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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8/31/2016	Write a Detective piece about a mechanic who gets into a car accident. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a moon and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
8/31/2016	Write a Detective piece about a receptionist who gets a job. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a room and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
8/31/2016	Write a Detective piece about a steeplejack who gets a raise. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in an office and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
8/31/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a scientist who passes out. At some point, the scientist must appear in a school and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/29/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a painter and decorator who passes out. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in an office and encounter a paint brush (not necessarily at the same time).
8/28/2016	Write a Crime piece about a tool and die maker who falls off a cliff. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a school and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
8/28/2016	Write a Horror piece about a surgeon who hits a home run. At some point, the surgeon must appear in an utility pole and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).
8/27/2016	Write a Crime piece about a plumber who walks to work. At some point, the plumber must appear in a workshop and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
8/27/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a photographer who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the photographer must appear in a room and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
8/26/2016	Write a Romance piece about a clockmaker who coaches a little league team. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a workshop and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
8/24/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a psychologist who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a workshop and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
8/23/2016	Write a Romance piece about a clockmaker who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a barbershop and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/23/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a carpenter who catches a fly ball. At some point, the carpenter must appear in a spaceship and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a construction worker who has a part in a play. At some point, the construction worker must appear in an operating room and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a roofer who walks to first base. At some point, the roofer must appear in a dance studio and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
8/21/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a career diplomat who returns to school. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in a dance studio and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
8/21/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a chambermaid who strikes out. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a factory and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a welder who bunts a baseball. At some point, the welder must appear in a laboratory and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2016	Write a Detective piece about a barber who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the barber must appear in a workshop and encounter ballet shoes (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a boilermaker who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a work site and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a fishmonger who goes away for vacation. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a concert hall and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/19/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a philosopher who gets married. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a stage and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
8/16/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an actuary who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the actuary must appear in an airplane and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
8/14/2016	Write a Romance piece about an optometrist who writes a poem. At some point, the optometrist must appear in an accounting office and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
8/14/2016	Write a Romance piece about a tailor who hits a home run. At some point, the tailor must appear in a football field and encounter a propane torch (not necessarily at the same time).
8/10/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about an astronaut who gets a raise. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a spaceship and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
8/10/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an artisan who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the artisan must appear in a workshop and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
8/9/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a judge who gets married. At some point, the judge must appear in a laboratory and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).
8/7/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a butcher who starts a band. At some point, the butcher must appear in a factory and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2016	Write a Horror piece about a hairstylist who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in an embassy and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a plasterer who gets a raise. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a work site and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/5/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a lineworker who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a train station and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
8/5/2016	Write a Crime piece about an architect who goes to the ballet. At some point, the architect must appear in an office and encounter a camera (not necessarily at the same time).
8/4/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a chimney sweep who starts a band. At some point, the chimney sweep must appear in a workshop and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
8/2/2016	Write a Romance piece about a football player who wins the lottery. At some point, the football player must appear in a room and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
8/2/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a physicist who goes to church. At some point, the physicist must appear in a house and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/1/2016	Write a Horror piece about a teacher who goes to a football game. At some point, the teacher must appear in a spaceship and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).

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