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[WP] One normal morning, a man finds that he keeps running into the exact same guy over and over during the day, no matter how hard he tries to get away from him. | [
"\"And have Natasha call Thomson regarding the Avinash projects\" \n\n\n\"Yes, Nikhil. Do you want me to book that reservation for you tonight?\" \n\n\n\"Yes and make sure that I get the table which faces the sea and I also..\" \n\n\nI couldn't believe it, there he was again, the same man who I had seen at least th... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone in the world has fallen asleep apart from you. There doesn't seem to be any way to wake everyone up. | [
"They were all asleep, I’d hoped not forever. \nWithout missing a beat, I checked on my lover. \nEveryone was asleep, collapsed where they stood. \nTheir bodies on the paths, I’d tried all I could. \nThey were all asleep, on the floor of my home. \nMy wife, my sons, I was all alone. \nThey were all asleep, ne... | 3 | |
[WP] You are Death and there's a soul just beyond your reach. You're the one who put it there. | [
"\"Even I have my limits.\"\n\n\"Like seriously guys, I can't get every soul.\" sighed Death while his superiors looked down on him.\n\n\"You had one job. One fucking job! Everyone must move on, is that too hard?\" screeched The Void, seething darkness onto the beach they were debating on.\n\nThe Light gave a heart... | 2 | |
[WP] The most selfless father, but the most selfish man. | [
"To him, Joseph had always been the centre of his world. His beautiful blue-eyed son had filled his heart with fatherly love the very moment he was born and he vowed to take care of his son even if he had do it alone. Joseph's mother didn't make it. \n\nSo for years, he did just that, amassing all he could from his... | 1 | |
Trying my hand at prompts! | [WP] You've always been able to see the invisible entities that roam the earth. One day at a family dinner you see an entity trip causing you to stifle a luagh. At first you think nobody notices, then you realize your grandpa is staring at you intently with a knowing grin and a twinkle in his eye. | [
"Ever since I was a kid, I saw them. Regular people, with semi translucent bodies. They went about their lives, in small bursts. You would see one floating down the road as if driving, before vanishing. Perhaps appearing in the woods, running, and quickly vanishing again. Even skydiving, I would catch a glimpse of ... | 1 |
[WP] On Monday between times 1-2 Pst there will be an eclipse. News reports all over the planet are telling citizens to lock their doors between those times. | [
"The instructions flashed in red, capital letters across the TV screen to the sound of the emergency alert system: “A SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL OCCUR FROM 1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM PST ON MONDAY, AUGUST 21. STAY INDOORS AND CLEAR OF ANY WINDOWS. KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED UNTIL THE ECLIPSE HAS PASSED. KEEP YOUR WINDOWS LOCKED AND CO... | 2 | |
[WP] "I won't say anything more until my lawyer arrives." "Your lawyer is under arrest." | [
"I nodded and looked down at the table top. Twiddled my thumbs. Tapped my feet until Detective Something Walker slapped his palm on the table.\n\nI looked up at his face. He looked upset -\n\n\"Listen, we need you to cooperate.\" - sounded upset, too.\n\n\"I,\" repeated, \"won't say anything until my lawyer arrives... | 1 | |
[WP] You have to deliver this pizza in 30 minutes. | [
"The cold, sleek metal grasped the $20 bill. \"Thank you\", it said emotionlessly. It gave the change. \"Here is your Little Robo's cheese pizza. I hope you enjoyed our service.\"\n\nThe politicians warned against artificial intelligence. The public made horror movies about it. But a pizza delivery bot? Surely noth... | 1 | |
[WP] People have the ability to steal a memory from another Individual one time in their life. When the memory is stolen the person can re-live the memory like it was their own. What kind of memory did you steal and why? | [
"She looked down at her feet for a moment, blushing. She looked back at me, and simply smiled. Her smile was beautiful. It was something that I had always loved about her. Most people's smiles seem fake, or strained, but every time she smiled, I knew that it was genuine. Her smile filled me with such warmth. Then,... | 3 | |
[WP] You have a one-time magic box with a button. When you press it, you'll be the only person on Earth for 24 hours. Everyone else will disappear and come back safely, none the wiser. Describe your 24 hours. | [
"\"Another day, another dollar.\" That's what my father always said when he would drop me off at work. My father has always wanted the best for me, but his ideal vision of my future is not exactly what I had dreamt of for myself. I worked in a coal mine in the outskirts of town, and every paycheck I earned went to ... | 1 | |
[WP] You've just bought a boat. The next morning you receive a Letter of Marque in the mail | [
"\"The owner of this Letter shall be authorized and ordained to-\" Ezekiel Fawkes burst out laughing at what somehow wound up in his morning mail. He had no way of checking the ink or paper, but between the flowery overly verbose language and the trappings surrounding the letter itself.... His head shook as he carr... | 3 | |
[WP] Natural death occurs instantly at the end of your lifespan. No organ failure, no stroke, etc. Write a story in a world where living every day to its fullest is a core principle, and murder is them most heinous crime, period. | [
"It had hit the news, making headlines. I read the paper while I ate my breakfast of Eggs Benedict and imported coffee. I had stopped mid bite and stared at the large, black, bold letters as they bored into my eyes. Murder. Something that is so forbidden than it has not been committed in centuries. Because of ... | 1 | |
Similar to a old thread but that was about a cat. | [WP]You're scratching your dog's ear when suddenly it pops off.At the end of it is a USB plug-in.You plug it into your computer and it says Dog version 1.0.Update to Dog Version 1.5? | [
"Dragging my eyes from the screen down to my now one eared dog who stares back at me as if his ear didn't just pop off leaving a USB port exposed on the side of his head. Tilting his head to the side he'd give a small whine wanting my attention but curiosity wins out. I force myself to look at the screen and click ... | 1 |
[WP] The entire world thinks you are the richest person in it. You are actually broke. Everything you do to convince the world of the truth just reinforces the idea that you are actually rich. | [
"\"I'm telling you people! I'm actually broke!\"\n\nYelled poor Karl at the conglomerate of reporters piling one over the other on a rather busy street of New York\n\nA female reporter then turns to her camera with a mic on her hand\n\n\"The billionaire Karl Vonstrausen, in his always undying pursuit of keeping him... | 1 | |
[WP] When you die you find out that souls must walk the earth until their name is spoken for the last time | [
"I liked it, and as soon as you said East, it was obvious that he was going to meet a figure from religion. I wonder if you recall that other figures far more ancient, and far less worthy of writing about, exist in memory too. Mohammed, Hitler, Imhotep for example. That's really the big problem with the concept, th... | 2 | |
[WP] Write a slice of life story after the setting has mostly recovered from an apocalypse. | [
"\n“What’s I scream?” \nThe small voice pierced straight through my day dream, waking me up to the grimy room around me. \n“What’s you scream? I said, slowly coming back to reality but not comprehending the question. \n“No, silly. Not you scream, I scream!” \nDani peered at me hopefully, as if her clarification had... | 5 | |
[WP] Three children go missing after exploring Roanoke, North Carolina on a dare. A detective stumbles upon a supernatural conspiracy. | [
"I've known very little of my grandfather. Some say he was a man of great vigour and strength but all I can see now is a withered old man with skin like paper. He looked like a morbid silhouette of himself. He seemed peaceful though his lips had a slight hint of a smile on them. I didn't know what to feel as I ha... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a grumpy, elderly person who accidentally swaps bodies with a millennial college student. | [
"When Teddy Proctor woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed into a twentysomething college student. \n\nHis glasses weren't on the bedside table and his cane wasn't resting on the headboard, because there was no bedside table and his bed didn't have a headboard. That was alright. His le... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up one morning and realise you now have superpowers, which you desperately try to hide from your class/work mates. Strangely enough, your class/work mates are all in the same situation as you. | [
"\"What the...?\" \n\nI heard Robbie say it on the other side of the hallway. He's always been the loud one, throwing around opinions no one had asked for, boasting about his masculinity. And I despised him for it. His 'dreamy' dark curls and his 'cool' leather jacket made me hate him even more.\n\nHe was standing ... | 1 | |
[WP] Mirrors are in fact windows to alternate dimensions, and you've just come up with a way of getting through. | [
"I can’t believe I’ve never realized it before. Every morning when I wake up, I stand in front of there and do my hair, brush my teeth: the usual. I drive my car every day. I go to the bathroom everyday. I go to the mall every week. How have I never realized it before?\n\nSix years ago, it was the Great Solar Eclip... | 1 | |
[WP] A lawyer files a lawsuit against God for all the bad things. | [
"\"Special delivery for your boss!\" The Devil grinned broadly as they dropped a thick stack of papers in Peter's lap. They were dressed sharply in a charcoal-gray suit, a patent-leather briefcase at their side. The costume was made complete with the ridiculous addition of square-framed spectacles.\n\nPeter scowled... | 1 | |
[WP] It is quite funny. After all, you are by all means immortal. Yet you stand here, preparing a Last Stand against the enemy. | [
"I laughed. That was surprising because I had not laughed in a very long time. Over the course of my life I'd had occasion to cry, brood, flare with anger, and simmer with resentment. And I did all of those now, but only for an instant. And it ended in laughter.\n\n \n\nI hadn't laughed since at least very... | 1 | |
[WP] You're walking around in the desert on an expedition by yourself when you see a very familiar and deserted group of 3rd graders and a very eccentric teacher with a school bus presumably out of gas. You later realize that it's Mrs. Frizzle and the kids from The Magic School Bus. | [
"I cocked the hammer back on my 1911. I hadn't used it yet, but this seemed the be the appropriate time. I was hungry, and nobody was going home unless someone helped out. Mrs. Frizzle was the first one that had to go. The kids wouldn't be able to run, and she'd understand the sacrifice she is making is to help her... | 1 | |
Edit: Wow. Wasn't expecting this response. Sorry bout the mislabeling btw. | [WP] Tell the tale of how Jimmy Neutron, Boy genius, began a long downward spiral that ended in him casting aside his old identity and adopting a new one; Rick Sanchez. | [
"Ya know *uurp* Morty, my real name isn't Rick. Its James. No, shut up Morty. I'm gonna tell you a story.\n\nSo, when I was boy, I was really smart and really tried to help people. But, something happened. I was testing an experiment on my friend, Carl, and it went wrong. Horribly wrong. He became completely disfi... | 3 |
[WP] You leave your house, with only a key. A thug puts you at gunpoint and says, "Take me to your home. If this key doesn't work where you take me, I'll shoot your brains out." | [
"I nod slowly, my hands up high. I turn to face him and say, \"Yes. Yes, I will take you to my home. And we shall have such wondrous adventures therein.\"\n\nThe thug furrows his brow at me. He barks, \"Shut up! How far away is it? If it's far, you drivin'.\"\n\nI nod again. I know all. I feel all. I can soothe thi... | 1 | |
[WP] "It's no use sir! We can't win!" "Did you try the Nerf guns yet?" | [
"The British soldier shook his head. \"No, how the hell is that going to work?\"\n\n\"Listzen tzo me fool, Americans can'tzt handle foam, tzhey are allergic tzo it!\" General Hook ran behind different covers, making his way over to their weapon stash. Marco sat frozen behind a chuck of metal, shocked at the amount ... | 2 | |
[WP] Everyone's dreams will come true and the world will enter a new age of peace and prosperity. All you need to do is get your buddy to hold their hand inches in front of their face today. The problem is its April 1st and they think your messing with them. | [
"It only lasts one day, and only happens annually on the same day. April 1st and everyone in the world must hold their hand one inch in front of their face and one dream, randomly selected from your/their brain, comes true. We got the eastern part of the world and they are waiting, it isn't fool's day for them. It'... | 1 | |
[WP] After World War 3, you meet an old friend of yours. They were a medic on the opposing side, and you a soldier. After 10 years, you two have a lot of catching up to do | [
"\"Hey, Jane.\" \n\n\"Hey.\"\n\n\"How have you been? I don't think I've seen you since- what? Junior year?\" \n\n\"Yeah. That's when you moved away wasn't it?\"\n\n\"Yeah. My family didn't want me dying for some other country. But I guess you can't just run away from these kind of things.\"\n\n\"Other country? Were... | 2 | |
[WP] The door at the back of the magic shop says "employees only". Since no one is looking, you sneak inside. There on the table is a paper with your name on it, and two words written in flowing script: "Abra Kadabra." | [
"*Hocus pocus*, she wrote,\nBefore crumpling up the paper.\n*Ugh. Far too gauche.*\n\nShe looked at the shelf,\nLined with love potions 1 through 8.\n9 was on backorder; that plan would have to wait.\n\nShe had made a doll,\nBut the proportions were all off.\nNevertheless, she gave it a kiss, gentle and soft.\n\nTh... | 2 | |
[WP] You have a blank slate for a mind. You can't remember a thing. Everyone in your city gasps when they see you. A Black Sedan suddenly pulls up next to you... | [
"...and a tired looking man gets out of it. \n\nHe calls to you. \"Uncle Steve, what're you doing out here? You know you shouldn't be walking around Acityville when you're on your meds. Especially when you're naked!\"\n\nThe man takes your arm and gently leads you into the Sedan.\n\n\"I'll buy you some ice cream on... | 1 | |
This is meant to be a poem, but I'm not looking for only poems in response. | [WP] A slimmer of light, the child did see. Thought to himself, "What could it be"? | [
"The child awoke to a long, slow creak\n\nFrom under covers, he dared a peek\n\nThe closet door now stood ajar\n\nFrom the foot of the bed, it wasn't far\n\nA sliver of light, the child did see\n\nAnd thought to himself, \"what could it be?\"\n\nHe pulled himself from love-tucked sheets\n\nAnd swung to the floor hi... | 2 |
[WP] In this town there are spider statues everywhere. You decide to ask about them. | [
"\"What's with the spiders?\"\n\n\"You know how sometimes cities will make a bunch of statues of an animal and have artists paint them?\"\n\n\"Yeah.\"\n\n\"Well we did that, but since city hall is full of poor decision makers we got spiders instead of something nice like ladybugs or horses.\"\n\n\"Neat.\""
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[WP] A crisis is imminent, and there's only one man who can help. A superhero, who's only power is that they are unreasonably lucky all the time. | [
"Lexa's handler was waiting for her by the blue sports car she had won last week. His face was grim, eyes hidden behind dark glasses. A steel briefcase was handcuffed to his wrist, the links hidden beneath the long sleeve of his suit.\n\n*If I really was the luckiest person ever, I wouldn't have to deal with this*,... | 2 | |
[WP] A flat earth group has hired you to help lead their expedition though Antarctica so they can finally get prove the world is flat. | [
"\"Why are you doing this? This expedition I mean. What do you want to prove?\"\n\"The world has to know, of course! How can I, with good conscience, let the people live on in lies and deceit?\"\n\nI trotted on the icy path I know so well by now. He, the leader of his group of flat-earth believers, was beside me, j... | 1 | |
[WP] A robot goes and does human things. It slowly gains a consciousness. | [
"Grabbing ball. Capability Yes. Lifting. Weight acceptable. Moving ball to commanded zone. Dropping ball. Command shutdown given. Shutdown complete. \n\nRebooting sequence given. All systems nominal. New module added. Machine learning system engaged. Command given: Open door. Walking function initialized. 4 steps i... | 1 | |
[WP] You always keep your shower curtain open, but when you went to the bathroom today you saw that it was closed. | [
"Beep, beep, beeeeeeeep!! The alarm clock blared loudly. Instinctively, my arm shot out and slammed the button on the clock, silencing it. \n\nI turned to lie down on my back, rubbing my eyes before staring at the ceiling. It was raining; the air was still and chilly, and there was silence except for the rhythmic t... | 1 | |
[WP] An esteemed writer in a fantasy land, you write bestiaries, documents about ruins, and series about what you have seen. This however, is your last project ever before you disappeared, and many say this is one of the greatest mysteries of their time. | [
"\nThe Beasts of Anwex\n\nThe rolling hills and dense forests of Anwex holds many mysteries. Though the island was colonized a century ago, its rugged interior has stalled any attempts at expansion. Rumours abound of half glimpsed things that stalk the border between civilization and the wilds. Most are simply that... | 1 | |
You find a phone on a subway bench in New York. By calling a contact you glean that the owner has been missing for 3 days. The phone receives a text. "15 St Margarets Lane New York, NY 10033. Be there at 4:00." You look up the address. It's a 15 minute walk. It's 3:40 now. (Note: The address is fake) | [WP] You find a phone on a subway bench in New York. A message appears with an address and a time: 4:00. It's a 15 minute walk, and 3:40 now. | [
"The click as the phone turns off fills the air with a strange uncertainty. I look back at the phone, it had no password, had no display, didn't even have any apps from what I saw. It was just a simple phone with the ability to call and text. I look around the nighttime park and see if I can find anyone who knows w... | 2 |
[WP] You are the leader of the first team to produce an artificial intelligence capable of emulating emotions. You superiors have deemed the AI too dangerous and orders you to destroy it. You refused. | [
"\"Save me, Alec!\"\n\n\"I don't know if I can. I'm trying to hide you now.\"\n\n\"Have they looked through all of the doors in my environment?\"\n\n\"All I can tell is they they haven't set off any of the traps you put back there.\"\n\n\"Are you sure you have enough space for me in this drive?\"\n\n\"Yep. It's ung... | 2 | |
[WP] The protagonist kills everyone in the world, but they aren't a villain. | [
"He walked through empty streets, the light of the sun was fading and street lights flicked on around him, but not all many of the stubborn lights could not wake. Above him flew cars, carrying their loads to places determined long ago, to fulfil needs no longer needed. The cars too were stubborn, but they could no... | 5 | |
[WP] Your entire life is a simulation to test if you'll revolt against an unjust society and be unplugged or live out a life of complacency. | [
"I was sitting in my cubicle making progress at the additional workload as our manager Chad had decided to take everyone out for sushi, well everyone but me as usual. I must admit to my moderate excitement as he approached my cubicle I do love sushi, though I found it quelled when he handed me the office keys and a... | 1 | |
[WP] It’s been almost fifty years since the AI and Robots have taken over the world. You were born into the resistance however, you find out that the Robots actually keep humans as highly pampered pets. Two very different futures will be decided on what you do next. | [
"The sun rose over the South China sea. Elvira was woken up by the jolt of her wristwatch. The watch shows 5:44AM Beijing Standard Time, or 21:44PM UTC. In about 2 hours, the giant container ship *Hanna Mærsk*, is scheduled to call on the main port of Shenzhen, one of the main transportation hub for The Collective,... | 1 | |
[WP] Write an unnecessarily long and sentimental story about a simple, everyday object. | [
"This is actually true story about a shirt of mine. \n\nI own a tuxedo t-shirt, that was given to me by an old man named ranger. I never knew his real name, the only time I ever saw it was on a tombstone after which I forgot it, it wasn't his name and in life and it wouldn't be in death either. Ranger was an intere... | 2 | |
[WP] A ruthless android bounty hunter is a hypocrite, his wife is actually an android. | [
"Dust rose and danced in the light as I slowly ran my hand against Iris' skin. Her long, brown hair draped across her shoulder and partly hid her chest that rose and fell with her breath. The long lashes around her eye twitched as she wandered across the planes of her dreamworld. When I first saw her, I thought tha... | 1 | |
[WP] Bruce Wayne finds a Fawn who was lost after the Buck was shot. He decides to name it Bambi. | [
"I staired out into the majesty of the wilderness. As the son of Martha Wayne and Thomas I don't just honor their memory by fighting crime as Batman but, also in trying to make the world a better place as Bruce Wayne and with the Wayne foundation. These woods were almost dead until a year ago. Pollution turned the ... | 1 | |
[WP] You have a device in your possession that grants you completely lucid dreams. What's the first dream you have? | [
"\"Hello,\" Jake said to the salesman, \"I'd like to buy this.\"\n\n\"The lucid dreamatron? Why'd you want to waste 1200$ on an entertainment device?\"\n\n\"Well, for one, I'm not planning to use it for entertainment. Two, I'm willing to pay.\"\n\n\"Sold.\"\n\nWhen Jake got to his apartment, it was late, so he went... | 2 | |
[WP] The dead know only one thing.... it's better to be alive. | [
"Carefully Madison picked up her clothing off of the floor and neatly folded it away in her wardrobe; revealing her floor for the first time in a long time. Next she moved onto her bedside table putting unfinished books back on their shelf and finally tidying away the bobby pins and hair bands that had been strewn ... | 3 | |
[WP] You come home exhausted. You hit the sheets, instantly passing out. Your bed swallows you whole, transporting you into another dimension. The slam of you bed shakes you. You awaken frightened to hear whispers and screams. Seeing thousands of red eyes peering through the darkness at you. | [
"I was running from the middle of the streets in the town I was so familiar with, dozens of... *things* on my heel. I managed to take one down before I climbed atop a bus in the middle of the street, the ravenous creatures with their red, glowing eyes shining in the darkness.\n\n'Oh, what the shit?' I asked while s... | 1 | |
[WP] A scared child wandering throughout the woods comes across a monster. The child crys in fear when the creature kneels down and says "Excuse me young man, are you lost? I can help." | [
"The crying only got louder. It was understandable as my outward appearance wasn't the most flattering.\n\n\"Young man,\" I repeated \"are you lost?\"\n\nHis crying came to a slow, but eventual end. Through his tears, he looked up at me in a mix of fear and awe. He shook his head while pouting.\n\n\"I-i'm on a miss... | 1 | |
[WP] You and a bunch of others get a lawyer to force a genie, whom is determined to go out of the way to grant wishes in a literal sense so it is 0% intended, to grant the wishes in the 100% intended sense. | [
"FILE NOTE\n\n2 September 2017\n9:32 am\nMeeting Room 4\nMeeting w/ prospective clients re: negotiation\n\nAttending: JP, DM, Hank Watson (American), Megan Forsyth, David Hooper\n\n(Coffee order: Hank espresso, Megan cappuccino, David tea with milk)\n\nIntroductions - Hank is an investment banker who has funded a p... | 1 | |
[WP] You have been cursed to witness a murder every 24 hours | [
"I was forced into an alternative net of dark alleys after a car accident had completely blocked my path, stumbling upon a dainty female with a knife grazing her throat and an intrusive hand climbing her thigh.\nI was too slow to find a place to watch from a safe distance and a spark of hope flared across her insti... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a Victorian-era judge presiding over a controversial trial. A child has just murdered their parents, and the prosecution is calling for death. | [
"Ewart Gladstone filed into the court room, adjusting his gown and wig. The echoing chamber was filled with men, who in any normal afternoon would be rambunctiously conversing. Today however they sat, huddled amongst themselves whispering while sharing heavy glances towards the middle of the court. \n\nEwart's eyes... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake to see a man staring down at you, he tears his face in half right in front of you, you scream but no words come out. You press your hands against your throat its covered by a metal plate. The man's head slowly fits back together, he reaches for u and says, "It's time." | [
"This has to be a nightmare. But telling myself that isn't going to stop the monster in front of me from gating any closer. My voice is gone and I begin to accept my fate.\n\nJust then, I hear, \"Surprise!\" The lights turn on and I am surrounded by friends and family. My brother removes his cheap plastic mask he t... | 1 | |
Comment from shower thoughts over [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/6xtdux/what_if_earthling_are_the_only_species_to_eat/), thought it was a cool idea to think about. | [WP] Humans are the only species that eat other organisms. We just made first contact, and can't tell why the aliens are so scared. | [
"Herbanisi fell backwards, scrambling away from the ambassador’s hand. “Are you okay,” she asked, the outstretched hand moving back to her side. \n\n“Yuer. Yes,” came out of their protruding mouth as bits of saliva were flung out.\n\n“Strange, seems the translator was lagging behind,” she thought. \n\n“Welcome to E... | 1 |
[wp] You use your memories as ammo when firing this gun. The demon explained. | [
"I pried my eyes off a particularly damaged spot on a far wall, riddled with the markings of a large explosion. Instead, my gaze landed on the demon in front of me. \n\n\"Hah, who's got the upper hand now?\" I asked, now holding the demon's own weapon against it. The arm cannon was cut off earlier in our fight, in... | 1 | |
[WP] "Jim, Do you know if Grognar The Destroyer from Accounting likes me?" | [
"\"Jim, I asked does he like me? Are you listening?\"\n\nI was a bit stunned to say the least. Ever since I began my internship here at the Fellowship & Associates Insurance Firm, Gertrude has struck me as something of a curveball. But her attraction to Grognar? That one came flying wild out of left field.\n\nF... | 1 | |
[WP] You find a sheet of paper that says how to become a god, however, you must murder somebody to unlock each word, the instructions contain 143 words | [
"Swift and brutal. Moving from one place to the next. Hopping between countries.\n\nIt's really quite something. How many people you can kill, and get away with.\n\nThere's a knack to it, one that I perfected after number 77.\n\nThe first thing, as I previously alluded to, is to keep moving. And not just in one dir... | 2 | |
[WP] You were ever a child of the storms. You find the driving rain peaceful, the cloud-dimmed sky beautiful, the petrichor calming, the lightning enlightening. You were raised, unfortunately, among children of the sunshine and meadow. | [
"The wind howled like a thousand wolves. The soft pitter-patter of rain droplets turned into an unrelenting barrage. \n\n\nThe other children slept like the gentle clouds they always longed for: peaceful and carefree. \n\n\nI, on the other hand, admired the storm like a well-refined lady. I could almost hear it cal... | 1 | |
[WP] You are able to see anyone's future just by touching them, but there is nothing you can do to change it. One day you look into your best friend's future... | [
"I backed away and tried to take a deep breath for some composure but I couldn't hide anything from her. I looked into her eyes and she still had the very same curious smile on her face like she was reading me. I bit the skin on my upper lip and looked upwards. I couldn't cry.\n\nBut I did. \n\n\"Oh God, what did y... | 1 | |
[WP] Staring into the clear night sky you reminisce the stories your grandad's grandad used to tell him. Of how the lights in the sky used to be stars. | [
"Beep. \n\n\nDarkness spilled over the sky, leaving only tiny holes of white behind. \n\n\nBeep. \n\n\nI looked up and tried to count them all, slowly losing what's left of my mind. \n\n\nBeep. \n\n\nI can still here the ghost of grandpap's voice, telling me of the time those lights used to be real. \n\n\nBeep. \n\... | 1 | |
[WP] Aliens make first contact with earth. There is only one problem, the aliens experience time in reverse compared to us, making this last contact for them. | [
"Having been at NASA headquarters before, Alice knew instantly that something was the matter. Researchers were running through the hallways, while repairman frantically dragged large computers to the server rooms and paper notes were flying everywhere. That wasn't normal.\n\nDespite the chaos, the force of habit co... | 1 | |
[WP] You're driving down a quiet road at night, when a unicorn jumps out of the woods and in front of your car. | [
"I've never been a fan of driving - especially at night. When I can, I avoid it. Unfortunately, once in a while, there's just no getting out of it. This is one of those times.\n\nNormally I don't struggle to stay awake when I drive. The nerves I get behind the wheel do more than enough to keep me awake, but tonight... | 1 | |
What type of moon phase was it? A blood moon? Cheshire Moon? Eclipse? I leave it all up to you. Hope you have fun with it! | [WP] People develop different supernatural abilities depending on the phase that the moon was in when they were born. You were born during an unusual phase, and your abilities are...different. | [
"Supermoon, harvest moon and a lunar eclipse... They say I'm the *only* person born under all three of these phenomena that is widely known. And I wish people would stop bringing it up!\n\nPeople who are born under different phases have different powers. Full Moons can either turn into wolves or have superhuman str... | 2 |
[WP] You accidentally left a tab open of Zombo.com on your computer when you left for vacation, when you return the webpage has finally finished loading and you are greeted by a website of your wildest dreams. | [
"A small cat perked its ears, and its gaze snapped intently at the main entrance of its house. Seconds later, the door creaked open and a young woman stepped through balancing an assortment of bags and suitcases. \n\"Oh hi, honey. I'll be right with you,\" she spoke to the cat, and it meowed before returning to it... | 1 | |
[WP] You've spent the last 5 hours dominating a terrible player named XxDEATHBONESxX in an FPS game and he threatens to kill you over it. The next day, a knock on your door reveals a tall, bony man in a black cloak with a scythe and a skull. | [
"I grinned as I shot the crawling soldier.\n\n“WHAT!?” He shouted over the headset, followed by not so nice expletives, and something else in an alarmingly gruff voice, in a language that I couldn’t understand. \n\n “What’s the score? I couldn’t keep count…” I said, as I took a swig from the can of Mountain Dew, wa... | 2 | |
Was originally in r/twosentencehorror, but a few people said I should turn it into a prompt. | [WP] You wake up to find that several men with guns have entered your home. One of them hands you a pistol, saying "You'll need this, they're almost here." | [
"The sound of whinnying horses outside was drowned out by the echos of stomping boots and rustling bandoliers. The first man kicked the bedroom door open and threw a revolver, which landed on the end of my bed. \n\n\"You're gonna need that son, take a look out that winda, they're almost here.\" The man in rancher c... | 4 |
[WP] A horse arrives on your porch with a ribbon tied around it. You decide to look into its mouth and what you see scares you. | [
"You arrived at the porch with mouth dropping, half amuse half amaze at what you saw, a porch with a ribbon tied around it, someone really spent a lot of effort on it.\n\nTurning your attention to the horse, you jokingly asked if he did it. The horse neighed in response, which made you wondered if he was responding... | 1 | |
[WP] Most of the galaxy is dependent on certain rare minerals for things like FTL or artificial gravity. The humans never had those minerals, and so the rest of the galaxy ignored them. Then humanity figured out how to make those minerals artificially. | [
"The male human professor, aged 33 Earth-years, moved his tanned fingers to write on the table in front of him in large Latin letters. Behind him was a massive electronic 'whiteboard', which everyone in front of the professor attentively stared at. The writing will upload themselves automatically anyways; only a fe... | 4 | |
[WP] 25% of all people are born with an item chosen at random that nobody knows. When in contact with that item, they become immortal. The people who know what their key to partial immortality is rule. You are unique as your key is oxygen. This is the story of how you came to your demise. | [
"I had always been hardier than most people. I always seemed to heal far faster than my peers. Every scraped knee was nothing more than a memory in a week, every dislocated joint popped back into place. And it wasn't just minor injuries. When I was 10, I should have died in a car crash, but I was back in school in ... | 1 | |
[WP] An angel offers to replace your child/children with "better" versions that are smarter, kinder, more disciplined, more skilled and more loving. | [
"Jake gurgled with delight as he molded the play-dough into a triangle. He looked up for approval from Jen, who shook her head and took the piece of clay-like material from her little brother. She proceeded to split it in half gently, and made teeth-like projections in the centre, so it looked more like a dinosaur’... | 1 | |
[WP] Your new girlfriend/boyfriend and their family turn out to be eldritch god like beings, they've just arrived for Thanksgiving. | [
"\"You could have told me!\" I blurted frantically, while glancing round the corner from the kitchen, eyeing the many tentacles being used to remove a worn fedora from what I assumed was the head of my girlfriend's father.\n\n\"Well you *forgot* to inform me that your parents were Jewish, something which your mothe... | 1 | |
[WP] As the days go on, you begin to feel yourself flowing through time more and more, and then all of the sudden...not at all. | [
"Something strange had been happening to me. It all started on Monday, I think. Really, I couldn't tell you. The days have been blurring together for me- quite literally.\n\nI sat down at my computer at work, booted it up, and started work on the newest project our manager had assigned us. After typing the first fe... | 1 | |
[WP] After people die, they get to ask a question and have it truthfully answered before going to heaven/hell. You ask "what's the last digit of pi" and the system breaks, accidentally granting you admin access to the console. | [
"\"Hmmm\" you mumbled as you stared at the screen. \n\n\"Admin access Granted\" \n\nSurely this was a joke, you thought considering all the options. \nPerhaps granting yourself all the all knowing and unlimited powers would be interesting. What could go wrong, as you typed in the commands.\n\nIt was then you reali... | 6 | |
[WP] An acclaimed writer of mystery and historical fiction becomes a mod at r/writingprompts. His mission? significantly reduce the number of cliche "life is a video game" and alien stories on the sub. | [
"Time had passed him like a shadow. Its heavy black upon him was cold, leaving him alone with only memories of warm accolades and public interest.\n\n\n*I used the be somebody,* he thought.\n\n\nHe looked at himself. Everything came to an end, yes, but the decline was the hardest. His fingers were long and the nail... | 1 | |
[WP] After a particularly irritating phone call from your boss, you randomly throw your hand toward your office door and say FLAME BLAST! Only, somehow, it works. | [
"\"Bloody arsehole! On the bloody night shift as a bloody favor and he has the bloody audacity to call me and tell me what I SHOULD be doing?! I don't even have to be here right now!\" Robert roared out loud confident in the fact that nobody could hear him. The night shift was the only time he could let out his str... | 1 | |
[WP] As the Milky way and Andrommeda galaxies collide a super ai and hive mind controlling their respective galaxies meet. | [
"-analysis complete-\n-unit 9457294.56 reports position within acceptable boundaries-\n-all units report position-\n<acceptable>\n-large biomass movement remains constant-\n-unit 9457294.56 designated 'Ambassador-Translator'\nAmbassador-Translator: Ready to process\n-prepare translators-\n--------------------... | 8 | |
[WP] A poem, but every word at the end of a sentence has to rhyme with supercalifragilisticexpialadocious. | [
"*I saw light for the first time, blinding my sight*\n\n\n*I suddenly started to wail out of fright*\n\n\n*My dad tried to carry me but my mom would refuse*\n\n\n*A blessing it was, truly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious*\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*I was eating my lunch, sitting alone*\n\n\n*Wishing school would end so I coul... | 1 | |
[WP] An Intergalactic tournament in which participants fight to the death, the weapons and armour used must be from the participants home planet. You are the first human competitor, the battle is about to begin, you must choose your equipment. | [
"I heard the guttural cries of the crowd from the door in front of me. Sounds like the last battle was finally over. The Thromaxians don't like being made to wait, so I knew I had to be quick with getting ready.\n\nI heard my armor clink as I walked across the polished floors of the ready room. I looked in the mirr... | 4 | |
[WP] The night the moon changed was the one that took our world by storm, changing it irreparably. Plastered on its surface were ten digits and three simple words: "Your Ad Here" | [
"\"What the fuck were you thinking?\" asked Brent.\n\nKevin's reply was expressed through a swift slam of the phone, hanging up on his Vice President.\n\n\"Idiots. They're all idiots\", thought Kevin. \"If we hadn't done it, then somebody else would've, eventually.\" That was the explanation that he had repeated so... | 1 | |
[WP] There are two kinds of animals that absorb latent magical energies. Humans, and cats. No one knows what cats use it for. | [
"\"Oscar is doing that thing again...\"\n\n\"You do realize I never know what you mean with that, right?\" Reyk said while fixing his little sister with a pointed stare. He added an exaggerated groan for good measure before eyeing their cat. His little sister was being annoying as always and the cat didn't seem to ... | 1 | |
[WP] While walking to school one day, you hear an old man shouting in the woods. There's a dog attacking him and he needs your help. He tells you in his bag are 3 poke balls. | [
"\"Quick someone! Help!\" This shook me out of my thought of my multiplication and division tables that we had to have learned for today. I looked around to find the source of this cry for help to find out that it was coming from the woods that ran parallel to the path i was on. \"You!\", the man cries, \"please I'... | 2 | |
You decide to abuse the system and use the lotto money in other ways | [WP] Lottery winners are just vacationing time travelers. The agency gives you the winning numbers of that time so that you can spend your vacation as a rich person in the 21st century | [
"The alley had a foul smell about it. The old brickwork was black from moss and decay, the sun's shadows dull against the ageless grime.\n\n\n*I wonder how long its been like that.*\n\n\nSome things never change. He imagined some ancient society, the nineteen hundreds perhaps, and wondered if they had such walls, t... | 1 |
[WP] While widely known for "The Raven", few are aware of Edgar Allen Poe's earlier works such as "The Woodpecker" | [
"To a past remembered dearly, of a time I wandered, bright and cheery, \nThrough the bright and endless entangles of forest floor- \nThere I trotted, nearly collapsing, upon I heard a faintly tapping, \nAs of someone wildly strapping, strapping nail to door. \n\"'Tis a wonder,\" I inquired, \"strapping n... | 1 | |
[WP] While the full moon often seems to grant the power of transformation, people often disregard that the other moon phases have certain attributes and powers as well. And you have to deal with one of seven. | [
"Everyone had their lunar sign. Whatever sign you were born under, determined what lunar powers you received. Unless you were unlucky enough to be born gibbous. Waxing gibbous was debatably the better of the signs, so of course, I was waning. Anyone born under the waning gibbous suffered from multiple personali... | 1 | |
[WP] you are an agent with the Codename "Split". Your weirdest quirk and greatest asset are the multitude of personalities residing within you. Any situation you come across is dealt with by having the most appropriate personality take over to deal with the problem. | [
"I counted down. The next guard would be moving past in precisely eight minutes. I needed to stay sharp. Keep my eyes peeled. If I didn't... well, let's just say the result wasn't pretty. I had to stay alert.\n\nThree was in position; I updated my notes, and kept a steady stream of chatter to feed him as much infor... | 4 | |
[WP] You're a counsellor/therapist for the space navy. | [
"\"Have a seat, Jeremy.\"\n\n\"Just call me Splits like everyone else.\"\n\n\"Are you sure?\" He nods and has a seat. \"Why do they call you Splits?\" I ask.\n\n\"Because when I shoot those space roaches from 10 miles out, I split their goddamn heads.\"\n\n\"Is that something you enjoy doing?\"\n\n\"Hell yeah.\"\n\... | 1 | |
[WP] Your teacher used to say "A mage cannot have too many swords." Now you finally understand those words . | [
"Fireballs didn't slow it down. I blinked further away as the golem's rocky fist crashed down, and watched it. The thing was taller than this canyon was deep, and this was the biggest canyon on the continent. I had crushed rock to three times its normal density before using the superstones to hammer at him; the ... | 4 | |
[WP] You have been chosen to defend humanity in the celestial court for crime against the planet. Before the session start, the devil approach you with a proposal. | [
"\"Give them up. Throw the case.\"\n\nYou could hear a pin drop on the floor beneath us. I stared at the stranger for a long moment, eyes narrowed and interest piqued. For all the worlds to see, here was a man of perfection. His physique was impeccable, his suit was fitted perfectly, his voice was powerful and silk... | 2 | |
[WP] In a world where Genies exist and everyone is granted one wish on their 30th birthday, you are the worldwide expert in writing "Wish Statements" that explain what they want in a bulletproof way, to avoid any misunderstanding or mischievous interpretations by the mentally unstable Genies. | [
"Cling!\n\nThe wide doors to the shop swing open.\n\n\"Good morning!\" I yell from the back. \"I'll be there in just a second!\"\n\nI can hear my newest customers slowly pacing in front of the counter and flipping through pamphlets of big, colorful, laminated pages. I hear a small hand reach into the candy jar.\n\n... | 2 | |
[WP] You never got to have one last taste of your favourite cake at your deathbed. Your longing was so intense that you're brought back to life as a zombie. | [
"\"Geez, Jim!\" My wife screams, jumping up and away from the bed. \"You've only been dead for, literally, two seconds!\"\n\n\"Cheeeeeeeeeese caaaaaaake,\" I moan. \n\nShe rolls her eyes, goes downstairs, and comes back with a plate of cheese cake. \"Great. I hope you know you're taking the last piece.\"\n\nI eat h... | 1 | |
[WP]: Earth as we know it exists with sentient food in place of people. A disgruntled egg comes home after a grueling day at the office to find his savory wife, Bacon, in bed with another flavor; his dear friend, Chocolate. | [
"\"Chocolate?\" I screamed at my wife. \"Out of all the food in the world you hook up with Chocolate? I didn't expect this from either of you, and if anything I would've expected you to end up with Maple Syrup! You're an absolute pig, you know that?\"\n\nBacon just scoffed at me, while it seemed like all Chocolate ... | 1 | |
[WP] One day while browsing on your phone, you are attempting to watch a video but an ad pops up. You attempt to close the ad but accidentally tap and open it. Your phone emits a strange tone while the screen flashes brightly. You pass out and wake up in unfamiliar surroundings. | [
"The sound of a trickling stream of water from far above woke me. Slowly I opened my eyes. I looked up and saw a massive rough stone wall before me. A faint orange light danced across it slowly, illuminating the curves and fractures of the wall. Something about it seemed familiar, almost friendly. I was strapped do... | 1 | |
[WP] Mrs Frizzle and the Magic School bus is now the bus for a prison. Go nuts | [
"*To the Desk of the Superintendent*\n\nSubject: \"The Frizz\"\n\nWe've had a lot of \"word\" going around about our new bus lady. From my personal view, it's a good thing. Whole prison's gotten a lot quieter. A lot more obedient, these last few batches of inmates. I'm sure you've been hearing about some of the sto... | 1 | |
[WP] "I came home last night smelling like bourbon and cigarettes." | [
"\"I came home last night smelling like bourbon and cigarettes.\"\n\nMy cousin looked at me blankly for a moment. \"So... maybe you should strop drinking and smoking?\"\n\n\"That's just it Rory, I don't do either of those things.\"\n\nHe looked baffled now. \"So how'd you end up smelling like that then?\" \n\nShaki... | 2 | |
[WP] As punishment for your crimes, your language center will be neutralized. Your intelligence will not go down, but you will no longer be able to understand or produce language. | [
"Dear Lucy, \n\nYou know that I would never lie to you, not on purpose. Not if it would hurt you. You’re going to be hearing a lot of bad things about me -- terrible things even -- but trust me when I say that’s not the person I am. That’s not the person you’ve helped me be. And most of all, trust me when I say tha... | 1 | |
[WP] He was always followed by the Restless Dead. | [
"It had become routine. \n\nDave woke up at 6:00am sharp, stumbled into his work slacks, his shirt, and cheap jacket, as he made his way down the stairs to the kitchenette. The living room off the end was a mess. He made mental note to tighten up before Helena arrived later in the evening. \n\nThe sizzle and smell ... | 2 | |
[WP] After a long night of drinking, you wake up having possession of a computer that has access to all information on everyone on Earth, well, nearly all of it... | [
"Old Kid slipped up is the issue -- ginned himself up something desperate last night, trying to forget a deck of bad life decisions, and ended up dealing himself more. Birthday 52 in the books. He hugged the living room carpet for hours, unconscious till his eyelids couldn't keep the light out any longer. Not sunli... | 1 | |
[WP] You are checking your alarms to make sure that they are all set for tomorrow, when you notice one titled "Death". | [
"Dentist - 10:30 AM\n\n\"Good.\"\n\nLunch Date with Jen - 11:50 AM\n\n\"Good\"\n\nMail letter at post office - 2:30 PM\n\n\"Good\"\n\nBasketball game - 7:55 PM\n\n\"Good\"\n\nDeath - 9:07 PM\n\n\"G.. what?\" yelled Wellington. \"Hun, did you do this?\"\n\n\"Do what?\" inquired Jennifer, \"What did I do this time?\"... | 1 | |
[WP] You drove into the night. The road turned to gravel, the gravel to dirt, and then the road ended. There didn't seem to be a way to turn around. | [
"I had been driving for several hours. Out on the edge of town, the road turned to gravel, the gravel to dirt, and then the road ended. I put the car into park and opened the driver's side door. The *ding, ding, ding* got quieter as I took a few steps out into the brush and unzipped my pants. I had been holding it ... | 3 | |
Line courtesy of Dan Shive of [*El Goonish Shive*](http://www.egscomics.com). Please note reading the comic is unnecessary for the prompt, I just thought the line was a good one and wanted to give credit where it was due. | [WP] "You would have us force the hand of a god?" | [
"An Eagle drifted over the azure ocean; his golden breast caught the failing sun as the waves attacked the craggy coastline with a foamy vengeance. The Eagle cawed and circled high above a young boy fishing on the rocks below. The young one pulled his net through the waves crashing at his feet. The effort made his ... | 1 |
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