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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4/30/2020	Write a Mystery piece about a receptionist who writes a poem. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a moon and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
4/30/2020	Write a Romance piece about an accountant who takes a picture. At some point, the accountant must appear in an accounting office and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
4/29/2020	Write a Fantasy piece about a veterinarian who gets lost. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in an office and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
4/29/2020	Write a Mystery piece about a plumber who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the plumber must appear in a laboratory and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
4/28/2020	Write a Detective piece about a traditional tradesman who reads a book. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in a school and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
4/24/2020	Write a Detective piece about a steeplejack who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a fish market and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
4/18/2020	Write a Romance piece about a professor who gets a job. At some point, the professor must appear in an office and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
4/16/2020	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a financial analyst who comes out of the closet. At some point, the financial analyst must appear in a construction site and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
4/4/2020	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a sales assistant who bunts a baseball. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in an office and encounter paint canvas (not necessarily at the same time).
4/2/2020	Write a Science Fiction piece about a painter and decorator who returns to school. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in an art studio and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).

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