A hypothetical question every day, for use for writing prompts, discussions with friends, getting to know you games, or whatever else you can think of.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Magic In A Certain Slant Of Light

From Deborah Coates' "Magic In A Certain Slant Of Light", which appeared in Strange Horizons and on PodCastle:

"If you could wish for something magical, what would you wish for?" Jeff asks Nora as he enters the kitchen.

Jeff has been gone all day, helping a friend fix the plumbing in his basement. There's no "Hello," or "How was your day?" Just Jeff, in the doorway, asking about magic. "It can't be about yourself," he continues. "I mean, like making yourself immortal. Or about world peace. It has to be—"

"Talking dogs," Nora says.


You can wish for something magical. What do you wish for?

1 comment:

Kelsey Atherton said...

fairies that come to fairy homes

exact right mix of childhood magic with appreciation for outdoors and mystery