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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3/30/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lineworker who paints a picture. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a machine shop and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
3/30/2016	Write a Crime piece about a chemist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the chemist must appear in an office and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
3/30/2016	Write a Horror piece about a welder who hits a home run. At some point, the welder must appear in a butchershop and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
3/27/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a traditional tradesman who reads a book. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in a store and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
3/27/2016	Write a Detective piece about a construction worker who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the construction worker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
3/23/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a construction who watches TV. At some point, the construction must appear in an art studio and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
3/22/2016	Write a Detective piece about a chimney sweep who gets a job. At some point, the chimney sweep must appear in a chimney and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
3/22/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a traditional tradesman who gets sick. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in an office and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
3/20/2016	Write a Romance piece about a football player who gets a job. At some point, the football player must appear in a pub and encounter a baseball glove (not necessarily at the same time).
3/20/2016	Write a Horror piece about a construction worker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a chimney and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
3/20/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a porter who plays in a band. At some point, the porter must appear in a train station and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
3/20/2016	Write a Detective piece about a stonemason who hits a home run. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a train station and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
3/20/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a boilermaker who gets a job. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a laboratory and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
3/18/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a blacksmith who punts a football. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a workshop and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
3/17/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a barber who gets married. At some point, the barber must appear in a school and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
3/17/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a traditional tradesman who writes a poem. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in a recording studio and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a plasterer who runs in a race. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a factory and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2016	Write a Horror piece about an optometrist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the optometrist must appear in a bakery and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a carpet layer who goes to a football game. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in an office and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
3/16/2016	Write a Crime piece about a construction worker who goes to church. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a classroom and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
3/14/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a clockmaker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
3/14/2016	Write a Romance piece about an optometrist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the optometrist must appear in an airplane and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
3/14/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a lawyer who gets a raise. At some point, the lawyer must appear in an airplane and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
3/14/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a nurse who runs in a race. At some point, the nurse must appear in a room and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
3/11/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a fishmonger who watches TV. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in an office and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
3/10/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a plumber who hits a home run. At some point, the plumber must appear in a room and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
3/10/2016	Write a Romance piece about an actuary who punts a football. At some point, the actuary must appear in a chimney and encounter paint canvas (not necessarily at the same time).
3/8/2016	Write a Crime piece about a mechanic who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the mechanic must appear in an airplane and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
3/5/2016	Write a Horror piece about a secretary who attends a meeting. At some point, the secretary must appear in a salon and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
3/5/2016	Write a Detective piece about a millwright who falls off a cliff. At some point, the millwright must appear in a factory and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
3/4/2016	Write a Romance piece about a philosopher who runs in a race. At some point, the philosopher must appear in an airplane and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
3/2/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lineworker who blows up the lab. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a room and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
3/1/2016	Write a Horror piece about a construction worker who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a house and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
3/1/2016	Write a Detective piece about a carpet layer who runs in a race. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a workshop and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
3/1/2016	Write a Detective piece about a construction worker who strikes out. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a concert hall and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
3/1/2016	Write a Horror piece about a construction who rents a movie. At some point, the construction must appear in an office and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).

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