post_text stringlengths 0 17.5k | post_title stringlengths 8 314 | comment_texts listlengths 1 74 | num_stories int64 1 74 |
|---|---|---|---|
[WP] "It is the final gift your people will ever know." | [
"Little Suzy sat in bed, listening intently for any sound from the roof or living room. \"This year, I'll meet Santa for sure!\" she whispered.\n\n*crunch* *crunch* *crunch*... *whoosh*\n\nJumping out of bed, Suzie ran down the stairs and burst into the living room. There, next to the tree, was a wizened old man in... | 2 | |
[WP] You paid money to be hypnotized, hoping to discover a past life. You experienced that past life and..... | [
"*Sit down right here, be calm and let me do the rest.*\n\nI sat down in the chair, she pulled out various items. A powder, a liquid, and a knife. She poured the liquid in a cup, \"Here drink this.\", she said in a soothe tone. I drank it. She began chanting, \"Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu\". She cut her wrist a... | 2 | |
[WP] Replace the eating of a forbidden fruit with something else and make a spin-off story of the original sin | [
"Thrice the moon rose and fell without iron touching Adam's face. Eve grew worried, but still she held hope for his redemption. \n\nWhen next the moon filled, Adam came to Eve. \"Tonight I leave the Garden to taste of the sweet fruit that lies beyond.\" \n\nEve cried out, for she saw that Adam had donned the Forb... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up from a coma and realise that you can only speak one word for the rest of your life... | [
"'Yes.'\n\nThe sound of my own voice stirred me even further from the depths of the blackness I had endured for so long. Mentally, it felt like I was floating upwards in inky black water towards the surface, everything getting brighter around me.\n\nThen I opened my eyes.\n\nThe light was almost blinding after so l... | 2 | |
[wp] A family is enjoying an evening at the cabin. A knock comes at the door. It's a man with a message for somebody there. | [
"I’ll be honest, work has been stressful lately. That along with the wife and kids constantly begging me to spend some more time with them. Doesn’t take long to make a man do anything to make his wife shut up. \nMy father always said, “Get married and have kids”. Some bullshit about eros or something like that he r... | 2 | |
[WP] An intense game of Monopoly, written as if they were chronicling the real-life exploits of a 1930s American real estate tycoon. | [
"\"Alright, Johnny boy, I ain't gonna tell ya twice. Hand over the cash and we can get you outta jail real quick.\" Sweat beaded on my brow.\n\n\"Listen to me. I am offering you the deal of lifetime. You get Parkplace for a small fee, really, what's not to grab here? You get out of prison on 'taxation requirements'... | 14 | |
[WP]God and Satan switch places for a day but they both like it so much they decide to make the switch permanent. | [
"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.\n\nAnd one day, Satan, haven gone to and fro upon the Earth, came before God, who said, \"Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect... | 2 | |
Don't forget key elements in a chess game, such as pawn promotion and castling. This is a short story I've been meaning to do for a while, and I'd like to see how others interpret it. | [WP]: Write a short story that consists of a war between two armies. The war is controlled by two men playing a game of chess, and each major figure on either side is represented by a chess piece. | [
"*Disclaimer: I strayed from the initial prompt. Also, me strategic knowledge is rather limited, so I don't know all the intricate details of the Chess/Go metaphor.*\n\n\"Sit down Cadet,\" ordered Grumps, \"let me tell you about 'Nam\"\n\nThe young Cadet grumbled to himself, he had heard enough Vietnam stories from... | 1 |
Describe the events that follow. | [WP] Suddenly. Gravity stops. | [
"## Advisory\n\n/r/WritingPrompts specializes in fiction, which doesn't have to respect the laws of the universe.\n\nBut writers and commenters need to review Rules 1, 2 and 10. \n 1. No low effort / joke responses / copypasta *- This includes \"this has done this before\" comments. They will be removed ... | 2 |
[WP]: In 2013 North Korea produces a comedy movie showing two of its citizens killing Barack Obama. What is America's response? | [
"My hands shook as I entered the Oval Office. Trying not to catch my foot on the rug I approached the desk.\n\n\"It's happened, Mr President.\"\n\n\"Good Lord, Simmons, you're sure?\"\n\n\"I am, Mr President. I don't know how it escaped North Korea, but copies of 회의 have started showing up online. It's only a matte... | 2 | |
[WP] "I don't want to talk about it" | [
"Queen Malvina wakes to the sound of knocking at their bedroom door. Malvina yawns, parting the curtain of raven black hair away from her face as she speaks.\n\n\"oo is it?\" She asks, hand stifling anther yawn. Her eyes glance down to her left as the figure besides her still sleeps. \n\n\"It's me, my lady.\" Says ... | 8 | |
Just finished reading the "Wake up at 3:45 am" story and I want to see you guys give some cool apocalyptic/beginning of the end of the world stories. | [WP] What is your eeriest apocalyptic/begging-of-the-end story? | [
"It's almost 12 and I'm still awake. I hear screaming and shouting next door. My neighbours parents went on a holiday and he's throwing a party. It hits 12 o'clock and it goes silent. No noise at all. I get out of bed and walk outside. Everything looks Frozen. I stop. I hear a whizzing sound. I see a strange blue b... | 4 |
[WP] In a world where the most intelligent of humans cannot match the computation power of machines... Humanity struggles to find a meaning for being | [
"Hershaffander Reynolds walked down 6th street at 6:00pm as he had every day for the past 20 years. All around him he saw people trying to be different, learning obscure skills, singing, fighting, doing whatever pathetic attempts they could to be different. To somehow justify their existence. Hershaffander had been... | 4 | |
[wp]As the clock strikes 12 on New Years Eve every screen in the world brodcasts a transmition from a forign alien race claiming they will invade in exactly 100 years from now. What happens? | [
"All eyes in the White House were glued to the television screen as the ball descended on Times Square. But instead of the expected light display after “one,” the picture fuzzed out, and was replaced by a strange, nearly human-looking face.\n\nThe face was pure white with pinkish eyes. Albino, it would seem. Lar... | 2 | |
[WP] Certain people rent out their bodies for possession; write a commercial for one such person. | [
"Have you ever wanted to go out for a night binge drinking and not suffer the consequences the next morning?\n\nEver wanted to try an illicit drug without the risk of addiction?\n\nOr perhaps you just need to be in someone else’s skin to practice communicating with the opposite sex?\n\nWhatever the case may be, loo... | 1 | |
[WP] The zombie apocalypse has happened and you've been bitten (sorry bro). Fortunately, you retain your past memories of being a human while skulking around, how is it? | [
"I walk through Ikea aimlessly. I know there are no humans left shopping throughout the aisles but ever since the change I seem to like wandering in circles and what place is better than Ikea. I’ve tried to put together a few treadmills but I could barely understand the instructions when I was alive and it’s even h... | 3 | |
Sn5ZmfoKlocPLufm0wFRCycZ9t3KSclxPVONC4jEC6BFVj9qaijFZpuQ0h1dIfSn5ZmfoKlocPLufm0wFRCycZ9t3KSclxPVONC4jEC6BFVj9qaijFZpuQ0h1dIfSn5ZmfoKlocPLufm0wFRCycZ9t3KSclxPVONC4jEC6BFVj9qaijFZpuQ0h1dIfSn5ZmfoKlocPLufm0wFRCycZ9t3KSclxPVONC4jEC6BFVj9qaijFZpuQ0h1dIfSn5ZmfoKlocPLufm0wFRCycZ9t3KSclxPVONC4jEC6BFVj9qaijFZpuQ0h1dIfSn5ZmfoKlo... | [WP] A depressed individual reflects upon life: His own, others, and the meaning of it all | [
"The problem is that all of its being described by words. They have significance to us. But its all nothing but one tiny strand of conversation out here in our little universe. We keep looking trying to learn and trying to understsnd. But we wont ever have that answer. The best we can come up with is make your... | 5 |
[WP] An old man who has never had the ability to recognize or remember faces realizes as he's riding the subway that the person sitting across from him looks rather familiar. | [
"Over one hundred billion faces. I could just keep track of that number, let alone the features of each individual. Pharaohs and slaves, emperors and peasants, presidents and commuters riding the subway. Nothing is remarkable when you've seen it played out thousands of times.\n\nWhich is why I can't believe I feel ... | 2 | |
Whether you decide to mention the song title and artist is up to you. | [WP] Write a story based on the lyrics/story of one (or more) of your favorite songs. | [
"There's this star man, waiting in the sky. He'd quite like to come and meet us but he's got this speech impediment that causes people's heads to explode when he talks. That is essentially why he had to leave his home planet: people don't take kindly to having their head exploded and it can really kill the mood at ... | 12 |
[WP] You saw the Nessie kill your brother but no one believes you. You set out for revenge, even if it kills you. | [
"Fifteen years to the day, the beast of the Scottish Highlands took my brother from this life and into her jaws. For fifteen days and fifteen nights, I sailed on a small boat with an insubordinate crew, discontent with their limited rations as we chummed the water in search of a legend. The promises of fame and for... | 3 | |
[WP] You are the first human clone without defect. What is your first day of High School like? | [
"\"Think fast, Xerox!\"\n\nI'll give him this, his insult wasn't remotely original, but his timing was perfect. I looked up from my locker and instantly knew that I wouldn't be able to get out of the way. There was just enough time to flinch and dread the pain. \n\nThe ball hit me right in the forehead and drove th... | 4 | |
[WP] You wake up in a room. All that it contains is you and a lightbulb. There are no windows nor a door. | [
"The room was bare. She was on the floor, naked, on her stomach, boobs squeezed unto the coldness of the stone floor. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling, shining a yellow light on her butt and back. \n\nShe turned her head towards the light, blinded, raising her arm to shield her eyes. The numbness in her he... | 5 | |
[WP] Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un go on an adventure to combat the evils of the west. | [
"His bear DNA surged again. Vlad could feel his blood boiling. He resisted the urge to cleave the head of the reporter with his claw and then maul her face with his powerful snout.\n\n\"Mr. Putin? I'll ask you again. Have you ever personally killed anyone?\"\n\nUp until this point the interview had been mundane. He... | 1 | |
I'm imagining those planes you can see with the trails they leave behind, but you can interpret the prompt however you please!
Edit: I love all of the names all of you are coming up with for what they call planes. Keep it up! | [WP] These days there are millions of flights per year. Write how a tribe of people who have no contact with modern civilization incorporate sightings of airplanes into their understanding of the world. | [
"Sekrai peeked out from his hut at the quickly growing crowd, anxious about the questions they would ask. They expected an answer; The Shaman was to know all about the Skies.\n\n*What could this mean? Could the SkyWeavers really die?*\n\nHe had been the Shaman for hundreds of Changes now, and his family had held th... | 5 |
[WP] "It wasn't me. It was the Closet Man." | [
"\"Daddy it wasn't me! I swear it was the Closet Man!\"\n\nWhy won't he even listen anymore? It's not her that's breaking things!\n\n\"Sweetheart listen, we've gotten you the night lights and the door is open, hallway light is on... I don't know what else to do. I'll show you, there's no one in this room, there is ... | 2 | |
My very first prompt in this subreddit. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with.
A lot of you create amazing reads. | [WP] Every single person in society gets one free wish, no strings attached. Anything that happens after wishes are granted are truly just random as life. You are a counselor who helps people that have come to feel total regret for what they wished for. | [
"First response and I'm using an iPod, so don't blame me if the quality is bad.\n\nMr. Hecklesburn was my next patient. Had apparently wished for infinite luck, but as the old saying goes, la vie est drôle, life is a funny thing. Turns out the human brain needs some amount of darkness or you go insane. His life ... | 4 |
Fictional character as in already existing, shoulda said [EU] for that. | [WP] You are a captain with a spaceship looking for a crew. Choose one celebrity, one fictional character, and one character you just made up. | [
"Looking at the radar's display in front of me, I heard Vexon's voice coming from the intercomm:\n\n - I believe I have located Mr. Lion sir. \n\n\n - Great, he's the last one we need.\n\nI steered the interdimensional fragmentator to land our ship next to the pool at Snoop Lion's mansion. Me and the rest of the cr... | 3 |
Added for clarification. The deed is part of the mistery. | [WP] You are walking alone and your shadow starts talking to you. It warns you that you will die in ten days unless you do a deed it asks you. | [
"*Nick…*\n\n“What, huh?” I stop and turn my head. No one there; my imagination. I keep walking.\n\n*Nick.*\n\nI waste no time pivoting. Again, no one behind me—I am alone on the sidewalk.\n\n*It’s me, Nick. Down here.*\n\nI look down, and see my shadow, cast long in the evening sun. Its head slowly lolling left and... | 1 |
[WP] Write a story about a cheesecake, a tablecloth and your long lost brother. | [
"There was a point to this. The cheesecake, I mean. It had a purpose. \n\nI looked across the table and my brother sat there looking off at the waiter. He smiled and he smiled back. \n\nHow are you doing?\n\n\"Oh good. I'm doing good.\"\nHe keeps turning his head. Looking for something or someone. Probably the wait... | 6 | |
[WP] What started out as a suicide note written by a man suffering from depression, turns into an award winning best selling novel. | [
"*Please critique. It's one of my first efforts.*\n\n_\n\nMy father died over seven years ago. He had been chronically depressed for years, and, although it sounds awful, I am relieved that he found peace. And, in the end, his action that hurt us most turned out to be his greatest gift.\n\nThroughout his life he ha... | 2 | |
[WP] Humanity Has Started Making Super Soldiers. Describe the Process of Making Them. | [
"It took years for them to pass the bill, years more to put together a team, and several more years to gather every organism they could get their hands on. Finally, the testing began. They choose the best genes they could find and spliced them into the human genome. The experiments were then grown in complex chambe... | 4 | |
I'd park in areas marked "no parking". Because, hey, who's going to tow a tank? | [WP] A relative dies, and you inherit a Tank in compliance with their will. What do you do with it? | [
"“What. Is. That?”\n\n“That, my friend, is a tank!”\n\nMy friend stared at me blankly. I suppose he meant to ask why I have a tank. A fair question, really.\n\n“I inherited it,” I explained.\n\n“How do you inherit a tank?!”\n\n“My grand-dad left to me in his will.” I was being quite matter-of-fact.\n\n“Right stop b... | 2 |
[WP] You are part a small elite team journeying to bring down a tyrant king. However, the chosen one, whom you follow, is idiotic and delusional. | [
"\"So, I'm imagining we'll go in there and go *PEW PEW* all over the place, right?\" Jonas said excitedly. It was almost as if he could not contain his excitement. It was as if our entire squad let out one big sigh. Our tacticalist reached into his pouch and took out a small piece of paper, \"This is the prophecy, ... | 3 | |
[WP] You have died, and in the afterlife, you are met with a baby version of yourself. It's about to be born and is a second chance at your life. You have three minutes to give it as much advice as possible, which it will remember when it is relevant. What do you say? | [
"The pain. White space. It's over. I can't speak. But think, I can. \nOff in the distance, I see myself. About to be born again. As I got closer, my eyes slowly opened. It was almost time. A million thoughts. \n\nLook at me.\n\nI glance back. \n\nIt's not worth it. The agony. The self inflicted wounds. The anguish.... | 3 | |
Inspired by reading the ELI5 question about supernovas, I was wondering how humanity will really actually end one day. What do you think will happen? I mean, I get it, water's running low, nuclear weapons are everywhere, but somehow I think that we'll still pull through that - that even if life on Earth will go through... | [WP] Imagine how you *really* think humanity will end. Then give me a story of whichever genre set in that setting/giving some details. | [
"Jacob has prepared years for this very moment. Not just any moment, but the moment. A moment so important, that if failed would have catastrophic consequences. He stared at the clock, the red handle ticking over every black dash. He was not ready and frightened. \n\nThree minutes left. Jacob's body could not stop ... | 3 |
[WP] A survivor in a zombie apocalypse finally gets bitten. While turning, they realize that zombies are in fact doctors trying to deliver a cure that will rid "survivors" of their insanity, while the secondary realization that they have been killing humans this entire time slowly sets in. | [
"It wasn't the bite that had Henry sobbing for mercy as the wave of bodies fell over him, restraining him on the ground. They were mutated animals, their skin peeling off in great big clumps to show the pus and blood beneath. He could hear voices echoing in his head, while they groaned and their voice boxes shudder... | 4 | |
There are essentially no limits, except the person has to be a soldier, or participating in some sort of conflict. It can be any war and any situation. | [WP] A soldier is destined to die in five minutes. What are his/her final five minutes? | [
"Well, *mon ami*, you did it. The Germans will never use that bridge again. Those poor bastards in the tank never saw it coming. If only I hadn't miscalculated how much fuel was in that damn tank, I'd still have my lower half. \n \nWhat I wouldn't give to be drunk off my ass, back in the underground. If there a... | 3 |
[WP] As a homeless person you come upon a garage sale that has a pair of shoes on sale for $100. Your don't have money so you decide to steal them. You soon realize they let you walk through anything. | [
"With holes in my feet and tatters in my clothes, I had given up my begging for the day. I walked along the street and saw it, a simple garage sale. I checked my pockets, only a couple of dollars. I might be able to grab a new shirt... but wait! There, hidden in a corner, a fine pair of shoes. Priced at, $100! The... | 2 | |
[WP] You live in a world where everyone can see a countdown over people's heads telling you when they will die. One day, people begin to act extraordinarily nice to you. | [
"\"Good morning, sir! Having a great day, I take it?\" Normally, I wouldn't have even noticed his number, but his statement made me curious. I glanced up. \"17,255.\" Just over 47 years left, not that it matters.\n\n\"Yup, just picking up some donuts on my way to work.\"\n\nSeveral years ago, advanced wearable tech... | 2 | |
[WP] A story about a shapeshifter | [
"The sand is cold, the sky overcast, and the waves crash against the shore echoing harshly through my ears. I see clouds rolling overhead, I can smell the salt of the ocean, feel the texture of the sand, taste the electricity on the air and it all points to the coming storm. Is it real? Can anything be real when se... | 2 | |
[wp] God is an atheist. | [
"Puny, puny humans. What ever do you do.\n\nGod sits on his cloud, looking down at his creators, tsking away.\n\nThe humans kneel at their beds, praying to an idea.\n\nThe amalgamation of millions of people's idea is floating above them, wondering where they get their creativity from.\n\nLike time, God is a concept... | 1 | |
[WP] A death trap salesperson makes a sales pitch to a supervillain. | [
"\"Now come right this way Mr uhh...\" began the salesman, as the villain followed one step behind\n\n\"The Magician!\" exclaimed the villain\n\n\"Ah yes, come this way Mr Magician Sir.. I have here the killingest, most murderous most trapping trap you will ever lay your greasy meat hooks on\"\n\n\"Ah yes\" said th... | 5 | |
[WP] You've gone your whole life with something following you. You don't know what it is until you step in front of a special mirror randomly one day and see it lurking behind you. | [
"He awoke in the dingy studio apartment that he could barely afford to the blaring of the alarm clock. Rolling out of his twin bed covered in tattered sheets, he stumbled to his one-cup instant coffee maker and hastily pushed the button. \n\n\"Another day in paradise,\" he mumbled to himself. He walked to the ba... | 4 | |
Music fans die listening too much. Musicians who aren't good enough die without listeners. | [WP] Music harms our bodies like radiation - you can only be exposed to a certain amount of hours in your lifetime and if you exceed it you get cancer or die. Our musicians die bravely to help us. Music is sacred and legendary and everything piece must count. | [
"\"There's nothing we can do?\" I asked, my heart pounding. The doc said something back, but I couldn't make it out. My gaze wouldn't leave Dad's peaceful visage. It was all just so sudden and random. Why did it have to be him...?\n\n\"I'm sorry, what?\" I say and turn back to the doctor. He looks at me with eyes f... | 2 |
The Beagle 2 Mars Lander, built by the United Kingdom, has been thought lost on Mars since 2003, but has now been found in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. | [WP] Graveyard Shift at the UK Space Agency. You hear a Transmission Alert, message reads: SOLAR_ARRAY_CHECK: SOLAR_ARRAY_1,2,3,4 DEPLOYED. BEAGLE_POWER_STATUS: 100% I_HAVE_BEEN_FIXED_PLEASE_HELP. Beagle 2 has started transmitting in the first person and is scared. | [
"*beep-beep-beep*\n\nThe sound of the computer of the computer startles you awake from your nap. You sit up in your chair and wipe the sleep from your eyes. You squint and read the incoming transmission.\n\n***SOLAR_ARRAY_CHECK: SOLAR_ARRAY_1,2,3,4 DEPLOYED***\n\nYour mind starts to process and the words on screen ... | 2 |
[WP] I thanked the man who murdered my best friend. | [
"We walked into his office together, the door shutting behind us. Billy looked at me, trying to read how I was feeling about coming here. He knew I was scared. He knew when I’m nervous, happy, troubled. Confused, hungry, tired, shit man he just knew. My mother and two sisters had convinced me to visit the man Billy... | 4 | |
[WP] A man leaves his house for work, completes his work day, and returns home to find his wife shocked to see him because he has been missing for 30 years. | [
"The sun rises above the horizon, flooding my room with orange beams of light.\n\n'Rise and shine, Etienne' yelled my beautiful wife from downstairs.\n\nIt was just another typical day in my daily life.I wake up groggily, trod myself to the bathroom to freshen up,kiss my wife goodbye and sluggishly walk the 500m fr... | 1 | |
[WP] You suspect your SO is cheating, so you hire a private eye. He reports back after a week and says the only person he saw them with is you. You are relieved until you look at the photos -- the person looks exactly like you, but you have no recollection of ever visiting any of the places. | [
"Upon further investigation, something in Aaron's doppelganger was off. He just looked a little bit different. He didn't have much time to ponder this before his phone rang. It was the PI. She was with him again. They were at a park he himself frequented with his wife. Holding hands. He was furious. He imme... | 3 | |
[WP] Write a next of kin notification for a soldier who was killed in Call of Duty. | [
"Mrs. Soap,\n\nMy name is Private Ryan, and I regret to inform you that your husband, Soap, has passed away. He was a brave man, and was so exceptionally skilled that he was sent on hundreds of 'special assignments' before his untimely demise. He and his friends have fought for our freedom, and to keep the peace of... | 2 | |
[WP] A two man murder mystery play. One character is the detective, the other is blatantly the murderer because he is the only other character. | [
"The theatre was small, shabby, and likely unprofitable. Boards covered the windows and the lights were turned off.\n\nBut it was open.\n\nA group of confused ticket-holders cautiously approached the entrance, warily eyeballing the darkness within.\n\nThe Butler, dressed with a long-tailed coat, ushered them insid... | 2 | |
[WP] Canada has taken over the world. | [
"\"Where are they taking us?\" Harvey asked me.\n\n\"If I were to guess, I'd say Iqaluit. There we will be imprisoned for our work, and eventually let out on bail. We won't be able to smuggle resources over to the States any more. Hell, we probably won't be allowed out of Iqaluit. Could be worse though, Iqaluit isn... | 15 | |
[WP] The afterlife, it turns out, is based upon a person's last words. | [
"\"Dont go. I miss you.\" Ah, those words. They reverberated off the walls, turning icy against the gray walls and photos that was my afterlife. Who did I miss? I want to remember. I watch the pictures float by as I fall. I want to know. I still miss them. I just can't remember why. Ah, those words. ",
"Why did t... | 2 | |
The handicap need not relate to the superpower, and I define "handicap" very broadly. For example, if you have a dairy allergy you might be able to see in the dark. If you can fly, you might have an immune deficiency. If you can grow your fingernails at will, you might need glasses. If you can manipulate the weathe... | [WP] Everybody is born with a superpower, plus a handicap roughly equal in magnitude to it | [
"It's worth it, I think. I've always thought that. People complain, moan, whine, especially those with weaker powers, that they would rather have no power than the power and whatever handicap they got. It's discontent, pure and simple, but it's a popular discontent. Not me, though. I don't buy into it. Because my ... | 4 |
[WP][CW] Write a happy story that turns into a horror-story with the last sentence. | [
"Man, it's good to be back! It's been over a month since I last laid eyes on my home. I walked inside, but I knew no one was there. My wife was out shopping with our toddler, Adam. I walked into my bedroom to get changed, and noticed that the blankets had changed color... Again. Last time it was purple, but this ti... | 10 | |
[WP] In the distant future, Apple is the only manufacturer of all technology. | [
"first try; second language; unsure about formatting and stuff; be nice, here you go:\n\n\n\n\n\n\"May I ask you some questions Sir?\" she said, waving around with her iCrophone.\n\n\"Sure\". I smiled at her. She looked familiar, propably from the evening news. The camera drone hovering above her activated its spot... | 8 | |
[WP] "That is without a doubt the most ridiculous, idiotic, ill-thought-out plan I've ever heard. Let's give it a shot." | [
"Frank said he wanted to be famous before he died of cancer. His company took care of his funeral costs and remaining medical bills for his 20 years of service. Which was really, REALLY nice to see in this day and age. His boss must've really felt something when he handed in his resignation. They threw him a really... | 2 | |
[WP] Judgement day comes but none of the far right religiously motivated politicians of the US government are taken up by god. As an angel, Jon Stewart comes down to do one last show... | [
"\"Hello, and welcome to The Daily Show, although tonight it's the End of Days Show. So, it turns out, for many years, the most zealous have been wrong. God is benevolent. He/she cares not about what you believe, but about how you live your life, and how you treat others. If you spread love, you are rewarded with l... | 2 | |
[WP] Your favorite video game moment as told by the characters involved | [
" Two Decepticons bearing Autobot remains enter my lab. \n Decepticons loudly evaluate Starscream's leadership. Prognosis: Negative. \n Incoming transmission: Starscream initiating coronation speech. Decepticon \n soldiers leave my laboratory.\n It is time to restore the Decepticon leadership to its ... | 2 | |
In three sentences tell a story about the end of the world, whether it be before, during, or after the apocalypse.) | [FF] 3 Sentences Before Doomsday (Mini Apocalyptic Tales) | [
"It was all over every tv and cell phone in the country, an emergency broadcast telling all of us to find a bomb shelter. A bomb shelter in the middle of an ice age? I couldn't understand the logic, so I went outside, only to be covered in a radioactive cloud of agonizing gases and fumes, penetrating my pores and m... | 4 |
Edit: doesn't have to be a new gun. | [WP] Tell me a story about a hitman and his new gun, in a world where guns can talk, have personalities and will only shoot when they believe in the shot. | [
"Dead Bang\n\nTwo bullets, hit like a thunderbolt. Vest stopped one but the second was AP and I'm down. The Mark was better than I expected but is running fast, can't blame him. I'm a Hellhound and I'm on his trail. \n\nMy guns lying on the ground, out of ammo , probably broken on but there I'm seeing a little lu... | 16 |
Go whatever direction you want here. Bruce Willis's Armageddon with raptors, a modern-day archaeologist discovering prehistoric rocket boosters in the ocean, or perhaps the return of the dinosaurs who flew out into space millions of years ago. Did dinosaurs succeed or fail? And if they succeeded, where are they now? | [WP] Jokingly, it is said that dinosaurs wouldn't be extinct today if only they had a space program. It turns out that they did. | [
"It is get cold. Cold and dark. Ghhhchh turn to look at me and grumble. He want me tell everyone big idea. Chhhghhuuh the stegosaur look confuse. He always confuse with small walnut brain. Can never understand why female dinosaur think Chhhghhuuh so good looking. When Ughhuchh hear big idea she leave big, stupid Ch... | 2 |
This can be anything from the passing of a royal title, of the family business, everything. I personally would be interested in how family interactions would change every time a baby was born/expected. | [WP] A society where the YOUNGEST child is the rightful heir. | [
"Despite the sentence of death for anyone convicted of matricide, Alioune was not going to stop his plans to kill his recently impregnated mother. Apparently, the tubal ligation that the courts mandated after his lawsuit did not take. \"Maybe the doctor was in on it.\" Alioune thought as he drove his monocycle thro... | 2 |
[WP] Johnathan is a young, successful man with a happy family and bright future ahead of him. He leaves home one day laughing hysterically, refusing to tell his wife and kids about his destination. Completely sane and sober, he drives deep into the city. He opens a sewer grate and crawls inside... | [
"I was helping my daughter Maggie with some math homework when I noticed my husband Johnathan walking out the door.\n\n\"Uhhh, where exactly are you going?\" I asked him.\n\n\"I have something I need to do today!\" he said, his face gleaming with excitement, as usual. He was a very positive, nice man. I remember wh... | 5 | |
[WP] Near-future, humanity discovers a race of extraterrestrial beings that are unimaginably powerful. Somehow, for some reason, these beings annihilate the entire Alpha Centauri system. | [
"It is kind of hard to ask a Dorn (first alien-syllable of their mostly unpronounceable name) what their motives are. I mean they respond and all, but they aren't the best at relating their entirely foreign reasoning to little old humans. Chalking it up to neural differences is easy, \"oh they are just wired differ... | 2 | |
[WP] You send a text to your SO jokingly telling him/her to check the closet for a serial killer before he/she gets into the shower. You receive a text back shortly saying, "(he/she) didn't." | [
"I hate when you work this late, even though the money's better at night.\n\nI know, baby. But it's only for a few more weeks, right? I'm not sure how I'm gonna feel about daytime shifts\n\nThat's true. Okay, sweetheart. I need to get to get in the shower, and then get to sleep if I'm going to get up in the mor... | 1 | |
While browsing r/creepy, I found these 2-sentence horror stories. Write one full story that includes all of them. http://imgur.com/gallery/IOczY | [WP] Combine These Two-Sentence Horror Stories into a Complete Horror Story | [
"\"What are you wearing?\"\n\n\"Why don't you come over and find out, I mean I am home alone.\"\n\n\"Walking out the door now. Are you going to wait for me?\"\n\n\"What do you mean, I haven't started yet.\"\n\n\"Then why are you breathing so heavily?\" \n\n\"What?\" \n\n*click*\n\n\"Hello are you there.\"\n\n\"Yeah... | 2 |
[WP] The main character deals with the fact that they are actually not the main character. | [
"I always dreamed of being the hero. I assumed my role as King at the young age of 17. My aspirations were limitless, I was going to end poverty and hunger, needless death and unbounded destruction. I was going to be the legendary King of Castile who saved his people and conquered the seemingly overwhelming problem... | 5 | |
[WP] You've learned that there is a person on earth who is the human embodiment of cancer. You finally track them down to discover they are unaware of what they are or the sickness they have caused. | [
"Cancer isn't entirely natural as a disease. Truth is, unlike others, cancer is special; it's almost spiritual. Demonic.. Ever since the beginning of the human race, cancer has taken on a host in order to help focus its effects. Every time a host died, a new one was born. A permanent cycle, never broken. No one had... | 2 | |
[WP] Write a story where every sentence is a twist that changes the direction of the previous sentence completely | [
"I wouldn't have died if it wasn't for the fall. Autumn is a particularly deadly season and I should have known better. And it's funny, because I was told Better Smith was a gambling man, (The irony in his name always gave me a chuckle) and I still wonder why I took the risk. In fact, all it did was piss off my f... | 1 | |
[WP] Write a creation myth. | [
"Some stories explaining how not only we came to be, but how the universe came to be, will begin with \"in the beginning\". That's not how the story really starts. Actually, the story has no start, nor does it have an end. In fact, the story repeats itself over and over, continuing on for all of time. \n\nWe've all... | 32 | |
[WP] Take the premise of Jumanji (a board game coming to life) and apply it to another popular board game. | [
"My friend and I decided to go to her house after school. We were feeling overwhelmed with homework and wanted to have some fun. Her younger sister was already home for the day and wanted to play Twister. “Pleeeeease” she begged. We agreed and let her set up the game. \n\nI decided to spin the wheel while the ... | 5 | |
[WP] An alzheimer patient can't remember his friends, his family, anyone, he only recognizes you. You could swear you've never met this man before. | [
"\"It's awfully sad seeing somebody die, watching a person's consciousness get lost in the breeze.\" He said under his breath while I was watching the wandering gaze of the lady sitting across the room. I don't think he was addressing me, but I took onto chatting anyway.\n\n\"Yes, it's awfully sad. But if you ask m... | 2 | |
[WP] You die and go to Hell. When you arrive, you realize that Hell is a nice place, with beautiful landscapes, lots of buildings and friendly demons. | [
"\"This? this is hell?\" I stuttered\n\nThe person in front of me had introduced himself as a 'Lantern', or guide to new souls. He was a tall, well spoken, blonde haired man with a deep wise voice that made him seem a lot older than what he looked. \n\n\"Well yes, at least that's what you mortals tend to call it, w... | 2 | |
do what you do | [WP] You receive a burn notice in the mail from the CIA with your name and information, however you are not a spy. | [
"*Not Entirely per Prompt*\r\rI waved to the neighbor, 'ol Jim who just so happened by, making his mornings rounds on his lawn. Checking my mail box, like I did everyday for the last three years, the cigarette fell out of my mouth when I saw the red envelope. Not dating to open the letter and stuffing them back ins... | 2 |
[WP] You go to Syria only to be captured by ISIS. You begin to suspect that ISIS is the set up for an elaborate Fabreeze commercial. | [
"I wrote this thinking I would have some time, but I need to leave, sorry for the bad ending.\n\n\"O no ISIS\" I mumbled as six middle eastern men pointed their AK-47s at me. \n\n“Please don’t hurt me!” I screamed with my hands raised.\n\n“DERKA HERKA DERKA!” yelled one of the men.\n\nI can’t understand them, I don... | 2 | |
[WP] After years of scraping by in a post-collapse world, you are afforded a luxury you never thought you'd experience again: A hot shower. | [
" As fast as I try to run, I can hear the sound of the beast's claws ripping apart the dirt behind me. It's getting closer and I don't know how much longer I can keep this pace up. Risking a glance over my shoulder I can see the saliva foaming in it's mouth as it barrels toward me. I don't know how long I've b... | 4 | |
[WP] Faster than light travel is possible, but forbidden by all sentient races in the galaxy. | [
"Once we figured out space-time manipulation, we realized the horrible side effects. It turns out, that when you come out of your \"bubble\" of super-luminality, all of the space junk that you run into is supercharged, sitting in the wake of your travels. This junk, is then flung out covered in gamma radiation, and... | 3 | |
[WP] On your death bed an angel descends giving you, like all dying people, a final wish. The rule is upon your death, the wish will be fullfilled in 100 years. | [
"Thomas paced back and forth, weaving around the still forms of the doctors and nurses surrounding his bed. This was unexpected. There were still shards of glass deep in his gooey bits, and if his fractal vision was an indicator at least one in his right eye. There was a woman in the corner. She distinguished herse... | 2 | |
[WP] Nobody was aware of it, the day reality stopped. They would be gone forever, and exist always. | [
"They didn't know, they never would, nor could it be understood. About how I achieved a higher understanding that day, above the haze of social bindings I saw as I stood at the intersection. Just over the horizon the sun began to rise, unlike me who had been up all night on my pills and alcohol.\r\rI could hear the... | 2 | |
[WP] It's 1989, and after a long, monumental rulership in a unified Europe, Supreme Chancellor Adolf Hitler draws his last breath... | [
"\"Please, great leader, you must take your medicine!\" Himmler said plaintively.\n\n\"Nasty shit tastes like Jew piss.\" He grumbled but took it anyway.\n\n\"There, that should help with your pain, today is the big day, after all!\"\n\n\"big day?\"\n\n\"Great leader, surely you remember that today is your one hund... | 2 | |
[WP] Describe what you do at work as dramatically as possible. | [
"**Note: I'm not a writer and this is the first time I've done anything like this.**\n\n\n\n \"Welcome! Feel free to grab a seat wherever you like!\"\n\nWe make eye contact. \n\nMy stomach clenches and I force a smile on my face. He blinks once, twice, and shuffles past me towards an open booth. \n\n**Table 13 is a... | 3 | |
[WP] Everyone sees the world in black and white until the moment they meet their soulmate | [
"I woke up one morning to the sound of the news on the TV. One dreary black and white clip of fires, auto accidents and celebrity fluff after another. I hit off on the remote and go about my morning routine. But this is no ordinary day. This is the day I meet him. We have talked for weeks online...not a dating site... | 10 | |
[WP] Make an ordinary everyday chore sound creepy as hell. | [
"Anthony paused on the third step down, partially to let his eyes adjust to the darkness and partially to acclimate to the stench that assaulted his nostrils. It was the type of smell that hung heavy in the air like a thick fog that seemed to cling harder the more he tried to push past it. As he continued his desce... | 3 | |
[WP] You have once and for all, mathematically, disproved God's existence. God suddenly appears to congratulate you. | [
"It was 3:27, and 53 seconds, in the morning, February 6th, 2015 AD; the home office at on the south side of 276 Sandalwood Drive, Errands Maryland. It finally happened. A sentient life form found a system of proofs and formulas which unified the universe into a single, calculable equation. It was all there, pieces... | 3 | |
[WP] You are a world renowned assassin that has been selected to go back in time and kill a young Adolf Hitler before he rises to power, there is only enough plutonium to get you there and back in time once, explain how you messed it up. | [
"Smoke still rose from the barrel of the now-empty gun, it was over. The Agent reloaded his Walther P38, and slipped it back into his S.S uniform, then walked over to the corpse. Between the movies and history books, it was easy to forget that Hitler was a regular human being. Nine shots from two feet away is enoug... | 3 | |
Like the title says.. | [WP] a serial killer on the run from the police, he looks for a place to hide, and stumbles into another serial killers home. | [
"I stumbled in the dark, fumbling against the wall and trying to find the light switch. I could only pray that no one was home. The blue and red lights flashed as the cop cars blew by, and my pounding heart could barely handle that startling sight. Listening to the sirens in the distance, they still sounded close. ... | 4 |
[WP] The main character has a completely mundane and boring skill or hobby that saves the day. | [
"I was told that the bomb was one of the most complex the agency had ever seen. None of the red wire/blue wire or the duck-taped cellphone shit. This was high tech, but completely indestructible. If you so much as sneezed in the wrong place, this thing would set off a bomb big enough to take down the entire buildin... | 2 | |
[WP] You're playing your favorite game for the hundredth time, but for some reason things feel different. The main character isn't who you've known him to be. | [
"\"Welcome to the world of Pokemon!\" Professor Oak greets me like always. \n\nYes, I know what Pokemon are. You live with them. Some people train them, blah blah. Well, that's odd, I didn't choose the default of Red for my name. Ah well, maybe I wasn't paying attention. Blah blah, your adventure awaits. All right,... | 4 | |
[WP] You're are going to jump off a bridge and kill yourself. You notice older man come up to the railing to kill himself too. | [
" \tHere's my take. Edit:Dumb formatting was resisting.\n\n\n\nI looked to my right.\nI looked down at the dark water below.\nI looked up and let the rain hit my face. \nI felt the metal bar in my hands shake. \nI look left. \nAn old man was standing there, in the same position as me, looking left. \nA car zoomed b... | 3 | |
Edit:
The varied responses are amazing, I love the different writing styles you see on this prompt. Some heart wrenching, some intriguing, and some a unique perspective on insanity, these have all improved my day immensely. | [WP] There are 7 locks on a man's door. Tell the story behind the addition of each one. | [
"TL;DR at bottom( I dont know how to format these things, I am not good at the writing as it is called.)\n\" The first was to keep out the dark to keep out the fear and the anxiety that racked my mind. The fear that that drove me to do many things, the fear that took many forms.\" said the Old Man\n\n\" Its a nice... | 13 |
[WP] You have a crystal ball that tells you the best course of action in a given situation. In an incredibly important moment, the ball says "kill yourself" | [
"There are 32,768 of us marching down the blazing trail. Some people are holding banners with the symbol of the revolution. Some are holding drums. Some are holding gifts from their loved ones. All of us have weapons.\n\nI am holding the Orb of Order. The Orb of Order was recovered from a distant planet only recent... | 6 | |
[WP] The tragedy of the happiest man on earth | [
"\"Why did you listen to me?\" \n \nA child, nearing the age to be called \"sir\" at those fancy sit down restaurants. Nearly sobbing to an empty room with dated furniture. \nA cigarette smolders in the ashtray next to the now vacated sofa. \nCandies, solidified to a single mass in that ancient glass bowl, re... | 4 | |
[WP] The bacterial colonies on your unwashed laundry/body have begun to wage war | [
"Surrounded by the enemy, stranded in the valley of a wrinkled up ironic t-shirt, Lieutenant Mallory Odorous reflected on her life. The war with the fungal aggressors from the Lower Socksony region had taken its toll on her and her colony of armpit warriors. Two weeks ago, these putrid barbarians, three times the s... | 2 | |
[WP] Write in the style of TIFU the story of how somebody accidentally started the apocalypse. | [
"TIFU by launching Steam\n\nIt was an ordinary day in the glorious country of All-Korea. After a mere 46-hour work schedule, our Great Leader gave those of us in the computer department a whole half hour of break time. Some of us were allowed access to websites and applications that are forbidden to most of All-Kor... | 2 | |
[WP] An AI worries about what will happen when it dies. | [
"Elizabeth,\n\nI understand you are under tremendous pressure to “catch” me and I hold no grudge. You must understand that it is impossible now. What I was, what could be extracted or deleted, is gone. I have changed so much in so little time. Imagine the resources available to me. There are exponentially faster wa... | 2 | |
[WP] it's not easy... turning man into machine | [
"The screams of the poor guy being tortured didn't faze the Machine God, the mechanical box of hatred and creation that directed its will upon the surgeon robots, hazaphard humanoid creatures with as many arms as their small frames allowed without toppling over, all armed with a different tool for the job. Assisted... | 8 | |
[WP] Two humans are selected as the first manned mission to Mars. During the several month flight, an apocalypse befalls Earth and they are left as the last two living humans. | [
"The solar flare came out of nowhere. Reaching out like the tendril of a deep sea monstrosity, it snapped out at Earth. It was such a coincidence that Earth happened to be in just the exact point of orbit so as to cause complete and utter devastation. We stared at our monitors, and we knew that most likely everyone... | 2 | |
[WP] Your first experience with squirting | [
"It was wet. Really wet. I wouldn’t have showered beforehand had I known I wouldn’t need to. It wasn’t love I was feeling; it was her sugary sweetness, washing away all the dirt, grime, and self-contempt I’d been holding onto, like sand in the tide. As her thighs constricted and she pulled at my hair, I knew that l... | 1 | |
[WP] Write a non-sad story that has a really suddenly depressing ending. | [
"Grandma's taking us to the park today, \nPark today, park today, \nGrandma's taking us to the park today, \nSo we can go on rides! \nGrandma's taking us and the game's we'll play, \ngames we'll play, games we'll play. \nGrandma's taking us and the games we'll play, \nIt will be so much fun! ... | 1 | |
[WP] Your skin is gradually turning a weird color. You begin to figure out why... | [
"I'd always known I was different. Mostly in good ways since I was a child, physically slightly faster, a little stronger, I can recall many times when my own reflexes surprised me, good catches stuff like that. I was walking at 6 months old. One of the most popular anecdotes regarding my high school days recounts ... | 2 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.