical person. She never married, but that didn’t seem to bother her in the slightest. She was so involved with the lives of all her nephews and nieces. It thrilled her to welcome each of us into this world with a baby blanket, a little comfy cuddle blanket, and a toy. We all grew up loving these treasures from her. Of course, I don’t need a baby blanket or a comfy blanket anymore, but my beautiful brown crocheted teddy still sits on my bed to this day.   Everyone who knew Jen said s...

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“The Key to Their Dreams” by Jennifer Helman

Submitted to Contest #32

“And the winner of this year’s ‘Top Performing Real Estate Agent’ should come as no surprise. For the third year in a row, please congratulate Melissa Browning!” The emcee of the annual awards banquet announces as Mel walks to the stage accompanied by applause and murmurs.“How does she do it?” “Who did she sleep with?” “Why can’t I get her clients?” Are just a few of the comments whispered among the attendees. Mel knows they’re jealous, but she doesn’t care. She knows she helps people find the home of their dreams an...

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“The Wizard of Manhattan” by Victor Lana

Submitted to Contest #32

Standing in his penthouse apartment, Arthur Jameson looked out the window at the skyline while sipping a dry Beefeater martini. The city glittered in the dusk under the liquid saffron sunset painting the buildings with its ravishing brush. His assistant Bob Merle sat at the desk behind him, zipping his fingers across the keys of the laptop. He looked up and said, “They accepted the deal, Artie.”“Ka-ching!” Artie said with a smirk. “Your efforts in drafting the proposal did the trick, Bob.”Bob closed the laptop, got up, poured himself a drink...

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“Magic Customer Service” by Miguel Covarrubias

Submitted to Contest #32

Juan stared at his computer screen, awaiting the next customer to come in. It was a slow day in Magic Customer Care: Crystal Chat Department. This was a second career for Juan. After failing somewhat miserably in his first career, he was rather motivated to make a good impression at this one. He had been working at Magic Customer Care for close to three years. He enjoyed his job for the most part. He knew that he only actually chatted with less than 1% of all witches, wizards, and non-binary magicians in the world. That small amount of custo...

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“What Lois Saw” by Deborah Mercer

Submitted to Contest #32

Lois wasn’t the only receptionist at the East Parade Hotel. Sometimes Leanne, the owner, was at the neat little curved reception desk, and sometimes, at the height of the season, they took on temporary staff. But Lois was part of the furniture. People said that, and then came over all confused and embarrassed and were at pains to assure her they meant it as a compliment except it might not have come out that way. She assured them it was fine, and most of the time, she meant it. She had been one of those temporary rec...

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“Tomorrow is a New Day” by Sage B.

Submitted to Contest #32

"Today was a boring day." Evan hummed thoughtfully, the soft cushions of the beige couch underneath him lulling him into a somewhat dormant state, the familiar crash of exhaustion that came after a strenous day of work or activities wise.He wasn't lying about what he said. Today had been an awfully boring day and Evan Miller felt it to be a loss of time in his life, just a little bit...At least the tea in his hand was good, a little cold from his mind's travelling contemplation, the taste of lavander a little watered down for his liking. But...

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“Tastes as Good as it Spells” by Debbie Rae

Submitted to Contest #32

“Welcome to Kong’s Castle,” Faye said, forcing cheer into her now raspy voice, resisting the urge to collapse unto the restaurant’s hardwood floor and empty herself of a well-deserved sigh. “May I take your orders?” “Really?” The woman on one end of the square table whipped her head up from the menu she was scanning, then slapped the leather-bound book shut, with enough ferocity that a draft must have fanned her face. She trained furious eyes on Faye. “That’s it? May I take your orders? No apologies?” She ran her fingers over the fringes on ...

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