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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9/30/2020	Write a Horror piece about a steeplejack who gets divorced. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a butchershop and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
9/23/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a football player who loses a job. At some point, the football player must appear in an operating room and encounter a patient chart (not necessarily at the same time).
9/21/2020	Write a Science Fiction piece about a locksmith who writes a poem. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a butchershop and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
9/15/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a philosopher who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a recording studio and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
9/15/2020	Write a Romance piece about a lineworker who goes to church. At some point, the lineworker must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
9/13/2020	Write a Horror piece about a carpet layer who catches a forward pass. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a clinic and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
9/13/2020	Write a Romance piece about an actuary who gets a raise. At some point, the actuary must appear in a bakery and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
9/9/2020	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a stonemason who bunts a baseball. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a laboratory and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
9/7/2020	Write a Mystery piece about an engineer who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the engineer must appear in a law office and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).

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