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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6/29/2013	Write a Fantasy piece about a sales assistant who starts a band. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in a workshop and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
6/28/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a porter who reads a book. At some point, the porter must appear in a factory and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
6/26/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an optometrist who runs in a race. At some point, the optometrist must appear in a classroom and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
6/24/2013	Write a Detective piece about a stonemason who travels for work. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a barbershop and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
6/22/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a construction who coaches a little league team. At some point, the construction must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2013	Write a Fantasy piece about a football coach who coaches a little league team. At some point, the football coach must appear in an utility pole and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a computer programmer who catches a fly ball. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a laboratory and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
6/14/2013	Write a Romance piece about a mechanic who starts a band. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a laboratory and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
6/13/2013	Write a Horror piece about an ironworker who gets sick. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a construction site and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
6/9/2013	Write a Horror piece about a solderer who gets divorced. At some point, the solderer must appear in an embassy and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2013	Write a Fantasy piece about a dentist who goes to church. At some point, the dentist must appear in a workshop and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
6/3/2013	Write a Romance piece about a baseball coach who hits a home run. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in an office and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
6/3/2013	Write a Horror piece about a financial analyst who watches TV. At some point, the financial analyst must appear in a workshop and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an actuary who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the actuary must appear in a workshop and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).

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