Writing Prompt

Killer outfit on? Check. Resume on point? Check. Bowl of cereal? Check. All that was left was to find out what was in store for me today. Pulling out my phone, my horoscope app front and center. ‘If someone is pushing your buttons today, you just need to roll your eyes and let them do it. It’s not that big a deal, really. Your good energy is best for focusing on the stuff that matters.’

How can ...

Day 21; “you maybe experiencing some changes within your career path, ones that open the door to more financial freedom. Do not let the fear of change hold you back. As one door closes, another may open..”

21 days of daily horoscope reads and it’s safe to say I’ve become devoted. Although, today’s read has left me feeling optimistic about the future; I’ve been dwelling on each message forgetting...

Sarah opened her email inbox and clicked on the topmost unread email - a Vogue newsletter. She scrolled down to the daily horoscopes.

"Word for the wise," she read aloud, "shift your gaze a little. Look at the given situation from a higher perspective. This will help you recognise that you are being redirected towards your soul purpose."

Sarah bit her lip, mulling the words over. Then she unplug...

You should always trust the stars and your horoscope, here’s why.

I had found a book that had nothing on it’s purple spine, I picked it up out of curiosity. On the front there was gold writing that simply said “Horoscopes”. I opened it to see that it was full of information and readings. I went to the section for 1995. I went to my specific one. It said that both 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙳𝚊...

My phone shook me from my sleep as my alarm’s chimes pierced the quiet of the morning. I blindly reached over to fumble with the screen and shut off the racket. As I squint in reaction to the bright lights of the screen, I see that I have a new notification.

It’s my daily horoscope.

“Cancer: Today you will meet a stranger who will impact your life forever.”

My horoscope was always a fun way fo...

“Not a good week to socialise, this one, so I’ll just stay home most of the time.” Jenny answered, slightly bothered for the interruption to her favourite series, which she loved binge watching.

“Oh c’mon, says who?” was the eager, skeptic answer from her best friend on the other side of the phone.

“My horoscope. I just checked.”

A deep sigh from the other side.

“I cannot believe that you bel...

John felt a glimmer of hope each morning as he pulled his phone off the charger dock and pulled up his Astrological forecast/ tarot card reader app. It was the first part of his morning ritual.

Unaware of the phenomenon known as “self-selection bias” which is the tendency of humans to look for interpretations or confirmations for what they already hope to be true, John would check his daily readi...

Every morning, when Howard awakes from his Taurus like slumber, he checks how the date, of which today is May 15th, 2021, affects his horoscope. This chooses his outfit for the day, if the date does not match his horoscope, and it says that it will be a bad day, he will literally change his outfit to match the sadness. His family thinks he might be goth based off the fact that his horoscope always...

Gordon woke up with a jolt like lightning. A new day and a new prospect. He kicked the blanket off him, exposing his warm body to the cold, morning air. He didn’t mind it. It would wake him up. He did all the usual morning things that anyone would do but he had one thing that he always looked forward. The horoscopes! He sat down with his sugar-packed cereal and milk and simultaneously scooped a la...

“Your creative process has been in a state of turmoil in recent years, Virgo. That turmoil isn’t a random punishment—you’re being pressed to explore your craft to the deepest level possible to find what you’re meant to be pursuing. “

Shit! I think my horoscope is getting a bit snarky with me. I swear I wasn’t going to work on music today, I swore it off. I never wanted to take such risks. I have ...