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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12/30/2024	Write a Crime piece about a clockmaker who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a moon and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
12/30/2024	Write a Fantasy piece about a butcher who goes to the ballet. At some point, the butcher must appear in a laboratory and encounter a particle accelerator (not necessarily at the same time).
12/27/2024	Write a Horror piece about a baker who goest to a concert. At some point, the baker must appear in a store and encounter a propane torch (not necessarily at the same time).
12/26/2024	Write a Crime piece about a heavy equipment operator who catches a fly ball. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a workshop and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
12/23/2024	Write a Detective piece about a baseball coach who starts a band. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a workshop and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
12/22/2024	Write a Romance piece about a welder who goest to a concert. At some point, the welder must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
12/21/2024	Write a Romance piece about a receptionist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a salon and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
12/16/2024	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a jeweller who blows up the lab. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a building and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
12/14/2024	Write a Romance piece about a labourer who writes a poem. At some point, the labourer must appear in a butchershop and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
12/9/2024	Write a Fantasy piece about a roofer who paints a picture. At some point, the roofer must appear in an art studio and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).
12/6/2024	Write a Detective piece about a baker who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the baker must appear in a work site and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2024	Write a Romance piece about a fishmonger who blows up the lab. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in an office and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2024	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a butcher who goes to the ballet. At some point, the butcher must appear in an office and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2024	Write a Crime piece about a construction worker who writes a book. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a work site and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).

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