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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3/28/2013	Write a Romance piece about a steeplejack who attends a meeting. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a construction site and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).		View Stories
3/28/2013	Write a Horror piece about a journalist who has a part in a play. At some point, the journalist must appear in a moon and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).		View Stories
3/27/2013	Write a Crime piece about a physician who gets married. At some point, the physician must appear in a classroom and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
3/24/2013	Write a Horror piece about a tool and die maker who returns to school. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a moon and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
3/22/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a barman who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the barman must appear in a work site and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
3/22/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a barman who passes out. At some point, the barman must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
3/22/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a clockmaker who gets a raise. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a workshop and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
3/22/2013	Write a Romance piece about a journeyman who rents a movie. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a factory and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
3/21/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a plumber who writes a book. At some point, the plumber must appear in an anywhere and encounter a drill (not necessarily at the same time).
3/20/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a plasterer who reads a book. At some point, the plasterer must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
3/19/2013	Write a Crime piece about a stonemason who writes a poem. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
3/17/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an engineer who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the engineer must appear in a factory and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2013	Write a Science Fiction piece about a doctor who gets into a car accident. At some point, the doctor must appear in a spaceship and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2013	Write a Crime piece about a technician who writes a poem. At some point, the technician must appear in a room and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
3/13/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a tool and die maker who goes away for vacation. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a workshop and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
3/13/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a professor who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the professor must appear in an office and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
3/7/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a fishmonger who falls off a cliff. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a law office and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
3/7/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a labourer who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the labourer must appear in a workstation and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
3/6/2013	Write a Romance piece about a painter and decorator who writes a book. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in a salon and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
3/4/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a mechanic who watches TV. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a building and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
3/3/2013	Write a Romance piece about a solderer who falls off a cliff. At some point, the solderer must appear in a workstation and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
3/2/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a career diplomat who goes away for vacation. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in a chimney and encounter a propane torch (not necessarily at the same time).
3/2/2013	Write a Crime piece about a journalist who reads a book. At some point, the journalist must appear in a spaceship and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).

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