Peter Kretschmar10h ago
Micro SF/F by O. Westin

There was a faint puff of smoke from the bottle, and a small genie appeared.

"You have freed me," it said, "so I'm obliged to grant you a wish."

It hesitated. "But I am not very powerful."

I nodded. "Of all things I need, give me the greatest you can."

Suddenly, I held a large mug of hot cocoa.

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

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Show threadSupermouse The Rodent14h ago
@MicroSFF I love this. I feel like I just had a nice hot cup of cocoa. Poor little genie! It's trying its best!
Show threadChristopher Evans13h ago
@MicroSFF I would love finding this genie during the weekend, we’ve got cool rain due, instead of hot dry.
Show threadJust Staci13h ago
@MicroSFF Oh, thank you, genie. You are more powerful than you know. Now please place a similar quantity of hot chocolate in the lungs of my least favorite enemy. 😈
Show threadTijgertje198710h ago
@splott @MicroSFF
Genies can’t kill remember ?
Now teleporting your enemy to a small island in a ocean might work
Show threadIainB13h ago
@MicroSFF
Can't beat a hot cocoa/chocolate.
My kids would have been a disappointed though.... it has to have marshmallows on top ;)
Show threadDuncan Blues13h ago
@MicroSFF Mission accomplished.
Show threadlxskllr13h ago

@MicroSFF

Neat concept. The genie of sufficiency. Not earth changing, but still pretty cool, and you might avoid monkey paw type shenanigans.

Show threadHouba13h ago

@MicroSFF

What would a genie do if you don't make a wish? Would they just hang around?

It's not like they have much to do. Do they just lay dormant in the lamp till someone rubs it?

Maybe they have whole other life in the lamp and randomly get pulled out while boiling pasta, that could be a problem.

Show threadDerPumu (he/him)12h ago
@houba @MicroSFF thanks, that one made me chuckle, I'll share it 😆
Show threadAlbert ARIBAUD ✎12h ago
@houba @MicroSFF I *think* this is (a small) part of the premise in Tom Holt's Djinn Rummy.
Show threadRoxas13h ago
@MicroSFF
It's these Small puzzle pieces of art that form my wall of hope in such dire times
Show threadCadbury Moose13h ago

@MicroSFF

<moose adds cocoa powder to the shopping list>

That's another thing SM has caused me to buy this week: first Lime Marmalade, now Drinking Chocolate. (At least they're relatively inexpensive, unlike the book purchases.)

3:O)>

Show threadMark Whybird8h ago
@Cadbury_Moose @MicroSFF Cadbury brand, I hope?
Show threadNineTiger12h ago
@MicroSFF 💗
Show threaddasgrueneblatt12h ago
@MicroSFF 
Show threadE. C. Bigribs12h ago
@MicroSFF "Poof! You're a chocolate milkshake!"
Show threadDarkoneko10h ago
@MicroSFF yesssss
Show threadDrew 🇵🇭 ♾️7h ago
@MicroSFF Hey small genie, would you stretch to some marmite on toast?
Show threadnackmack6h ago

@MicroSFF this was so cute!

I would be so tempted to ask the little genie how best to make my house inviting to other little spirits so that any passing by could stop and have a rest.

Show threadCarolyn3h ago
@MicroSFF Sounds lovely. :)
Show threadLucas Treffenstädt53m ago
@MicroSFF Hey, that's not bad! I could use a mug of hot cocoa right now.
Show threadClaude32m ago
@MicroSFF huge god of arepo energy.