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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10/30/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a heavy equipment operator who gets a raise. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in an office and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
10/27/2014	Write a Romance piece about a vocational educator who bunts a baseball. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in a bakery and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a blacksmith who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a cement mason who coaches a little league team. At some point, the cement mason must appear in a workshop and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
10/23/2014	Write a Romance piece about a physician who gets into a car accident. At some point, the physician must appear in an utility pole and encounter a leotard (not necessarily at the same time).
10/23/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a butcher who returns to school. At some point, the butcher must appear in a court and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
10/21/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a boilermaker who wins the lottery. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in an operating room and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
10/17/2014	Write a Crime piece about a welder who rents a movie. At some point, the welder must appear in an art studio and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
10/17/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a dancer who gets a job. At some point, the dancer must appear in a building and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
10/17/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a secretary who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the secretary must appear in a building and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
10/16/2014	Write a Detective piece about an archivist who writes a poem. At some point, the archivist must appear in a chimney and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
10/10/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a sales assistant who writes a book. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in a construction site and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
10/3/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a financial analyst who gets lost. At some point, the financial analyst must appear in a workshop and encounter a drill (not necessarily at the same time).

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