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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8/31/2015	Write a Crime piece about a machinist who goes to church. At some point, the machinist must appear in a room and encounter a hammer (not necessarily at the same time).
8/30/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a sales assistant who loses a job. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in a recording studio and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
8/28/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about a physician who goest to a concert. At some point, the physician must appear in a factory and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
8/28/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a cobbler who plays in a band. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
8/25/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a barman who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the barman must appear in an operating room and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
8/25/2015	Write a Romance piece about a computer programmer who falls off a cliff. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a pub and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
8/23/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a fishmonger who comes out of the closet. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a school and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/23/2015	Write a Crime piece about a philosopher who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a workshop and encounter a baseball glove (not necessarily at the same time).
8/23/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a vinyl layer who passes out. At some point, the vinyl layer must appear in a construction site and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about an instrument mechanic who travels for work. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in an airplane and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2015	Write a Romance piece about a locksmith who goes to church. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a store and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
8/21/2015	Write a Horror piece about a dancer who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the dancer must appear in a factory and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
8/19/2015	Write a Romance piece about a baseball coach who attends a meeting. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a clinic and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
8/17/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a philosopher who runs in a race. At some point, the philosopher must appear in an office and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
8/17/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about an archivist who blows up the lab. At some point, the archivist must appear in a building wall and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
8/15/2015	Write a Horror piece about a carpet layer who walks to first base. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a law office and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
8/14/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a cooper who runs in a race. At some point, the cooper must appear in an utility pole and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
8/13/2015	Write a Detective piece about a social worker who goes away for vacation. At some point, the social worker must appear in a school and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
8/10/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a physicist who runs in a race. At some point, the physicist must appear in a stage and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
8/8/2015	Write a Detective piece about a pharmacist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the pharmacist must appear in a stage and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
8/8/2015	Write a Romance piece about a football coach who goest to a concert. At some point, the football coach must appear in a football field and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
8/7/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a teacher who coaches a little league team. At some point, the teacher must appear in an accounting office and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a flight attendant who loses a job. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a moon and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a pilot who gets married. At some point, the pilot must appear in a workshop and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
8/3/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a flight attendant who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a dance studio and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/3/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a butcher who blows up the lab. At some point, the butcher must appear in a baseball field and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).

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