This is the sixth in the series of prompts for creative projects that you might want to submit to the anthology of hope.
Another way I like to use eucatastrophe stories is to start with a situation that feels hard if not impossible to solve in everyday life. Then rather than focusing on a practical solutions I try a narrative where something totally fantastical occurs to fix or remove the problem. It’s the place for superheros walking forests and put upon fairy godmothers. So unrealistic it’s funny.
I especially like escalating things so for instance a superhero might carry me at the speed of sound so I’m in time for my appointment but accidentally flatten a plantation of Christmas trees on the way so I end up having to negotiate with some ents for replacements who can only do it if I deal with the rogue band of chainsawing robots in the next town. My fairy godmother supplies a backing track being only up for gentle magic after a long night chasing a run away pumpkin and I end up getting them expressing themselves as a break dancing troop. Just when I realise that after all that I’m once again late for the appointment my phone rings with an apologetic receptionist. The doctor I was seeing has been caught in the traffic chaos caused by people rushing to watch the dancing robots so please can they rearrange!
It uses the skills I honed thinking my way down catastrophic rabbit holes but ends in something kind of funny and hopeful. It can be even more fun to bounce back and forward between two of you in a bad news, good news way.
See how epically rediculous you can make your solution to a mundane problem as your character never gives up hope that things will work out somehow!
I’d love to hear your stories or see your images of what happened!
This is the sixth in the series of prompts for creative projects that you might want to submit to the anthology of hope.
You can find the details on how to submit work to the anthology here:
Learning to Thrive 
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