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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1/29/2022	Write a Romance piece about an archivist who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the archivist must appear in a workshop and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
1/24/2022	Write a Romance piece about a dentist who plays in a band. At some point, the dentist must appear in a factory and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
1/24/2022	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an accountant who goes to a football game. At some point, the accountant must appear in a concert hall and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2022	Write a Horror piece about a chef who writes a poem. At some point, the chef must appear in a fish market and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2022	Write a Mystery piece about a roofer who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the roofer must appear in a workshop and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
1/19/2022	Write a Detective piece about a jeweller who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a barbershop and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/17/2022	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a hairstylist who has a part in a play. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a concert hall and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
1/16/2022	Write a Crime piece about a heavy equipment operator who loses a job. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a workshop and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
1/12/2022	Write a Mystery piece about a chambermaid who attends a meeting. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a hospital and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
1/10/2022	Write a Mystery piece about a boilermaker who catches a fly ball. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a train station and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/5/2022	Write a Mystery piece about an architect who rents a movie. At some point, the architect must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).

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