Your character makes a living faking psychic powers. One morning, they wake up with real ones.

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“Maybe I Was Punished” by Valerie Preston

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Maybe I Was Punished I’m sitting in the high-backed seat – the cover a shiny material laced with some kind of sheer fabric. Gold brocade cushions are under my backside – but they are certainly only for the look, (Middle Eastern and mysterious) as it’s like sitting on a square brick, and the seat of the chair is so high I have a small box underneath my feet so they don’t ‘dangle’ in the air! My brother said it is like walking into the reception of a ‘high class brothel’ (I wonder how he knows that?) The tent is quite warm but I can feel...

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“The Unexpected Truth” by Sophie Smith

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I lie for a living. It has become second nature to lie to people to earn money. After all, it is a family business. I've been helping lie to people to earn money for the family since I was 5. I am a psychic medium. Have you ever heard such BS? Someone who sees and talks to ghosts to pass on a message to a loved one. When all they want to hear is the same thing? That their dead loved one has passed on peacefully and is at rest in the spiritual world. That their dead loved one loves them and is proud of them. Or that their dead love on...

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“Waking Up To Yourself” by Marquita Mayo

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Green walls, packed bookshelves, tapestries with mystical symbols hanging from the ceilings, dimmed lighting, and plush floor seats lining the baseboards, this was the space you were engulfed in at Moon Passages. Angela had been living in Denver, Colorado for the past six years reading palms, tarot cards, and giving spiritual visions at special request (private one-on-one session only, of course). Her storefront, Moon Passages, was located on a popular tourist street, so business had flourished quickly. She classified her life as pretty wond...

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“Faking it” by Randi King

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Georgia escorted her last client of the day to the door, glad that the day was ending on a positive note. Her usual clients came to her hoping to make contact with a loved one who had passed. Hoping she would take away their grief, tell them their loved one was happy or at peace. Often hoping they had been forgiven for some past actions they now regret. Tonight’s client was looking for hope on a new path for her life. She was recently divorced and just wanted reassurance she could find happiness again, which Geo...

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“Twin Magic” by Zoe Tribley

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The smell of copper invaded my nostrils before Erin could finish the answers of a segment on “what your higher self is telling you.” She held a lit candle in one hand and a faded, leather-bound notebook in the other. She read from her notes. “If you chose the curvy road, that means you want the scenic routes in life, but if you chose the straight, well-traveled road you probably like things direct and straightforward. The number of white roses you chose is how much you give in relationships. If you said ten white, ten red, you want th...

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“When faked psychic powers make room for real ones” by Sakaram Puddoo

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When faked psychic powers make room for real ones Mr. Rasool, a fifty-year-old father of a daughter, earned his living as a healer and a fortune teller. He convinced his clients that he owned true psychic powers that could bring them a lot of positive results. He realized them by his prayers and by the participation of his clients to whom he always asked to follow his advice. If his clients didn’t obtain the desired results, he laid the blame on the latter saying that his advice wasn’t well executed. With his fake powers, many of his...

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“Things Aren't Always As They Seem” by Nadine Paul

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The techs tell him the man behind the glass has not said anything for hours. It doesn't surprise him. Why would one want to admit pretending to know what would happen on a particular day and be discovered as a fraud? But watching him through the one-way mirror, he starts to question that assessment. There was a feeling about the man behind the glass that he may know something. Sipping his hot coffee, FBI agent Moore Gallagher studies the man while waiting for part of his team to arrive. But not all of them would be coming. Some ...

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“From Fraud to Friend ” by Kita Munesane

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As the gullible crowd screamed as Paul showed them another one of his many telekinesis tricks, "little do they know, it's just a wire.." Paul thought. The crowd was stunned and the internet was blown up over this newcomer who claims to be able to connect with dead souls, use the power of telekinesis and fly. Paul was making a living out of the show tickets he sold, but suddenly while practicing "flying" the wire snapped. He panicked and his team screamed for if he fell he would be seriously injured. He was over 20 metres in the air, but mi...

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“Tara Tarot” by Allison Hannah

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Tara Tarot On a dismal day such as one might expect on a day that one loses their job, Tara walks with her sister, Scarlett, and Scarlett’s scruffy little mutt, Bozo. “What I need is a need a new job altogether,” Tara says. “Like what?” Scarlett moves behind Tara as a teenaged boy with a tall barking dog passes. He’s got a loose hold on the leash. Bozo growls. “Like something where my talents are appreciated.” “How about this? Scarlett pulls a poster from a lamp post. Tara grabs it a...

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“So it Begins” by Erin Olig

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Margo Lane knew she was destined for great things. She attributed her current situation to a series of unfortunate choices which had begun with the dating of two consecutive Ricks; both of whom had intrigued her with eclectic hobbies, such as the collection of vintage toys or beetle fighting. Both Ricks, subsequently turning out to just be weird and without redeeming qualities, started a domino effect of poor decisions which seemed to occur as a matter of course and outside her control. And while the new year found her...

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“Cards with Cassandra” by Alanah Andrews

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The ornate grandfather clock chimed loudly as the hour hand struck nine. Cassie’s client jumped, glancing around the small, incense-filled room as though she had forgotten where she was. “Oh,” she stammered, “but Cassandra, I have more questions.” “It’s okay,” said Cassie, gathering up her cards and giving the woman’s hand a gentle squeeze. “I can book you in for another appointment in three weeks. Now will that be cash or card?” Shooing her final client out the door, Cassie collapsed on the velveteen couch, releasing her hair from the itch...

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“Apple Pie” by Su Ccint

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It is four in the morning, the smoky aroma of brewing coffee diffuses from the kitchen onto the dining room, where a stack of unopened envelopes sits on the center of a rectangular table along with other pieces of mail addressed to Clare Raggson; a letter from the unemployment agency and a pink slip. The most recent job - the second one in seven months - was supposed to be a front desk position. Instead, she ended up re-stocking paper towels and toilet paper, taking thirty-minute lunches, and throwing away the garbage. For over a week, Clare...

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“The Psych Shack” by Ellen Oh

Submitted to Contest #127

Aislyn and Ella followed a meandering path back to the RV. The glow of whiskey lingered in their bellies making them smile as they counted the bills they’d brought in that day. “It’s too easy,” Ella shouted. Then quieter, “It should be harder. I’d feel bad except I know they leave happier than when they walked in.” Aislyn agreed, “We have to give the people what they want! I wonder if they know they all come looking for the same thing.” “Probably. I don’t know. Maybe not. Everybody’s the star of their own ...

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“White lies, Green eyes ” by Bella Cole

Submitted to Contest #127

Third Person POV The people of Trinity square were squabbling through the streets. Swarms of bodies crowding about, bumping and juggling about. The smell of fried food and sickly sweet desserts wafted through the air, colliding the flavor of sweet and savory. Merchants shouted from their stands, advertising spices and clothes, banging on drums or playing flutes for people's attention. In the corner, a few rows back from the hustle and bustle. There was a quaint stand, with colorful beads and clothes hanging from every banister....

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“Psychic” by The Profound

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Nearing the middle of town, stood the local bar known as The Raven. Around nine on a Friday night, The Raven would be the only business on main-street to be open. As the night sky dangled the stars upon the town and the clouds only partly covered the moon, I stood in a room, minutes before a performance. I studied my jotted notes and memorized the workings of my crew before the show. I needed to hype my nerves away. The key to any great performance is confidence. I allowed my pre-show chant to take control of my mind “1… 2… 3...

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Your character makes a living faking psychic powers. One morning, they wake up with real ones.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 64 stories

“Maybe I Was Punished” by Valerie Preston

“The Unexpected Truth” by Sophie Smith

“Waking Up To Yourself” by Marquita Mayo

“Faking it” by Randi King

“Twin Magic” by Zoe Tribley

“When faked psychic powers make room for real ones” by Sakaram Puddoo

“Things Aren't Always As They Seem” by Nadine Paul

“From Fraud to Friend ” by Kita Munesane

“Tara Tarot” by Allison Hannah

“So it Begins” by Erin Olig

“Cards with Cassandra” by Alanah Andrews

“Apple Pie” by Su Ccint

“The Psych Shack” by Ellen Oh

“White lies, Green eyes ” by Bella Cole

“Psychic” by The Profound

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Begin your story with a character having a gut feeling they cannot explain.

Write about a character whose intuition is always right — until one day it isn’t.

Write a story about a problem with no good solutions.

Write about a character learning to trust their intuition.

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