Short story about a world where wishes came true automatically. In this setting, people lived idyllic lives as their every needs were met

[Andy]

"The World Where Wishes Worked" by Stephen Goldin

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Aidenmorningstar, was that your story?

If we can get confirmation from one other person I say we move this to Possibly Solved...

[Bargle]

Just so I can find this again.

Wishes story.

[Andy]

The story is available in a variety formats, by the way, at this link http://parsina.com/wwww.html for 99 cents

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

The OP deleted his or her post. So if we're absolutely positive this is the correct story, we can call this Solved. Otherwise it's Now We'll Never Know.

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Andy might remember some of the details and could fill us in...

[Andy]

Basically I remember what the OP wrote - a world where wishes work, and everyone is happy until one person makes a foolish wish and suffers for it; that person then wishes that wishes don't work - leading to our world...

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

The World Where Wishes Worked

According to the one review on Smashwords, it's also in this anthology

Protostars

Andy, did you read the story? If you read it and can confirm everything matches, we'll call this solved.