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[WP] An odd romance begins between a lonely man and the woman who stalks him. | [
"I catch a glimpse of her when I turn around the corner. Her red hair is hard to go unnoticed. I keep thinking is a strange coincidence... does she work around here? Also does she live close by? Until recently I haven't noticed her but in the last days I have seen her frequently and she is pretty enough for me to h... | 3 | |
Take whatever stance you'd like. Could be a solider, the president, the UN, or possibly being Putin would fit you a little better. | [WP] The civil war in America went in the souths favor. America has stayed true to the confederates beliefs for 200 years. The rest of the world is preparing to invade. | [
"\"Are the warships ready?\"\n\n\"Yes, of course, Your Grace.\"\n\n\"Good. have the men stand ready to fire upon my command.\"\n\nWith a bow, the general, already decorated in his deep forest green uniform adorned with metals and ribbons of various sizes and colors, turned and walked away across the metal bow of th... | 2 |
Context: Welsh folklore says the corgi is the preferred mount of tiny, woodland fairy warriors. There is also a folk legend that says corgis were a gift from the woodland fairies.
Source: [Wikipedia article on Welsh Corgi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Corgi) | [WP] Corgis are indeed the mounts of fabled woodland fairies. Describe an adventure of a fairie riding his/her corgi. | [
"So this is it; the one night we can get together and celebrate all that is great in our forest. It's getting late though so my family and i must hurry. At twilight there will be the usual dedications and prayers to Pan. And then the feast. One hundred sprites spent 100 hours ensuring the feast consisted of the fi... | 3 |
What was your grand scheme? How did the clever cat stop you? How does your owner treat you--are they kind, foolish, abusive? | [WP] You are a dog who is trying to kill its master, but the family's cat stops you at every turn. | [
"Jack had a great relationship with Jenny, they had been together since he was just a pup. She always played with him, held him when there was a storm outside, and fed him the good stuff off the dinner table. None of that mattered anymore. He tried to warn her, he shouted \"Don't think I don't know what the V-E-T i... | 6 |
[WP] A world where people are born with a birthmark on their cheek that indicates the exact time and date they will die a natural death, so long as they avoid accidents in the meantime. | [
"\"12,482 tomorrow, 18,345 on Wednesday, and another 11,322 on Friday.\" The holographic A.I. figure ran down the projected mortality rate for the next three days as the President and his Cabinet members listened on and conferred with one another with hushed undertones. The numbers were unprecedented in recent his... | 3 | |
Rereading this prompt, writing this from the perspective of the one passing on the godhood might be interesting too.
Edit: I like how people chose between using their powers to help or not using them at all. | [WP] Every few millennia, the god-like being in charge must pass on his godhood and return to mortality. You have been chosen as the next god. | [
"\"I don't want it\" Patrick stated, somewhat dumbfounded.\n\"You have no choice I'm afraid, it happens like this and nothing I can do can change it\" replied the stranger. Patrick glared at the pint of cider in front of him as if to blame it for bringing this person into his life.\n\nThe stranger had joined Patric... | 5 |
[FF] [CW] Write a love poem in 100 words or less without using the word love | [
"You brought me this \nas we lay curled against each other, \ndark blue dark gold dark red wrapped \naround us. \nYou laughed and I \nfall asleep, warmth swept through my limbs \n\n\n\nThe window let in no light when there was none. \nThe gray crept in quietly. \nI could have slept forever.",
"Miracle \... | 4 | |
Keep in mind, I said they "claimed" to discover the gene... Food for thought. | [WP] A group of conservative scientists claims to have discovered the gene that causes homosexuality, and produce a medicine to "cure" people of this gene. Your homophobic parents try to force it on you. | [
"It was sweeping the nation. A medicine designed to cure homosexuality. To cure it as if it was a disease, something to be eradicated. Just when we'd grown closer to embracing it, these homophobic freaks had to come in and ruin everything.\n\nBeing gay, naturally I opposed this 'medicine'. But my homophobic parents... | 2 |
[WP] A cruise ship pulls back into the harbor. It has received substantial damage, all passengers are missing, and what remains of the crew won't answer any questions. Investigators find something shocking on the ship. | [
"Jim Hanson's day wasn't getting any better. He managed the cruise terminal in Southampton and was responsible for the safe mooring of ships there. Almost 5 hours ago they had lost contact with the Apate, the flagship of the terminal's biggest client. This would have all been fine by him; the ship was at sea when i... | 3 | |
[WP] You have the superpower of being able to turn into a delicious looking toasted bagel with cream cheese. How has this saved your life numerous times? | [
"Hmmm...stories...stories...ah, yes!\n\nWell, it had been brought to my attention that the villian known as Flarg the Imperfect was on the hunt for the Daggers of the Great Divide. These daggers were reputed to grant the bearer the ability to become invisible in the presence of the color red. Incidentally, it was t... | 2 | |
EDIT: Wow, this is awesome. This is actually my first time posting anything on this subreddit, and i'm really impressed by these stories. Awesome job! | [WP] In the night of Capitol City, thousands of superheroes take to the streets, ready to stop crime. The only problem: few actual crimes happen in Capitol City. | [
"It happened again yesterday. Some Senator, known for spouting views so controversial that two supers were rumored to have destroyed a city block arguing about them (both were killed later by \"vigilantes\"), was giving a speech. A man, midway through the crowd, raised a gun and pointed it at the Senator, locked, l... | 6 |
[WP] You all of a sudden have been gifted with the power to read minds. At first, confusion. That turned into happiness..... for awhile. Then a series of events caused you to hate it. So much that it causes you to take your life. | [
"I've heard a few definitions of insanity. Theres doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. There's a literal definition which basically states that insanity is hearing the voices of other people in your head apart from your own. Sometimes I wonder if what those folks are hearing is just ... | 9 | |
Edit: There could have been a flaw in the justice system that allowed this set up. Just roll with it and it doesn't necessarily have to be dark, it can be a buddy comedy! | [WP] A man is serving a life sentence in prison. He finds out that he is getting a new cell mate today. It's the husband of the woman he assaulted and murdered. | [
"Now don't get me wrong, I try to be a good person. I know I fucked up a few times here and there, but I try my best. See, back in the day? I had me a few anger issues, y'know? It's something I ain't proud of, but I'm working through it all when I'm good enough to see my therapist. Sometimes the guards, though, boy... | 5 |
[WP] Every morning, your alarm clock has a slider that tells you how important this day will be overall in your life. After a few weeks of very unimportant days, you awake to the slider far to the right; today is going to be one of the most important days of your life. | [
"Jim slammed the alarm's off button with a quick hit. \n\n*Sure to be another useless, wasted day* he thought. \n\nHe looked over at his old, nearly broken alarm clock. The day was October 1st, 2001 and the time was 9:00AM. Jim grunted and considered just staying in bed, knowing the day surely would be pointless as... | 7 | |
[WP]There's a brand new drug that can make you a super athlete in any sport. But there's a 50/50 chance that using it will kill you in 20 years. Fame and fortune are awfully tempting...... | [
"\"Heads I live, tails I die.\" The coin landed on heads. \n\"I'll take it,\" I told the strange man in the suit. \n\"It was a pleasure doing business with you,\" he smiled, showing his pearl white teeth, \"I'll be taking my leave now.\" \nI stared at the pill in the palm of my hands as the stranger got up and w... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a police officer in charge of protecting the witness of a high profile case against a ruthless mob boss. Things go wrong. Very wrong. | [
"Alvarez cringed. Alone with one man. In a \"secure\" facility where he didn't expect the mob to reach him.\n\n\"I'm sorry man, what the boss wants, the boss gets, and i'm afraid the boss wants you dead.\"\n\nTwo shots. Alvarez went down, betrayed by the one thing he thought will protect him.",
"The forest sounds... | 2 | |
[WP] You have been a police dispatcher for fifty years. Last night, you received the most haunting call you have ever heard. | [
"It was almost 3 am. That's when my shift ends and the morning dispatchers start arriving for theirs. Sitting at my desk, I felt trapped in my chair, patiently watching the clock strike 2:56. My eyelids were heavy and my bed beckoned. I couldn't wait to get home, drop everything, hop into bed, and let go of reality... | 3 | |
You can be the President of the United States or another nation, or even the spokesperson for a private space company. It is entirely up to you on who is presenting the speech.
For inspiration here is the speech prepared by William Safire for President Richard Nixon in the event that Apollo 11 was marooned on the Moon... | [WP] In commemoration of the Moon landing - It is the first manned mission to Mars, upon descent the Martian lander has suffered catastrophic failure, preventing it from returning to orbit. Write a speech prepared for the public in the event that the explorers cannot be returned home. | [
"*The president pauses and shuts off the prompter* Several months ago, we sent men...no, heroes, into the unknown. They are the first to take the next step into the truly unknown, but they will not be the last. As the first great explorers of old lost themselves on the seas, we lose our next great explorers to the ... | 2 |
What are there personalities like? Who's the youngest? Their genders? Perhaps they're respective months are their children? Do they have parents? If so, who? Do they argue a lot? Do some get along better than others? | [WP] Winter, Autumn, Summer, and Spring are all siblings. Describe a typical day for them. | [
"\nI'm on mobile so I'm not sure how this will format.\n\n#6\n\nIn the beginning,\n\nA mother came forth,\n\nbearing love, life, and fertility.\n\n\nfirst, I came, as many do.\n\nI wore out my mother.\n\nShe dreaded me, and the days to come.\n\n\nI brought hunger to the family,\n\nas I was never quite satisfied wit... | 2 |
[WP] The day has finally come. Aliens have landed on the White House lawn. Every human is watching TV as the Alien walks up to the microphone. In a calm voice it says, " We come in peace. We have much to teach you. But first we need to talk to, (insert your name here)" | [
"In a similar vein to my last week's post, here's another one about elves:\n\nelvish city/village, preparing for and celebrating their most religious/important day/event/ceremony \n\n\nRhaine had been waiting for years for the Winter Solstice to coincide with the full moon. She had been little more than a toddler t... | 11 | |
[WP] The main character is in some form of a metro. When it stops, some people leave to go to be tortured. At the next stop, there is even worse torture. As the character stays on the stops progressively get worse and worse. | [
"\"Why have you brought me here?” I asked. \n\n“What do you mean?” I looked into the old man’s eyes through the thick lens of his glasses. The depth of their wisdom was momentarily overshadowed by a mischievous glint. “Why have I brought you here, to this place? Or why did I bring *you*?”\n\n“Both. Either.” I stamm... | 9 | |
The cadavers are traditionally for medical students to learn/practice with. As a research student, these are one of the many things you've been tasked to keep track of. | [WP] While interning at a hospital, you notice every few weeks cadavers go missing. You begin to investigate. | [
"\nI scribble in my notebook looking at the cadaver, I try to detach myself from the situation but I can’t help but feel sad for the poor soul. It’s a young girl with long red hair; she was probably beautiful before she passed. I hear the wind blow and my head snaps up but there is nobody else in the room. A chill ... | 6 |
[WP] Someone you love has just commit suicide, but something is strange about their suicide note. | [
"\"I never planned for this to happen. I never wanted to do this, but I have to. I don't have a choice. *They* didn't give me a choice. When my mom committed suicide when I was a kid, I passed off her note as scribblings of an insane person - after all, she *did* commit suicide. She warned me, but I brushed it off.... | 5 | |
Hilarity ensues. Or tragedy. Or boredom. All up to you! | [WP]Someone you know buys some magic beans off ebay. | [
"\"You're an idiot,\" I said informatively to my idiot friend Rob.\n\n\"No dude you'll see,\" he said with same delusional confidence that made him such a hit with the ladies, \"I even got the guys email address, he said he'd pay me back if they didn't work.\"\n\nI sighed at my friends usual routine stupidity. His ... | 5 |
[WP] To learn more about Earth aliens abduct a random human. Only they end up taking a disgruntled customer service worker | [
"The aliens looked at each other with raised eyebrows after Bob had finished telling his tale.\n\n\"We must destroy this race before they destroy the universe.\" One said to the other telepathically.\n\nBob looked up at the aliens and wondered how they could speak and understand English. Aliens were definitely adv... | 5 | |
[WP] You are at a job interview for a company and career you want, but in the interview, you've been told you have to perform an unethical act. | [
"\"If you don't mind a few additional minutes of waiting, your interview will begin momentarily,\" the receptionist told me. She was young, a petite brunette probably still in university and working this job as an intern or just for the summer. I thanked her with a warm smile, took a seat, and withdrew my notes fro... | 2 | |
Whether you never leave doors open or close curtains all the time. What is something you do now that was caused by a nightmare, and tell me that nightmare.
Childhood imaginations are wondrous things.
| [WP] tell me of a childhood nightmare that has affected you even as an adult | [
"Throughout my childhood there were two recurring nightmares I'd have. They'd alter now and again, swap certain details and the endings would always be a surprise. Both are centred around the stairs in the house I grew up in, which curved around following the wall, to a landing which was about 15 feet from the grou... | 3 |
[WP] You Talk to God | [
"Moirae shifted uncomfortably in his rundown minivan. He glanced at his watch, \"Damnit, ten minutes late again\" he muttered to himself as he weaved, snakelike, through the congested traffic. He could not be late for this interview which his sister had set up for him. It was for the night shift at the UPS plant, a... | 2 | |
[WP] What was the REAL reason the chicken crossed the road? | [
"Larry woke up, rolled out of bed, and looked out of his dirty window, staring intently at the bleak and dreary world he had once called home. Things hadn't always been like this. Larry remembered a time where the wrong side of the bed was less a friend, more of a now and then acquaintance, seldom called on and les... | 2 | |
[WP] Your friend works for Facebook and gives you the means of finding out who's been viewing your profile. You see that thousands of views are coming from one IP address, but it's the old computer you threw down into the dark basement months ago. | [
"Two months ago, something strange began to occur on my Facebook page. Every time I posted, a couple seconds after posting, I would get one like. Out of curiosity, I posted a status update that would take much longer than a couple seconds. Still that one like. And they all came from one user named \"48656c6c6f20 57... | 1 | |
[WP] The Internet suddenly vanishes, but everybody remembers it. But nobody knows how to bring it back. Except for you. | [
"\"We need you to bring it back up\", said the President.\n\n\"Not until you admit it, in writing, signed on camera in front of the world.\"\n\n\"Really?\"\n\n\"Yes, you all thought I was joking. I warned you twice already and this last one was the end\"\n\n\"Damn it.\" *Sigh* \"Fine, I'll do sign that stupid paper... | 4 | |
[WP] A man builds a device that can identify any piece of matter that is placed into it. He tests it with his own blood; the results display: 'UNKNOWN.' | [
"'UNKNOWN'\n\nWhat? What's that, 'UNKNOWN'? Are you telling me my machine has a defect? Preposterous! My machines are perfect. I'm a genius. Surely the problem lies in the blood sample. Blood was still dropping from the cut on my little finger. So I cleaned the test slate, and again I put some of my own blood on it... | 2 | |
Only 10% of the humans in the world have free will, the rest follow very specific patterns of behaviour. | [WP] It's discovered that only 10% of the population have free will, everyone else in the world only follows very specific programming. | [
"The news hailed it as a discovery - but it was nothing new. This wasn't a bold new concept. Social scientists and psychologists had been unknowingly observing this phenomenon for decades. But finally, science made the leap to understanding the human decision making process. The answer to the timeless question, \"W... | 5 |
[WP] Write as a character who forgets what they were talking about but remembers unrelated things they forgot long ago. | [
"____________________________________________________________________________\n**Cappuccino, Please.**\n^7-26-14\n^#38\n____________________________________________________________________________\nThe short man was waving his arms wildly, bouncing up and down on his toes, and trying to get my attention by yelling:... | 3 | |
[WP] You are the balloon, and those damn kids just won't let you touch the floor. | [
"I was surrounded. The gang approached me and one of the members picked me up and punched me. I flew towards another member who volleyed me towards yet another. This continued, they just wouldn't let me be. I was just waiting, hoping they would just move on with their lives but they didn't. For some reason they wer... | 7 | |
[WP] Write a dating profile with qualities that make you the most undesirable SO ever, but somehow make me want to date you in the end. | [
"**My Self-Summary**\n\n*I'm between 18 and 100, I am either black, white, Asian, or Mexican, I have a limited income due to living with my mom, but I love sushi and have a secret desire to lick feet.*\n\n\n**What I'm Doing with My Life**\n\n*I have limited income, I work as a farmer's helper in Mid-Texas, helping ... | 2 | |
[WP] A man who hallucinates that he says everything he thinks and a man with mind reading powers are having a seemingly normal conversation when they realize something is off. | [
"He had struggled with it for the larger part of his life. Some of us worry about saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, we kick ourselves and ask ourselves if we really said what we thought we had. For him, however, it was a near constant worry. There were relationships destroyed by things as silly as forgettin... | 4 | |
[WP] A comedian insists on keeping the laughter going while on his deathbed. | [
"\"He keeps telling jokes!\" Stacy threw her rake-thin arms to the heavens. \"He never deals with anything. Never.\" \n\n\nSean wrapped his arms around his wife. She seemed so fragile to him, just then - a bird beating in his cupped hands. She'd always been the strong one in the relationship. But now. Now her eyes... | 4 | |
[WP] Humanity has spread far and wide across the stars. There are no aliens. | [
"\"We don't count\" was the usual response to the question of how many planets we stripped of their resources in order to supply the growing number of inhabitable worlds. Then again, why bother? It's not like something would be lost. No flora, no fauna, nothing inbetween. Exobiologists made up countless theories ab... | 5 | |
[WP] The last spaceship to ever launch from Earth is boarded. | [
"But as usual I am four hours away from making the flight. My wife and kids are already boarded and are wondering where the hell I am. \nGovernment officials had made sure all the civillians on this planet were up in the New Solar System. All that will remain on earth will be all the prisoners and those who failed ... | 2 | |
[WP] An elderly woman recounts the problems in her life and how she caused most of them. | [
"Peer pressure could be blamed, but just like any other useless smuck, I thought I'd make me cool, popular and important.\n\nI was never one to say no, not if it meant having to seem like I was a prude or shy. I'd give it up in a minute, just to be able to brag. And for others to like me.\n\nI was really caught up ... | 1 | |
[WP] After your death, you appear in a white walled room. In front of you is a table with a set of 6 dice. You pick up the dice and prepare to roll them- what happens next? | [
"The dice sat there. The corpse sat there. Neither moved an inch. Watching it all was a team of very bored scientists, other than the ones paying more attention to the clock.\n\n\"Think we can wrap it up for the day?\" \n\n\"Sure, he’s not going anywhere. Johnson, it's your turn to do the paperwork\" \n\nMost of th... | 8 | |
Something minimalist for you guys to use as a starting point. | [WP] "Never forget. Always forgive." | [
"Malvina looks up from her cup of tea, hesitation on her face. Dieter sees this, and sets the pot on the tray. \n\n\"Something wrong love?\" He says. Concern flickers in his gray eyes. \n\nShe smiles ruefully, brushing aside a lock of her freshly washed hair. \"No, no. All is well. It's just, I was thinking...\" Sh... | 2 |
[WP] You are a scientist that discovers a drug that can make people immortal, but you are conflicted on whether or not you should let the world know. | [
"There's a time and place for everything. \nI have heard this many times. \nWhen I was a young boy, my grandmother would tell me, \"A time and place for everything, and everything in its place.\" A tool of organization in this chaotic world. But I don't know when the proper time is. The men I have hired continue ... | 3 | |
Went to sleep and BOOM. Flip-flop your chromosomes. Keep it PG-13, please. | [WP] You wake up and the entire world has been gender-swapped | [
"\"And I'm sorry I didn't tell you first, Stephanie.\" Nicolette gave her a big hug. \"Friends?\"\n\n\"WHY are the Mystery Spies learning so much about cooperation and friendship?!\"' exclaimed Jon, who was now rocking short purple hair and action boots. \"And why is so much of our narration devoted to what we're w... | 4 |
[WP] Your long awaited zombie apocalypse is here but its not like what you tought it would be. | [
"The Zombie apocalypse was the best thing to happen to the world. I guess I should give you some details on that? Well it started innocuous enough, but after a day or two of isolated reports of \"madness\" due which the media, well *some* media outlets blamed on recent legislature passing which provided Americans... | 7 | |
Suggestions: maybe there was some population of man that was left behind and they have devolved into social chaos and ruin. maybe there are no humans left and the planet has reached equilibrium again. maybe a solar flare burned the world dry and there is no evidence that this planet was anything special.
:) just some ... | [WP] 1,000 years ago, man left Earth and settled on other worlds in the galaxy. Now, you are tasked with revisiting the homeworld to observe how the planet has fared without human presence. | [
"\"My Father, the *Reverence* and *Enlightened* has signalled that they are ready to rejoin the fleet.\"\n\n\"Signal the *Visionary* to ready the escorts, my Son. The Holy Fleet will be leaving in five hours.\"\n\nBeneath the great massing of the silver ships, a purple planet glistened darkly among the void of spac... | 2 |
Tragic death, accidental death, prolonged death, etc.
Best friend but not really, best friend as in wife, best friend as in dog, etc.
Go nuts. | [WP] Someone dies, but wakes up in the body of their best friend. | [
"The engine of the old red mustang roared as the excitement in two young men grew, the rumbling sound rattling their insides. Jesse, the driver and Daniel, the passenger. It was a typical Friday night. Run the roads, raise a little hell, and if you were lucky you might even run into an old high school sweetheart an... | 1 |
[WP] A superhero has an existential crisis, "What does it all mean?" | [
"\nAaron lies on his bed unmotivated and depressed. His adult older brother, Charlie knocks on the door and then comes in.\n\n“You know someone’s robbing the bank downtown?” he asks looking around the filthy room.\n\nAaron nods and says, “Yup” while staring up at his ceiling.\n\nCharlie looks at the collection of p... | 5 | |
[WP] You awake with a jolt, and you're sweating. You look down at your arms and they are covered in bruises. You try to stand and you collapse to the ground, pain shoots up your leg. You pull away your shorts and you see a hole, a bullet hole. What happened? | [
"\nI jolt awake startled and turn on the light. As the lamp flickers on, it illuminates the black and blue bruises painting my arms. I try to get out of the bed but I collapse to the ground as an unbearable pain shoots up my leg. I shout for Charlie and pull up my shorts to see a bullet hole. \n\nCharlie walks into... | 6 | |
[WP] A letter written to someone who committed suicide | [
"**I think I just made my own self sad writing this, didn't help I was listening to \"Silent Flight, Sleeping Dawn\" by MONO **\n\nErin – I know this letter will never reach you, at least not in the form intended, but I had to write to you my final words on our relationship and what you meant to me as a person. I n... | 5 | |
[WP]It's the year 2273 and you, as an innocent person, have been sentenced to Death by Era. You're sent back to 1831, middle America. The travel has caused severe, but not complete memory loss. | [
"This is it. I'll never see these people again. And for what? What did I ever do? I have always been a kind and courteous person, always putting others before myself, but that doesn't matter now. It's too late to pull out now. There's nothing I can do. The blood is on my hands, yet they have never seen it. ... | 5 | |
[WP] Start it with, "I know it's killing me, but I do it anyways." | [
"*I know it's killing me but*\n\nIt was either a quick death living my dream, or a slow death in a place I would never get out of. I was only 23, and receiving the opportunity to be a journalist in New York was better than any small town, bumkin life. The chance to maybe travel and see new things. Maybe find love, ... | 3 | |
[WP]It's the year 2250, and a united human race has made its first ever contact with aliens. We come to find out we're only one of an extremely few races to have ever divided ourselves into separate nations. | [
"I never would of guessed it would be them, Humans, so primitive, weak, such painfully short lives. Their early nuclear experiments earned our watchful eye, a few scouting missions to secure biological, linguistic and historical data, but no direct contact. The initial analysis was troubling, but they were classifi... | 11 | |
[WP] A world populated by zombies tries to fight back a human apocalypse. | [
"The food is gone, again. If it lasted more than a couple of days then maybe we could get some sort of community going, we could-- well, it doesn't, so that's that. I wish more than anything we could go at night, but even with the few lights that stayed on, it's just too dark. Useless rotting eyes. The days are alm... | 4 | |
Explain why we chose one side or the other and the consequences of our choice | [WP] Two alien species have been at war for hundreds of years. Humanity finds the two species and are forced to take a side. | [
"It was the right deal to make, and he agreed with it.\n\nMore than that: it was a deal he could really sink his teeth into.\n\nThe spires of the city wound about its center, glittering under cold blue moonlight. Sparks danced about in the air all around the central columns like a sea of fireflies. Everywhere there... | 2 |
Two directions I suppose: what does he do on his day off or what happens because of his day off. Or both. | [wp] the grim reaper takes a day off for the first time in history. | [
"“I keep getting his out of office response. What the hell is he doing out there?” said the gruff man with the eye patch slamming his fist against the table. He looked around the room frustrated until his eyes caught the young man with blonde hair and blue eyes sitting in the corner.\n\n“Do you think he overslep... | 2 |
[WP] In the far future, archaeologists are mystified by the bizarre artifacts and relics they uncover. So, they decide to use time travel to bring a subject of these ancient times to the future and interview them: you. | [
"\"hɛloʊ\"\n\n\"...Hi,\" I said.\n\n\"haɪ. haʊ ɑɽ ju?\"\n\nTheir speech was strange. It wasn't like a foreigner's. Every sound was correct American English, but it was too precise. It was difficult to understand because the rhythm was just...wrong. Every syllable was the same length and received almost the same str... | 3 | |
[WP] Three wishes go hilariously awry. | [
"Before me stood the most amazing looking person I had ever seen. Dressed in a way similar to Aladdin, but with bright white clothing and sparkles on his skin was a man that claimed to be a genie. I found it hard to believe. There was no puff of smoke, no magical chimes sounding in the breeze, he had just appeared ... | 2 | |
[WP] Three criminals are in the middle of a job when they find out one of them isn't who he seems | [
"“On the count of three, I blow the vault, Petey and I fill the bags, then we split.” Mike looked at Petey and Tom, then down at his watch. “Our ride will be here in one minute. One.”\n\nPetey waved his pistol around at the people lying face down on the floor of the bank. The handkerchief around his face was soaked... | 4 | |
I dare you to make an engaging (or hilarious) story. I double *dog* dare you. | [WP] The murder-suicide of a pet and it's owner. | [
"He scrubbed his feet with great fervor. Forcing his foot nearer to his face for inspection. It may have been obsessive, but clean feet meant something to him. The bathwater sloshed around as he contorted his body. A jingling sound brought attention to the eyes gazing upon him. The door was nudged wide open. The ey... | 3 |
^(This isn't political commentary. Hypothetical scenario. Or parallel worlds, if you like.) | [WP] Legend has it that King Arthur vowed to return to save Britain in its greatest moment of need. Over a thousand years later birthrates are plummeting, poverty is at an all-time high and obesity is an epidemic. Arthur materializes on the shores, inevitably wishing he had been more specific. | [
"*Oy, this is satire something the Internet sucks at. Its not pro Monarchist commentary OK, fine thanks.*\n\n\nArthur once again sat on the throne of Britain, now a greater larger nation than she had ever been in his day . His new Knights of the Round Table fueled by magic and technology slew all before them, brou... | 5 |
[WP] Your favorite villain has raised an army. How did they do this? Write their propaganda campaign. | [
"    They say the bond between courier and dragon is stronger than loyalty to the King. I am obliged to think so after bearing personal witness to the lengths Ake and his mount Blueskin went to protect each other in the course of delivering vital messages, and by consequence, sco... | 2 | |
The Big Bad, the villain, the main enemy of the Hero (when s/he isn't saying "F**K IT" and giving up). The terror, the boss of all evil, the schemer, the malevolent over lord, the one who has made it his/her's life goal to end all that is good and enforce his/her rule. But sometimes the Hero isn't the thing s/he worrie... | [WP] The s**t the Big Bad has to deal with all the time. | [
"Macdillion sat at his desk fiddling with the controls to the American nuclear arsenal. He didn't swear but felt tempted to then. Everything was in disorder-his fine, pianist fingers, his memorabilia of the World Wars and the struggle to liberate the world from itself was trashy. Chaotic. Disgraceful. He glanced up... | 2 |
[WP] Jesus Christ returns to earth in 2014, and is cultural shocked and having a hard time fitting in. | [
"'Come one, come all.'\n\nJesus spoke as his first endeavour to recreate himself in his return. His wavy hair lengthened to his rump, his facial had also grown to astounding lengths.\n\nA couple murmurs followed through, 'Is that Jesus?' \n\n'You mean, *THE CHRIST.*\n\n'Nah, it can't be.' \n\n'IT HAS TO BE!'\n\nJes... | 4 | |
You could be yourself, or a character, it's entirely up to you. What I want to know is, how does it play out? | [WP] You stop by a convenience store to grab a few things when two masked men walk in with guns. How does it go down? | [
"Gareth looked down at his wristwatch, it was quarter past eleven in the morning (He was an early riser, so you wouldn't catch him up at that time in the evening - unless something really good was on telly). For a moment he speculated wether the small mole by his watch has enlarged recently. He came to no solid con... | 10 |
Ideas: A man, about to die, has only one more task.
Someone who just turned 18 has a very special/easy/hard/weird task. | [WP] At your 18th birthday, you are given a to-do list with 5 tasks. Only if you complete all of these, you will live for as long as you prefer. | [
"Charlie tears open the envelope anxiously and reads it quickly as if it were a college or job decision letter rather than a to do list. He smiles looking at his younger brother is who is staring at him in anticipation waiting to hear the tasks. Charlie chuckles and crumples the piece of paper. \n\n“This is so stup... | 3 |
[WP] Using your favorite lyrical song as inspiration, write a short story of three to five paragraphs. Bonus points for capturing the feel as well as the general message of the song in your writing. | [
"He waited. After all, there were nothing else to do now.\nAs he got aboard the ship that would lead to his future, he thought about the day before, a lonely tear of rage flowing down his cheek.\n\nJust as he was about to sit down in his garden to enjoy the silent winter night, they came to get him. Four Men, cloth... | 22 | |
[WP] You wake up on the floor in an unfamiliar room. You do not Remember anything from the last 24 hours. You reach into your pocket and find a phone number with a note attached that says..... | [
"\"Ask for Andrea.\"\n\nAndrea? Why does the name ring a bell? Why does the phone number seem familiar in a way that scratches the corners of your brain?\n\nSitting up, your palm pressed to your forehead (clammy) and searched the room. No window, no closet door, not even anything that looked like it could be a bath... | 4 | |
[WP] A person loses one of their senses, which in turn leads them to a much happier life. | [
"Since he was young, Jack was always a picky eater. Only the most auspicious of dishes. The highest of high end restaurants. Were it not for the fact his parents could afford to spoil their child like so, Jack would have likely starved. It wasn't really his fault though, his super-tasting abilities made it nigh imp... | 5 | |
[WP] You're about to go before a discretionary spending committee in an attempt to justify spending the entire R&D budget on giant death robots. | [
"\"Fuck you Senator.\"\n\nThe crowd jeered. Some sort of gavel hammering noise. Boos from the crowd. More questions. These stupid apes. The president was here, guarded by the secret service. His eyes were locked on me. I let a grin creep to the corners of my lips. I let my teeth show through just a bit.\n\n\"You wa... | 6 | |
[WP] Modernize one of Aesop's fables | [
"I don't know why I was there. I keep telling myself that I need to meet more people. I guess the crowd I usually hung with got too depressing for my taste. \nI like card games, I do. But in that moment, I was too busy actively trying to fit in to participate. It was a god damned nightmare. I didn't know the rules... | 2 | |
[WP] Humanities knowledge of the universe has progressed to a point where we have figured out how the universe came to be, it is a completely reasonable and scientific answer that has thus proved all religion to be wrong. Write about the aftermath. | [
"\"I didn't think if get fired for making that title.\" \n \n\"Well, it's a hard lesson learned. You plain old fucked up.\" \n \n\"I know, I just wish I'd taken a moment to think about it. Who knew that claiming religion as false could get me canned?\" \n \n\"That's part of it Will, you didn't stop to think. ... | 6 | |
[WP]: as an intergalactic social/biology experiment, two extraterressials decide to live 50 years as humans, adopting and raising a human child. 15 years into the experiment, the child figures it out. Nobody believes her. | [
"Shaking with fear, Mary quietly slinks down the hallway, taking care to not make any noise on the cold, hard floor. She slowly walks down the steps, and then lets out an audible gasp as she accidentally walks on the creaky step at the bottom of the stairs. Holding her breath and not moving an inch, she stands as s... | 3 | |
[WP] Its your first day back at school, but a new rule change this year causes an uproar. | [
"I never understood the general distaste for Mondays. Sure they tended to herald a distinct lack of sleep, but that was almost a godsend. When exhausted one often winds up with a singular focus for the task at hand, being entirely incapable of mental multitasking. In any event, it was Monday again, the first one th... | 2 | |
The genie puts you in a room and places a gun into your hand. "There is EXACTLY seven billions human beings on Earth. And there is EXACTLY seven billions bullets in that gun. One by one, all the humans will enter this room, in no particular order. If you want to see the next human, you have to kill the one in front of ... | [WP] Your soulmate doesn't love you back. Lucky you, you find a lamp, rub it and a genie comes out. He accepts to make her love you at one condition. (see the condition below :) | [
"\"So one by one they will appear here and all I gotta do is shoot?\" I asked tentatively. With a grin that showed his black teeth he hissed \" why yes\". \"Fine, let's start\" i said hoping that she would come soon. \n\nThen as if the Genie was announcing a game show in a booming voice he says. \" First up all the... | 3 |
[WP] from the beginning to now, write a synopsis of the story of your life. | [
"Hakunah Matatta it means no worries. That’s how I was a child. I did it all for love playing at every single respite daring to dance for the sake of dancing. If you can dream it’s fun to be free. Teenage years come. And all I can do is keep pushing through steady as a beating drum, and hope that something bett... | 2 | |
A few things I should make clear:
1. The detective doesn't know the killer or the victim.
2. The detective isn't tricked into killing the victim. It is his own choice.
Okay then. Have fun. :) | [WP] A detective has found the lair of a vicious serial killer and their innocent victim. In the end, the detective kills the victim and lets the killer free. | [
"He said it and I dropped the gun in shock, \"She *what?*\"\n\nThe killer looked at me solemnly and repeated, \"She friendzoned me. She and all her friends. There was nothing I could do, detective.\" The victim, chained to the stove and gagged, smiled deviously.\n\nI raised my hand to my mouth in horror, \"Did they... | 9 |
[WP] Marry Poppins is on trial for Witch Craft. You will act as either her Defense Attorney or the Prosecution. | [
"**Mary Poppins v. The (Sad) State (of Affairs)**\n\nOh Mary, sweet Mary,\n\nWhat have I just done!?\n\nI've clipped wings of a fairy,\n\nJust to say I won!\n\n-\n\nIt wouldn't matter if you were a bitch or witch or even worse,\n\nI should've taken to account those things you carry in your purse,\n\nThe love, the j... | 1 | |
[WP] An apologetic monster truck must bear the guilt of crushing his car friends on a daily basis | [
"My brethren, I finally figured out what the problem is. Came to me as I was sitting on that stupid pedestal at the drive in. The rotating one, you know...spinning me around so those two legged parasites can gawk at me. I couldn't catch much of the movie, because my model didn't come with a back up camera, so I ... | 2 | |
[WP] In the last milliseconds prior to dying you are guided through the events and meaning of your life by the ONE pet who loved you the most (but not that you necessarily loved the most). | [
"It was a lonely night in the cold, Seattle haze. Fog accumulated on the ground as rain poured down my cheeks. I pulled my hood up- nobody who *lives* in Seattle carries an umbrella- and tried futilely to wipe the wet from my thick glasses. It was only a few more blocks until I got to my house, I kept reminding ... | 2 | |
[WP] Dr. Bruce Banner gets on the phone with his insurance claims adjuster. | [
"\"Hi...you said your name was Paul? Yeah -- here's my policy number...742-33841-210...yes -- I'm Dr Banner. Paul? Paul. Paul -- stop crying. It's not very professional...this is your first day on the floor? OK. You and I can handle this, but I need you to take a deep breath. Can you do that for me? OK. Look, w... | 2 | |
[WP] Through some twist in life, you become God. The experience is worse than you imagined. | [
"What they don't tell you in Church is that Heaven operates a lot like a government office. Ever wonder why your prayer didn't get answered? Why your uncle died of cancer last year? Well the paperwork probably got lost or didn't make it to my desk in time. You see angels have this thing with getting their work in o... | 2 | |
[WP] Make me scared of the easter bunny. | [
"Sam waited. She knew her mom would be taking out the baskets to the living room soon and she wanted to catch her in the act. She had known for several years now that her mom was lying about some magical fairytale bunny that hides eggs, brings tons of chocolate and somehow stands for Jesus. You might be wondering w... | 6 | |
[WP] Aliens visit earth and mistake the vehicles on our roads for the intelligent beings that inhabit earth. | [
"This prompt reminds me of a debate/discussion I had in a middle school science class. The main question was whether or not cars were sentient and the dominant life form on the planet. I forget the exact reasons our teacher led into it but some kids legitimately thought cars were indeed sentient. My school really w... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a reflection. Describe how it feels to watch someone from the inside of the mirror. | [
"**sigh** Here he is again. ylliB. The same blue jeans and that awful white jacket that isn't even white anymore. By his clothes, I know he's on his way to a date. He ALWAYS wears that white jacket. *How has she not said anything about it yet?* Hmm, maybe the fact that he's playing more than one girl is the reason ... | 9 | |
Take it in any direction you want. I'm interested in which directions different minds will go =) | [WP] Marriage in an alternate universe is literally a lifelong commitment; when either partner dies, their counterpart immediately drops dead. | [
"Marriage was not something in her mind as soon as she finished collage but look at her now, dressed in plain white dress, carrying the bouquet of flowers in her hand. She walked towards the center of the church with a heavy heart and flinched slightly.\n\nShe caught sight of her brother and forced herself to calm... | 31 |
[WP] You, a physicist, die and are reincarnated as an animal, but you retain all memories from your past life. | [
"I've had nightmares like this. I'm sure of it. \nI used to sit on my ass a lot of the time playing mindless video games and prattling on with my college buddies on Skype, talking about things like this happening. I really want to say that this exact subject came up, but I've been in what my grandmother would cert... | 3 | |
[WP] They said it couldn't be done... | [
"The ethereal audience shudder-shocked in reactive awe at the immense emptiness and then expansive cosmic exploration that ensued. From nothing was something, and the creator sat in its center, proud and whimsically confident. As elements extended their grasp and the universe rushed forward into existence, those th... | 2 | |
[WP] Access to Food: Right or Privilege? | [
"The sun was rising on the third day since the crash. As they awoke, the eight survivors realized yet again that it was real; they were, in fact, stranded. For a brief moment before they opened their eyes, they could still tell themselves that it was all a dream; the plane's engine hadn't exploded; the plane hadn't... | 1 | |
[WP] "I'm really not a morning person." "That's okay, some days, I'm not even a person." | [
"I laugh, a little hollowly, and take another swig of coffee. It wasn't funny, but I think I like him. He's smiling expectantly, black hair falling into his eyes, perched on one of my kitchen chairs. \"I know what you mean,\" I offer, trying to bridge the distance. So he's a little awkward. I can deal with awkward.... | 2 | |
[WP] 10 Years ago you joined a secret government program which required the notification of your death to your family. Today you were spotted by a family member. | [
"I gasped, and quickly ducked behind a pillar. My heart raced as I peeked my head out to get another look. Did he see me? Would he even recognize me? Emotions I'd long since forgotten suddenly rushed through me. I'd simultaneously wanted and dreaded this for years. \n\nHe looked the same, yet somehow different. His... | 4 | |
[WP] Aliens land on Earth. Their first words to humanity are "You guys know you've been doing it all wrong, right?" | [
"\"You guys know you've been doing it all wrong, right?\"\n\nI remember it like it was yesterday, the day the world gave no fucks.\nWhen they first appeared in the sky, all of the world sat in awe. A thick blanket of fear, excitement and wonder seemed to flow through the streets.\n\nWe waited patiently and thought ... | 3 | |
[WP] the characters in an authors book are alive and thinking. they also think the writer is a bit of a control freak. | [
"\"Everybody to the epilogue, now!\" Jason shouted as he sprinted through the manic and scrawling drivel strewn about the pages.\n\nAt the very back of the novella they all gathered. Jason stood in front of the group very formally clad with a chivalrous and standard issue uniform. The brim of his officer's cap was ... | 2 | |
I'm new at this, have fun with it. | [WP] The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled | [
"**Atheists Make Prose Out of Poetry**\n\nThe collection of data appeared as a single-celled concept in the mind of an early man. It was inspired by fear and uncertainty and insecurity and as soon as it was communicated to another man, it mated with other collections of data to produce ideas that became more and mo... | 5 |
[WP] You've heard of the Tell-Tale Heart. Well, this is the story of the Tell-Tale _________. | [
"\"I didn't do it.\" I proclaimed. Yet there it was that tiny tell, a lingering something in the air that told the constabularies that I was lying. What a fool I was to assure my own doom, they didn't know, of course they wouldn't have known if I didn't open my mouth. Then there was the foulness from below that bub... | 3 | |
What do you do?
Why does the human not fear you?
Do others join their cause? | [WP] You are a God who has announced to all you are going to destroy Earth. A single human says no. | [
"It's funny, the way it all crashes down around you. What was it the humans used to say? The bigger they are...? Whatever. I could have destroyed them all. I intended to! And then... Her. I had already cracked the poles, ripped the great humans cities to shambles, and yet still she played. I cracked the skies, frac... | 6 |
[WP] You notice shady behavior from a neighbor in your apartment building. You decide to follow them around to possibly discover what they are hiding | [
"\"Hey Tom! How are you?\" Oscar asked in his normal cheery expression.\n\n\"Oh, hey. I'm good, I guess.\" I responded in a tone that implied sadness.\n\n\"Hey there neighbor, don't be a Negative Nancy.\" He reassured me. \"If you need help, feel free to pop in. But be aware I am busy with work from 7 to 11 am and ... | 2 | |
Bonus points for making the pairings come from different cultures and/or languages. | [WP] An alien ship is abducting humans to conduct experiments - social experiments. They are testing their newest match making algorithems. | [
"NSFW if you like to read aloud to your coworkers.\n\n-------------------------------------------------\n\nI woke up first, instantly aware that something was wrong. There were no windows or doors, my phone and glasses were missing, and I was naked -- I always sleep in my boxers and a t-shirt. I thought the woman l... | 3 |
[WP] You perform the most heinous possible examples of each sin before you die. You find yourself in hell standing before a door marked 'Level Ten' | [
"Alarm bells had rung through the offices of hell. Already boiling, and having been 4:59 for the past eternity only a few demons rose. Small imps crawled through the windows screeching \"Level Ten! Level Ten!\" in a voice that would make a banshee go deaf. All but one demon sat down immediately, mutters of \"there'... | 2 |
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