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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8/30/2022	Write a Science Fiction piece about a locksmith who attends a meeting. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a work site and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
8/29/2022	Write a Horror piece about a secretary who goes to the ballet. At some point, the secretary must appear in a construction site and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
8/26/2022	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a plasterer who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a workshop and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
8/25/2022	Write a Romance piece about a painter who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the painter must appear in a butchershop and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
8/21/2022	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a secretary who runs in a race. At some point, the secretary must appear in a workshop and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
8/12/2022	Write a Science Fiction piece about a steeplejack who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in a recording studio and encounter a particle accelerator (not necessarily at the same time).
8/10/2022	Write a Horror piece about a plasterer who wins the lottery. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a house and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).

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