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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6/30/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a judge who falls off a cliff. At some point, the judge must appear in an operating room and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
6/30/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a haberdasher who gets married. At some point, the haberdasher must appear in an office and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
6/27/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a technician who gets lost. At some point, the technician must appear in a construction site and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
6/26/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a philosopher who comes out of the closet. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a spaceship and encounter a camera (not necessarily at the same time).
6/26/2016	Write a Crime piece about a dentist who gets married. At some point, the dentist must appear in a laboratory and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
6/25/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a construction worker who travels for work. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a restaurant and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
6/22/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a sales assistant who takes a picture. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in a baseball field and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a heavy equipment operator who writes a book. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a construction site and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a cement mason who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the cement mason must appear in a building and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a football coach who attends a meeting. At some point, the football coach must appear in a bakery and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2016	Write a Detective piece about a watchmaker who attends a meeting. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in an airplane and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
6/19/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a carpet layer who has a part in a play. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a laboratory and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
6/17/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a boilermaker who goes to a football game. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a restaurant and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
6/17/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a watchmaker who travels for work. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
6/14/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a receptionist who travels for work. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a workshop and encounter a patient chart (not necessarily at the same time).
6/14/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a psychologist who goes to church. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a factory and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
6/10/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a dentist who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the dentist must appear in an art studio and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
6/10/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a dancer who passes out. At some point, the dancer must appear in a store and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
6/8/2016	Write a Horror piece about a hairstylist who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a pub and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
6/7/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a photographer who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the photographer must appear in a house and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
6/7/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a baseball coach who blows up the lab. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a construction site and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
6/7/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a plasterer who gets into a car accident. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a factory and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
6/6/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journalist who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the journalist must appear in an accounting office and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a stonemason who falls off a cliff. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a roof and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2016	Write a Horror piece about a pharmacist who catches a fly ball. At some point, the pharmacist must appear in a construction site and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a pilot who writes a poem. At some point, the pilot must appear in a clinic and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about an electrician who returns to school. At some point, the electrician must appear in a football field and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
6/5/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a dentist who passes out. At some point, the dentist must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a welder who gets a raise. At some point, the welder must appear in a workstation and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).

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