Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.

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“Xenia's Wish” by Adanna Aitken

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Some people don’t believe in Faeries or Sprites, I can’t blame them. Some people don’t believe in something unless they have seen it. Although some people want to believe in things so hard that they make up evidence for it. I am Xenia of Dustlynd, I am a student in misfortune management class. It’s not the best job but I get by. I got transferred over after screwing up wishes just to see the disappointment on people’s faces. I always wanted to be a human, oblivious and arrogant to the world not having to care about a...

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“Steve and the Prankster Spirit” by Siobhan Mulalley

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Yuen woke up excitedly, night had fallen on March 31st. It was a clear night and perfect for all the mischief and pranks he could get up to. As a prankster spirit he lived all year for this 24 hour period. He had planned every trick to the smallest detail. This year the poor unsuspecting human had not been chosen because he had been bad all year. This year he had been chosen because he was too safe and boring. This had been due to a curse inflicted by a misery God who had been annoyed by the human’s intolerable levels of happiness as a child...

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“Walter The Trickster God🎭” by Jade Orien🍀

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Walter was a vindictive trickster. He would go around tricking people just to get what he wanted. Walter came from a town where the queen and king disliked tricksters, they felt as though tricksters were the devils advocate. So, they burned them to death one by one until they turned to ashes. Walter was the only trickster God left that got away with a plan in mind. Walter used a disguise trick from his book of tricks to change his appearance. "This town will not be associated with tricksters!" The king would say in a demanding voice as he si...

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“My Little Wildflower” by Emma Louise

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The gravedigger felt bad for the little girl with the wild red curls. She wore a ragged brown dress, embroidered all over with vines and flowers, and clutched a quilt tightly around her shoulders as she looked down into her father’s grave. The gravedigger himself was shivering, but giving her the quilt that he kept in the shed with his shovels seemed the least he could do. He had four children with a fifth on the way, and could scarcely afford to put shoes on all of their little feet. If he took in a...

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“The Violet Mirror ” by Susan Vance

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I hate being poor, 13-year-old Oliver Moore thought after a cloud of dust he’d brushed off an ornate dresser sent him into a sneezing frenzy. Thirteen-years on this Earth, he’d known from a young age that his family struck its claim on the wrong side of the tracks. His father was in jail on drug charges, while his mother worked two jobs struggling to keep their apartment. They could have moved somewhere cheaper, but the two-bedroom apartment placed them in the Spring Ridge School District. Because most of the students came from the palatia...

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“The Dark Lord” by Suma Jayachandar

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The Yamuna gurgled under the moon. Crickets chirped in a rhythm. The dark leaves of the tree didn’t dare to breathe. The young maiden who was sitting under it had just then fallen asleep. She had been spending most of her time under it for the past few days. She looked forlorn. She talked to herself at times, cried and smiled in a way the heartbroken do. Other girls, her friends came to her many times and tried to console her, make her eat something and persuade her to come with them but failed. The maiden was neither fragile nor a conventio...

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“Dancing In The Woods” by Estelle Westley

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"Morning young lady and what is your name?" Abigail froze. Who said that! "It's me, Emma, and don't stand on me and break a wing!" Looking up at Abigail, with very big eyes, was Emma. Adorable in her green pointed hat, dancing and twirling in front of Abigail. She couldn't stand still. "Has the cat got your tongue, young lady?" Emma carried on. Abigail could not grasp what was going on. Am I dreaming? Am I really seeing this? Hearing this? "I'm sorry, I didn't see you. My name is Abigail." she felt silly and looked around to...

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“The Fool's Con” by Katelynn Laird

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Loki sneered around the large, crowded room with a mixture of amusement and a hint of pride. Where once fools were less than popular is the stories of man, many of their more charming characteristics now allured modern society. Suddenly prominent tricksters and mischief-makers were all the rage, an exclusive club that every side character, anti-hero, and walk-the-line rogue wanted to be a part of. He remembered back to the days when only select few were drawn to mischief. Most archaic mortals had quite enough going on in their brief lives w...

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“Who Loves A Trickster? ” by Kas Reidva

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He was standing on the edge of a skyscraper, watching the horizon bloom in red, vivid steaks of light, that turned pink and orange the further they stretched. The trees in the parks, the tops of the houses, everything, seemed to be on fire. Fitting, he supposed. Lation has been waiting all year for this day. He could finally unleash his true self and engage in the games that never fail to make his spirit soar. Grimacing, the God remembered that he will have to keep his fu...

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“Emily's Birds” by Andy Spears

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The beautiful cardinal kept pecking at Emily’s window. Red, bright, brilliant. This bird was perfect. Emily knew what she would do next. The little cardinal had no idea how it ended up in Emily’s garden shed. The bird had never seen a human-type creature with tiny wings before. Today, Emily’s wings were yellow, a faint yellow, like a canary that had gone a bit pale. Now, the cardinal was taking the drops from Emily’s syringe. Sweet, heavenly taste. The cardinal could not resist, and now, now, it was falling as...

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“A Positive Problem” by Sativa Schilber

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The echo of laughter rang off of the walls of buildings near and far. Spring was here so excitement ran wild down the streets of the town. Just an ordinary no-name town. Nothing exciting, nothing wild. Until now. What residents did not know was that there was a new arrival to their quiet little town. She was a hot-headed, excitable sprite. And though most could not see her I could. She was a little thing, hardly the height of a pencil. Her bright blue shoulder-length hair masked the pointed ears underneath. Her wings were something of a drea...

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“Darkness” by Iam Danger

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My heart was thrashing. Both ears throbbed and felt wet with either blood or sweat. The last time an ear hurt like this was when I got hit in the ear by a right hook in a boxing match. It was blood then. This time it was both ears. My normal rest pulse was 45. I was at 90 on my health monitor watch. My attention focused on controlling my breathing, not hyperventilating. Dizzy. Lost, alone, and in the dark—and I was supposed to be leading the gang of us out of trouble. I had taken a risk to lead them out. Now I was in the soup myself.Caw...

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“Verna and the Hall of the Gods” by Elizabeth D

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The Hall of Gods was grander than I remembered. Golden columns shooting upwards into a roof of midnight blue dotted with silver sparkles of stars. Polished marble tiles, alternating blacks and whites like a chess board, a reminder the Gods played games and bent the rules towards their favor. Their imitation tactics had never stirred any feelings of fear or apprehension in me, even during those first days when it should have, leading to me to believe I was created lacking such emotions. Scents of wildflowers and the sea hung in the air, a fai...

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“The God and the Gardener” by Arch R

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“The thing people don’t get is that being God gets exhausting. Humans seem to want nothing more than to be near God, maybe even be God, but I don’t even want to be God.” The gardener furrowed his brows in response to the man in the ash tunic with a beard that looked like it housed bees. Who was this man, not only claiming to be God but complaining about it? All he wanted was to water the timid petunias peeking their heads into the world. They were his babies, along with the wistful anemones, flirty freesias and enigmatic hyacinths that gra...

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“The Fatemaker” by Ophelia McBride

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He is called. Called by the light of the full moon. Called by the trees carrying voices on its leaves. The cries of the hopeless who long for the glimmer of hope to shine upon them, even for a moment. The laughs at those less fortunate, spat out of the mouths of those corrupted and wicked. He is called by some force unknown even to him, and yet he obeys it blindly. He is called now. Over the fields, rivers, and lakes, leaping over them in one bound, one breath, leaving them behind without another glance. He travels silently and swift...

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Write about a mischievous pixie or trickster god.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 205 stories

“Xenia's Wish” by Adanna Aitken

“Steve and the Prankster Spirit” by Siobhan Mulalley

“Walter The Trickster God🎭” by Jade Orien🍀

“My Little Wildflower” by Emma Louise

“The Violet Mirror ” by Susan Vance

“The Dark Lord” by Suma Jayachandar

“Dancing In The Woods” by Estelle Westley

“The Fool's Con” by Katelynn Laird

“Who Loves A Trickster? ” by Kas Reidva

“Emily's Birds” by Andy Spears

“A Positive Problem” by Sativa Schilber

“Darkness” by Iam Danger

“Verna and the Hall of the Gods” by Elizabeth D

“The God and the Gardener” by Arch R

“The Fatemaker” by Ophelia McBride

🌟 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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