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Infinite Wishes

April 16, 2021 8 Comments

By Emma Taylor

“I grant you one wish.”

The genie towered above the man, who stroked his new antique and mulled over his options. Dare he?

“I wish for infinite wishes.”

The genie bowed. “Thank you.”

That’s when it all went wrong. The man froze and the lamp fell when his hands faded into blue mist. He slowly began to rise and his body dissolved into mist. Meanwhile, the genie diminished, solidified, her skin increasingly opaque-transformed into a raven-haired girl who waved goodbye.

That was the last thing he saw before his antique lamp dragged him into its bowels and granted him his wish.

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  1. Mike says

    April 16, 2021 at 8:38 am

    Nice! Loved this.

    Reply
  2. Jeffrey Limberg says

    April 16, 2021 at 9:52 am

    Excellent!

    Reply
  3. David Berger says

    April 16, 2021 at 2:46 pm

    I didn’t get it.

    Reply
    • Liz says

      April 18, 2021 at 1:24 am

      He becomes the genie – has the power to grant infinite wishes 🙂

      Reply
      • David Berger says

        April 18, 2021 at 1:38 am

        Thanx. Now i get it.

        Reply
  4. Derek says

    April 17, 2021 at 3:38 am

    Very good. Punishment for being greedy.

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  5. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    April 20, 2021 at 4:24 pm

    Clever

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  6. Mary says

    April 20, 2021 at 6:25 pm

    I always planned on making that kind of wish if I ever encountered a genie who granted me 3 wishes…… change of plan!

    Reply

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