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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4/26/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about an ironworker who travels for work. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a construction site and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).
4/26/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a baker who loses a job. At some point, the baker must appear in a laboratory and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
4/24/2014	Write a Horror piece about a football player who plays in a band. At some point, the football player must appear in a stage and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
4/24/2014	Write a Crime piece about a plasterer who goes to a football game. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a store and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
4/24/2014	Write a Crime piece about a vinyl layer who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the vinyl layer must appear in an embassy and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
4/18/2014	Write a Romance piece about a computer programmer who has a part in a play. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in an office and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
4/14/2014	Write a Detective piece about a roofer who coaches a little league team. At some point, the roofer must appear in an anywhere and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
4/11/2014	Write a Horror piece about a lawyer who bunts a baseball. At some point, the lawyer must appear in an office and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
4/11/2014	Write a Romance piece about a painter and decorator who returns to school. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
4/10/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a career diplomat who bunts a baseball. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in a barbershop and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
4/9/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a machinist who goes away for vacation. At some point, the machinist must appear in a factory and encounter a camera (not necessarily at the same time).
4/9/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a traditional tradesman who goes to church. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in a school and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
4/7/2014	Write a Crime piece about a veterinarian who gets a job. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a baseball field and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
4/3/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a veterinarian who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in an accounting office and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
4/2/2014	Write a Romance piece about a pilot who writes a poem. At some point, the pilot must appear in a dance studio and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
4/2/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a plumber who walks to work. At some point, the plumber must appear in an office and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).

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