Poisoned utopias. Everything is good for almost everyone. But for one or a small few who are totally innocent their life is made a prolonged hell for reasons they will never know. It is their suffering as innocents that makes the utopia possible. An idea from Ursula K Leguin.
Small magics from the worlds of tinkers and fishmongers farmwives and goose girls.
Hidden places easy to stumble upon in our dreams harder to find upon waking.
Omens and portents
Impossible gifts.
Tools for obscure occupations (safety blanket softness adjustor, sock napper sequestration units, puppy breath installer, bad day event synchronizer). Stories have to feature tools used in an obscure occupation story.
Extraordinary senses...not psychic stuff....not super ordinary senses..new senses.