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Jaime loves to fly. He loves running along the runway, taking a huge leap, and soaring off into the sky.Jaime flys through the clouds just like he always imagined. And it’s just as good as he imagined.
Because most of it is in his imagination.
Jaime is actually [...]
Cyborg Parts
Junli can see the dust around Sara’s head with perfect clarity. He can zoom in past her face, and see the expression of the person behind her. He can see the pores of her skin, the blood vessels in her eye, the moisture on her lips. He can [...]
Before we get to this week’s theme, I would like to point out that David Nial Wilson wrote his own prompt to last week’s theme of the complications of three wishes. Feel free to write your own, should you feel so inspired.
And what better inspiration than cybernetics? The very melding of man [...]
When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough
The largest room in Edward Grouse’s dedicated to his collection. It is filled with bottles, lamps, rings, and various articles of antiquity. Each one has been properly checked, rechecked and cataloged. It is the largest collection of genies in the world.
Edward Grouse has calculated [...]
When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough
I’ll think about it
Barney didn’t wish. Didn’t feel the need. Sure, there were things he wanted–his brother home from Iraq, for example–but he didn’t feel right wishing for that. It felt like cheating. So he thanked the genie, but told him to get back [...]
When 3 Wishes Aren’t Enough: the Genie’s Union
The Genie’s Union meets every epoch or so, to discuss matters important to their employment. Benefits are rehashed endlessly, and the clear class conflict between genies of lamps and genies of rings does not make the discussions easier. Elderon, First Among Omnipotents, [...]
Wooo…sorry about that, guys. The last week kinda go away from me. Long story short, my wife and I returned from our Christmas holiday to find that we had no heat, and would have no heat until the start of the New Year. So updating NFP tumbled down the priority list a bit. But we’re [...]
I’ve still got vacation-head, so bear with me.
Christmas is a time for wishes. It’s part of the holiday’s DNA. Which got me thinking about the classic Arabian Nights’ saw of the genie who grants 3 wishes. Now, what happens with 3 wishes has been pretty well documented, but what of those who can’t make [...]
Road trip..on a miniature sleigh, with eight tiny reindeer
“I don’t normally pick up hitchhikers, the fat man in the sleigh said. “But you look like you need hand.” His reindeer looked restless, eager to be on their way. The fat man, however, looked like he had all the time [...]
Road trip..though a fantasy world
Wardeler stood next to the contraption with clear glee, but Astrid was nervous. Wardeler’s glee always made her nervous.
“What is it?” she asked the wizard. Astrid hesitantly touched the device’s wheels, the boiler, the gears. The elements were all familiar, but the combination disturbed [...]
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