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Through a celestial error, your life ended

August 1, 2025 in prompts by Matthew Brown

The gods hurriedly shoved you back, but into a world of magic, dragons, and elves. You’ve tried to talk to the gods about it, but, embarrassed, they keep giving you bribes (blessings) not to tell anyone; and, please stop asking, they don’t know how to send you home as the paperwork is all wrong. So, this is your life now…

They turned the magic back on!

July 31, 2025 in what-if by Matthew Brown

What if, one day, some archaeologists found the tap that turned the magic back on for the whole world?

You’ve loved magic your entire life…

July 30, 2025 in prompts by Matthew Brown

I stumbled upon this prompt and reply and had to share it.

In the last days of the 21st century…

June 1, 2025 in prompts by Matthew Brown

… no one expected that the world would be saved by a duck with self-esteem issues and a flatulent monk.

The god of all ants?

May 13, 2025 in prompts by Matthew Brown

A few ants found their way into your kitchen. You used a sheet of paper to carry them back outside. For you, this was just a small act of kindness; for the ants, this was a religious experience. The colony is now building a cathedral in your honour.

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