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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12/29/2015	Write a Crime piece about an advocate who bunts a baseball. At some point, the advocate must appear in an airplane and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
12/29/2015	Write a Horror piece about a construction worker who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a store and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
12/29/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about a fishmonger who gets into a car accident. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in an office and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
12/24/2015	Write a Horror piece about a professor who travels for work. At some point, the professor must appear in a dance studio and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
12/24/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a dancer who hits a home run. At some point, the dancer must appear in a workshop and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
12/21/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a tailor who comes out of the closet. At some point, the tailor must appear in an airplane and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2015	Write a Horror piece about a doctor who blows up the lab. At some point, the doctor must appear in a room and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2015	Write a Horror piece about a scientist who plays in a band. At some point, the scientist must appear in an operating room and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2015	Write a Horror piece about a technician who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the technician must appear in a workshop and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
12/14/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a solderer who strikes out. At some point, the solderer must appear in a court and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
12/14/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a chambermaid who gets into a car accident. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a work site and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
12/14/2015	Write a Detective piece about a computer programmer who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
12/11/2015	Write a Crime piece about a doctor who gets married. At some point, the doctor must appear in a laboratory and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
12/10/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a football player who gets into a car accident. At some point, the football player must appear in an office and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
12/8/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an engineer who catches a fly ball. At some point, the engineer must appear in a football field and encounter paint canvas (not necessarily at the same time).
12/7/2015	Write a Detective piece about a barber who watches TV. At some point, the barber must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
12/7/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a cable joiner who gets sick. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a roof and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
12/5/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about a stonemason who runs in a race. At some point, the stonemason must appear in an airplane and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
12/4/2015	Write a Crime piece about a psychologist who gets married. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a train station and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
12/4/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a dentist who punts a football. At some point, the dentist must appear in a workshop and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2015	Write a Detective piece about a football coach who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the football coach must appear in a concert hall and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a scientist who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the scientist must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2015	Write a Horror piece about a pharmacist who punts a football. At some point, the pharmacist must appear in a hotel and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a receptionist who bunts a baseball. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a construction site and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
12/2/2015	Write a Romance piece about a computer programmer who writes a book. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a building wall and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).

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