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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2/28/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about a solderer who attends a meeting. At some point, the solderer must appear in a workshop and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
2/26/2013	Write a Crime piece about a watchmaker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a building wall and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
2/25/2013	Write a Romance piece about an artisan who gets divorced. At some point, the artisan must appear in a classroom and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
2/22/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a secretary who comes out of the closet. At some point, the secretary must appear in a hospital and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
2/20/2013	Write a Romance piece about a chambermaid who loses a job. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a room and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
2/20/2013	Write a Detective piece about a hairstylist who gets sick. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
2/18/2013	Write a Romance piece about a vocational educator who gets divorced. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in an utility pole and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
2/18/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a millwright who comes out of the closet. At some point, the millwright must appear in an airplane and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
2/15/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about a welder who watches TV. At some point, the welder must appear in a building wall and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
2/15/2013	Write a Romance piece about a roofer who writes a book. At some point, the roofer must appear in a workshop and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
2/9/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about an accountant who loses a job. At some point, the accountant must appear in a law office and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
2/7/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a dentist who passes out. At some point, the dentist must appear in a court and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
2/5/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a fishmonger who comes out of the closet. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a spaceship and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
2/3/2013	Write a Horror piece about a secretary who gets into a car accident. At some point, the secretary must appear in a workshop and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
2/2/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a professor who loses a job. At some point, the professor must appear in a factory and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
2/2/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about a steeplejack who passes out. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a workshop and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).

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