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“Yéil Tl’éetl’i” by 𝕔𝕛 𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣

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North of the tallest peaks,In land dusted with snow,People of the Tides metIn the night with fire aglow.Young and old, near and far,The kwáans from all across,Found their way to the fireTo listen to storied love and loss.Faces around the flame dancedAs embers crackled and burst.The elders telling epic talesTo those with knowledge-thirst.Yet all know the Beginning,And how the world came to be.About the Great Spirit, the Raven,And the greedy Gull of the sea. For those who have not heard,Please listen fast and listen well.I shall speak it ...

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“Darkness Doesn't Bother Me” by Brooke Gardner

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I am known classically as the trickster god. Yes, sometimes I am mischievous, but I haven't really been malicious...that often. The giants are evil, but me, little innocent Loki, am only the son of a giant, and you don't always grow to be what your father was (just don't tell Thor or Odin). It seems my appointed job was to stir things up when things were going well. You're welcome. It's a type of action that one wishes to avert when telling an actor to break a leg before a performance. I'm a star. I'm a blessing in disguise. Honestly, I wa...

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“The (Re)Invention of Lying” by Kendall Defoe

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I am so bored!All this time, all these stories that you skin jockeys created about me, and now I am just here and I am bored. Best years of my life are gone – big talk for an immortal, trust me – and now I see that there isn’t much else for me now. I am just watching the passing scene and wondering where it all went wrong. And I’m bored.I know, I know… It is hard to feel sorry for someone with my history, my rep; my truly incredible powers (again, there I go), but see it from my point of view. You guys gave me all the cha...

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“The Newcomer” by Deborah Mercer

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Whether people approved or disapproved of Luke Welsh, and there were strong opinions both ways, as well as those who affected to be unconcerned, there was a general consensus, spoken or unspoken, that he wasn’t the kind of person who generally came to live on Monterrey Terrace. There were various theories as to why it was called Monterrey Terrace, none of them especially plausible. Some unkindly or self-mockingly said that Mortuary Terrace might be nearer the truth. But let’s not give the wrong impression. There was nothing sordid or scary a...

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“All About Timing” by Iona Cottle

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The sun was shining and the streets were busy. Pedestrians weaved in and out of the traffic, calling to friends and family as they went. The occasional car horn went off, but in the heat there was no malice to it. No one was in a hurry, not when there was so much sun to enjoy on this glorious summer Saturday. Sat at a table outside the café Levy swirled his cup of coffee round as he watched. Everyone else was drinking iced beverages, yet Levy still had a hot one. Even in this heat he felt a chill in his bones, the chill of his old age. It ...

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“Interviewing a trickster” by J Sagar

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Below you'll find an excerpt from an interview by the editor-in-chief of Times Weekly, Howard Nash, with the Trickster. Our transcriptionist has tried to make sure that every word uttered during the interview has been transcribed accurately. Nonetheless, we apologize in advance for any discrepancies that might have crept in. Thank you for your co-operation.Howard : Mr. Trickster, what would you say makes you so successful in tricking people?Trickster: Well, if I told you I have three friends: Potrino Stag, Antoni Stag, and Toni F. Caden, how...

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“An Unlikely Hero (Part 1. Beginnings)” by Phoebe DeNeve

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Piper was different from all the pixies, and it wasn't because she was an orphan, or that she lived alone in the Moon-drop woods; it was because she was a prankster. Once a week the other pixies, living in local village, would be pranked by her in different ways, but it would be on a different day every week, so they didn't know when to expect the weekly trick. It would be hard to believe that this little prankster would be the one to save all the pixies in her village. To discover about her transition from prankster to savior, a deeper loo...

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“Eris' Reckoning” by Christopher Moore

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“They needed to be taught a lesson. They lost their way. Judgement will reign down upon them one day and they are not ready.”“Eris, it was not your place to start a pandemic on earth.”“Father I didn’t start the pandemic. It was their own hubris that started the pandemic. You know as well as I, they will be the cause of their own destruction. It serves them right. They no longer worship us. They worship themselves. Remember when war, pestilence, and disease served to idolize al...

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“GOTCHA!” by HC Edwards

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Finn always saved her house for last, not just for the chocolate, but the love of mischief that had been his standard all these long years. It was tiring work, visiting so many homes in one evening, and if it wasn’t for the folderol of that last house he would have been bored a long time ago. Rose was a conundrum of a human being. Since childhood she had shown a predilection towards the sciences, constantly experimenting with...

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“April Fools” by Stormi Gales

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The smart phone lying on the bed rang, a loud nasally, sped up chipmunk-like rendition of an inappropriate rap song began blaring. Something that it could only possibly be about is a rainy day in gym socks, according to the lyrics. Just an incessant repetition of something being wet and gushy. She had just stepped out of the shower, dancing around the room to the noise for a bit. She paused in front of the full-length mirror hanging from the back of her closet door, opening up the towel quickly while sticking out her tongue and winking at he...

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“Half World” by Kira ST

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Why must some be born into deceit rather than truthfulness? That was a question that constantly popped into my mind with the way we have to live. The two worlds are divided in the worst way possible. Wherever one is born, they live there forever. Citizens born into the Faithful Land have it all: lavish, money, peace, and happiness. Goddess Fidem takes care of her people well. There are those who also are unlucky. People like us who found themselves at the opposite end of the rainbow have to live in the Swindle Land, where God Dolus loves to...

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“Game” by Sandra Claros

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In the early days of history, when the earth had no owners or value, God and the devil walked without destiny or care in the vastness of the universe. And now ?, the devil asked God, the one who scratched his hair in the sun with the comets that flew according to the movements of his breathing. I'm already bored, God said, making the stars tinkle in his eyes. Shall we play a little game with these marbles, the asteroids? - asked the devil pointing to the planets of the second dimension with his incandescent arms. ...

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“About Pecht” by John Del Rio

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Pecht had found over the years that he sometimes lost track of time. He knew that this happened to a lot of individuals. He didn’t think that this happened to a lot of people like himself; because technically, he wasn’t “people”.Now Pecht did not forget anything; ever. It might sometimes take him a moment to speak or act: because he was recalling so much and contemplating so many possibilities, but to outward appearances he could seem somewhat scatterbrained.Pecht was a Pixie. These days, it was exceedingly rare to encounter any sort of bein...

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“Wicked Girl.” by Dennis Asare

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There was once a merchant who set out with his wife on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Their daughter, though, they left at home, with an Arab slave girl to keep her company. One evening quite late, the merchant’s daughter and the Arab girl were singing and laughing and dancing about in the upstairs apartment. By accident, the Arab girl knocked over the oil lamp, leaving the young ladies in darkness. “What should we do?” said the merchant’s daughter. “It’s too late to rouse the servants.” “I’ll go out and find a light,” said the Arab girl. “But w...

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“The Depths of Deceit” by Karmissa Ariadne

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All who entered the caverns were never seen or heard of again. It marked a place of no return and a fate unknown to those who failed to resist its allure. Soft echoes vibrated along the cool rocky walls of the underground tunnels, barely breaking out of the only known entrance. The echoes were haunting in a way that it howled like sad, lost souls but could have easily been a trick of the wind. A small group of locals who lived nearby the cavern had tracked another missing person to its entrance. “Do ye hear that?” Noran said, scratching his ...

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Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.

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✍️ 206 stories

“Yéil Tl’éetl’i” by 𝕔𝕛 𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣

“Darkness Doesn't Bother Me” by Brooke Gardner

“The (Re)Invention of Lying” by Kendall Defoe

“The Newcomer” by Deborah Mercer

“All About Timing” by Iona Cottle

“Interviewing a trickster” by J Sagar

“An Unlikely Hero (Part 1. Beginnings)” by Phoebe DeNeve

“Eris' Reckoning” by Christopher Moore

“GOTCHA!” by HC Edwards

“April Fools” by Stormi Gales

“Half World” by Kira ST

“Game” by Sandra Claros

“About Pecht” by John Del Rio

“Wicked Girl.” by Dennis Asare

“The Depths of Deceit” by Karmissa Ariadne

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who’s spent a whole year planning a big prank, and now they’re finally ready to pull it off.

Write about someone who hates pranks and spends April Fools’ Day doing good deeds instead.

Start your story with a big company pulling an April Fools’ prank that ends up going horribly wrong.

Write about someone who goes to great lengths to avoid being pranked on April 1st, only to realize they had the date wrong and it’s already April 2nd.

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