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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8/30/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a judge who wins the lottery. At some point, the judge must appear in a workshop and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
8/29/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a football coach who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the football coach must appear in an office and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
8/29/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an advocate who coaches a little league team. At some point, the advocate must appear in a laboratory and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
8/29/2014	Write a Romance piece about a baseball player who bunts a baseball. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a stage and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
8/24/2014	Write a Horror piece about a dentist who wins the lottery. At some point, the dentist must appear in a roof and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a psychologist who watches TV. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a workshop and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
8/21/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a physicist who hits a home run. At some point, the physicist must appear in an office and encounter a chemical substance (not necessarily at the same time).
8/16/2014	Write a Horror piece about a welder who gets divorced. At some point, the welder must appear in a workshop and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
8/14/2014	Write a Detective piece about a physician who gets sick. At some point, the physician must appear in a laboratory and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
8/12/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a boilermaker who plays in a band. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a baseball field and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
8/11/2014	Write a Romance piece about a professor who hits a home run. At some point, the professor must appear in a building wall and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
8/11/2014	Write a Mystery piece about an electrician who goes to church. At some point, the electrician must appear in an office and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
8/9/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a philosopher who goes to church. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a concert hall and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
8/9/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a secretary who punts a football. At some point, the secretary must appear in a room and encounter a drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/2/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a football coach who gets into a car accident. At some point, the football coach must appear in an animal hospital and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).

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