Oddly Prompted

I call this page "Oddly Prompted" because it contains a list of odd prompts.

The prompts are generated by randomly selecting a story type, genre, occupation, scene location and scene prop. I throw them together into a sentence and voilà!

Here is a list from the odd prompt generator.

Click here to see the source of the prompts and to suggest your own elements.

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3/30/2025	Write a Crime piece about a traditional tradesman who walks to work. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in an art studio and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
3/9/2025	Write a Mystery piece about a physicist who comes out of the closet. At some point, the physicist must appear in a machine shop and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
3/3/2025	Write a Fantasy piece about a vocational educator who rents a movie. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in a barbershop and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
3/1/2025	Write a Science Fiction piece about a painter who starts a band. At some point, the painter must appear in a barbershop and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).

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