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noam@libranet.de
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"So that's three wishes," the genie said. "Here are the rules:"

From the pockets of her balloon trousers she pulled out a scroll and half rim reading glasses. Her dark hair was pulled back neatly with a tie. I wish my hair would behave so well, I thought, as I wrapped one of my curls around my fingers.

"One. You may not wish for more wishes. Or more genies, or more magic lamps.
"Two. Your Wishes may not affect wishes, genies or magic lamps.
"Three. Recursive, self-referential, or 'meta-wishes' are prohibited."

"I wish you'd chill out," I joked.

"That's a violation of rule two. Wishes may not affect genies. You now have two wishes left. If you'll let me finish,
"Four. Breaking rules may result in wishes being wasted."

"So, I can wish someone dead, as long as it doesn't affect genies or wish-logic?" I asked wryly.

"Yes. Genies are not arbiters of ethics. Experience shows, however, that wishes based on revenge or hatred seldom result in a happy wisher. Wishes intended to please loved ones or acquaintances tend to bring the most happiness."

"Hmmm... I thought most wishes were selfish. Tell me, if I wish for money, would there be some weird consequence? You know, I gain a million euros and then get hit by a bus?"

"No, wishes are interpreted simply."

"OK then, I wish to win the next Euro Lotto jackpot."

"Done. You have one more wish."

"Well, how about this: would you go to dinner with me, say Saturday night?"

"That's a violation of—"

"No!" I interrupted. "It wasn't a wish. I'm asking you out."

"That's most irregular. Especially mid-wishes."

"Fair enough. I have my last wish. I wish for a table for two at Chez Geneviève, this Saturday night, say, 8 o’clock?"

The genie blushed, a hint of purple in her blue cheeks.

"Done," she said. "I'll see you there."

A few more genie tales at my Wordpress account here.

#genie #microfiction #shortstories #stories

Genie Tales

One of the things that interests me about myths and fairy tales is the rules that lie behind certain tropes and exchanges, and what happens if you break them. In River I played with the idea of wha…

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baztian@joindiaspora.com
Baz

Books that I read in 2021 - number 26:

This is a book of short stories by a Vietnamese female writer. In general, I liked the inside view, which was new to me. Some stories seemed a bit outdated in their gender portrayals and others I found very humorous and peculiar. I often loved the narrators voice. Now I would be interested in a novel by the same author.

#PhamThiHoai #vietnam #shortstories #kurzgeschichten #autorin #bücher #books #literature #hanoi #humor #religion #empfehlung #femalewriter

sambation@joindiaspora.com
Elke Steiner

Onlineveranstaltung von CSD Cottbus
Kostenlos - Öffentlich

Wer sagt „ICH KANN NICHT ZEICHNEN“ ist hier genau richtig. Wir laden herzlich zu unserem nächsten Comic-Workshop mit Elke Renate Steiner ein.
Die Veranstaltung wird per Videokonferenz umgesetzt.

In diesem 4-Stunden-Workshop könnt Ihr Euch mit ein paar grundsätzlichen Techniken des Comics vertraut machen, z.B. dem Entwickeln von Figuren, dem Zeichnen von Gesichtern und Gefühlsausdrücken sowie der Verwendung von Schrift. Nach dem Kennenlernen dieser Werkzeuge werden individuelle Kurzgeschichten rund um das Thema „Regenbogen - Alles nur Klischee?“ entwickelt und gezeichnet. Dabei unterstützt Euch Elke Renate Steiner in Einzelkorrekturen. Zum Schluss würdigt und betrachtet Ihr die entstandenen Sequenzen. Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich.

notwendiges Material:
Weißes Papier, Bleistift, Radiergummi, schwarzer/dunkler Filzstift und einige Farben

Infos und Anmeldung: http://veranstaltung.csd-cottbus.info

Anmeldeschluss: 12.08.2021

Illustration: Elke R. Steiner - steinercomix.de

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tenzin_la@diasp.org
Tenzin

I'm sorry if you've seen this before-- from time to time I post this in case someone is interested. For a while now, I've been taking any of Murakami's short stories that I can find on the web (completely free and without any paywall or registration required) and properly converted them for pretty much any eBook reader available. They can be found here:

https://dia.so/5gx

I've included the source and as much pertinent info in the meta-data. If anyone finds any incorrect information, needs a particular format, or just needs help getting on your reader, please message me.

#ebooks #freestories #japaneseliterature #murakami #haruki_murakami #harukimurakmi #shortstories

Haruki Murakami

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