Everyday Things That Are Obviously Magic(Urban Fantasy Worldbuilding)

So, I love urban fantasy. I really love urban fantasy.

*finds a rooftop to scream from*

URBAN FANTASY IS SO COOL!!

And thus I read all the good urban fantasy books I can get my hands on. My latest most favoritest read is A Madness of Angels, or the Resurrection of Matthew Swift. Like most of my favorite books, it was written by a British author so alas, no one I have ever met has read it. But it's incredible!! Trench coats! Spray paint! Magic creatures in the phone lines! A super cool urban sorcerer taking down evil creations of magic and kicking butts!

*happy sigh* I love it all.

And because of this series, I have decided to write a list of inspiration for my fellow urban fantasy writers. Here is a list of everyday, ordinary things that obviously have some kind of magical qualities and should have magic qualities in urban fantasy books.

• Used ticket stubs
• 24-hour eateries
• Those shoes that are tied together and slung over the telephone wires
• Street art
• Mysterious phrases spray-painted on the wall that mean nothing
• Scratching a word into a surface with a knife
• The circle of streetlamp light in a dark street
• Buskers
• Neon signs in store windows
• Street magicians
• The space under bridges where you can hear the cars going overhead
• Those chipmunks in the city who aren't afraid of anything
• A patch of grass in a sea of concrete
• People with ramshackle bicycles that are held together by rust, tape, and hope
• Buying food from a street vendor
• Shrines on street corners for car crashes
• Looking out a hotel window at 2 a.m.
• The water under the pier
• When you come to a little place often enough that they recognize you
• People on corners handing out little gifts to make people smile
• Festivals
• Street fairs
• Stickers on street signs
• The stranger who made eye contact with you

If you liked this post you'll probably also likeCool Cultural Things To Add To Your Fictional World.

Man, writing this list put me in such a whimsical headspace. I'm good to go out and find an adventure if you are. You bring the map, I'll stop for shave ice on my way over.

I really love urban fantasy. I wanna write some urban fantasy again...