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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10/31/2024	Write a Detective piece about a football coach who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the football coach must appear in a construction site and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
10/30/2024	Write a Mystery piece about a baseball coach who catches a forward pass. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in an automotive shop and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2024	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a baseball player who goes to a football game. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a recording studio and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
10/21/2024	Write a Detective piece about a heavy equipment operator who gets married. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in an airplane and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
10/21/2024	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who goes to a football game. At some point, the accountant must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
10/21/2024	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a jeweller who walks to first base. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a recording studio and encounter a propane torch (not necessarily at the same time).
10/18/2024	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an advocate who writes a book. At some point, the advocate must appear in a fish market and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
10/15/2024	Write a Mystery piece about an engineer who hits a home run. At some point, the engineer must appear in a room and encounter a paint brush (not necessarily at the same time).
10/15/2024	Write a Horror piece about a butcher who catches a fly ball. At some point, the butcher must appear in a room and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
10/14/2024	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a computer programmer who gets married. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a room and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
10/9/2024	Write a Detective piece about a mechanic who travels for work. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a workshop and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
10/7/2024	Write a Mystery piece about an accountant who blows up the lab. At some point, the accountant must appear in a construction site and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
10/4/2024	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a financial analyst who hits a home run. At some point, the financial analyst must appear in a store and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
10/2/2024	Write a Romance piece about an accountant who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the accountant must appear in a room and encounter a patient chart (not necessarily at the same time).

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