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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10/31/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a welder who returns to school. At some point, the welder must appear in a hotel and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
10/31/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a philosopher who gets into a car accident. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a classroom and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
10/30/2013	Write a Romance piece about a flight attendant who returns to school. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a baseball field and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
10/30/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a career diplomat who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in a salon and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a receptionist who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the receptionist must appear in an office and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2013	Write a Crime piece about a carpenter who blows up the lab. At some point, the carpenter must appear in a butchershop and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an architect who rents a movie. At some point, the architect must appear in a room and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a fishmonger who gets into a car accident. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a construction site and encounter a chemical substance (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a lawyer who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the lawyer must appear in an airplane and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2013	Write a Romance piece about a labourer who walks to work. At some point, the labourer must appear in a football field and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
10/23/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about a plumber who goes to a football game. At some point, the plumber must appear in a court and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
10/23/2013	Write a Crime piece about a fishmonger who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a workstation and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
10/20/2013	Write a Detective piece about an instrument mechanic who rents a movie. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a train station and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
10/19/2013	Write a Fantasy piece about a doctor who falls off a cliff. At some point, the doctor must appear in an accounting office and encounter paint canvas (not necessarily at the same time).
10/19/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a computer programmer who attends a meeting. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
10/18/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about a stonemason who runs in a race. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a factory and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
10/17/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a tailor who gets sick. At some point, the tailor must appear in a construction site and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
10/15/2013	Write a Romance piece about a machinist who gets divorced. At some point, the machinist must appear in a machine shop and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
10/14/2013	Write a Fantasy piece about a locksmith who gets lost. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a workshop and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
10/13/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a fishmonger who gets lost. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a factory and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
10/12/2013	Write a Romance piece about a psychologist who gets married. At some point, the psychologist must appear in an office and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
10/12/2013	Write a Detective piece about a nurse who strikes out. At some point, the nurse must appear in a train station and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
10/9/2013	Write a Romance piece about a professor who walks to first base. At some point, the professor must appear in a chimney and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).
10/9/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lawyer who falls off a cliff. At some point, the lawyer must appear in a construction site and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
10/7/2013	Write a Fantasy piece about an engineer who has a part in a play. At some point, the engineer must appear in a restaurant and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
10/6/2013	Write a Crime piece about a football player who goest to a concert. At some point, the football player must appear in a factory and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
10/4/2013	Write a Horror piece about an architect who gets into a car accident. At some point, the architect must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
10/4/2013	Write a Romance piece about an artisan who attends a meeting. At some point, the artisan must appear in an operating room and encounter a hammer (not necessarily at the same time).
10/3/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a barman who catches a forward pass. At some point, the barman must appear in a construction site and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
10/1/2013	Write a Detective piece about an ironworker who punts a football. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a butchershop and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).

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