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[WP] You live in a world where every time you have a birthday, you get to level up a skill like in video games (intelligence, strength, charm etc.) most people spread their points evenly on each skill. But you put all 30 of your points into that one skill nobody cares about
You get to choose what that skill is. | As my thirtieth birthday came I happily put one more point into my only skill. Not that anyone would notice. See everyone always asks what skills did I put that allowed me in the end to build such an easy life for myself, and I just smile and tell them that it's my little secret. See in the list of skills and their der... | At the doctor's office again. I tripped over my foot again out in the courtyard, holding all of my notes from last night's study session I had with myself in the library. I think i sprained my wrist. I should be back in the library trying to find my dissertation. I was looking at some pigeons the other day, by the wate... | 2018-09-12T09:54:07 | 2018-09-12T09:36:26 | 74 | 10 |
[WP] Write a hero story entirely from the sidekick's perspective.
Bonus objective: The story can hint at the hero, but at no point should his/her identity, powers, or purpose be revealed.
Super bonus objective: All characters must be new and inhabit a universe of your design. | "Hey! Listen!"
I feel like I have told him this a thousand times now.
"Hey! Listen!"
It doesn't make any sense to me. He has thrown hundreds of other peoples jug viciously for wealth. The moon is nigh, but this apparently isn't an issue to some of us.
"Hey! Listen"
Five....six....seven bushes chopped to bits. When... | He stretched his white hand languidly up from where he lay on sofa.
"The phone, boy. The phone!"
"You checked it very recently. Are you sure you want to look again. We could go for a walk..."
"No, no you fool. I must have *something* to do. My mind will not rest."
"You've just finished one! Surely you can'... | 2014-02-11T09:34:28 | 2014-02-11T09:04:35 | 15 | 11 |
[WP] You're a lawyer, who died of a heart attack while in court. Turns out legal battles also get you into Valhalla. | It was the last case of my career. I knew it then, but I didn't know yet just how immediately final it was going to be.
It was a tough case. Teenage kid, sweet-as-sin mother. The mother had a doctor or test or to justify dozens of medical procedures on this girl from the time she was five to fourteen. And all of it w... | "Wait, wait, wait, wait," I started as the man bellowed something at me. I hadn't caught what he'd said, but he was built like he built brick houses and then ate them. He was holding out an impossibly muscled arm to help me off of the freezing ground. "What is going on?!"
"You have joined us!" He said with a smile tha... | 2021-04-28T17:15:43 | 2021-04-28T14:54:01 | 3,366 | 185 |
[WP] A rich man wants you to keep others out of his bunker as the bombs fall. In exchange, he's offered you a separate tiny nearby personal shelter with enough room for a single person that you can hop into at the last minute. | The trick to a good bunker is it's remote, but not TOO remote. Put it in the city and all you have is a lead shielded closet. Put it in the country and there's no way you'll get there in time. This was a good compromise, essentially a two story home underground, just past the suburbs and near the McMansions gated off f... | I agreed, of course, who wouldn't. I even told my friends "hey guys, absolutely definitely under no circumstances show up to latitude 43.82 longitude 22.44 between 1500 and 1700 on October 8th". I made sure everyone confirmed the details to be extra sure. And told them to pass it on to their friends.
And then, Octobe... | 2021-08-10T02:53:29 | 2021-08-09T23:19:09 | 101 | 19 |
[WP] All of the major organs in your body are sentient beings. Every morning they have a council meeting to discuss the previous day and make new plans. The Brain presides as leader. | Pancreas didn't care for the "council chamber" Brain projected for them to meet in, each day it became more pompous and filled with gaudy decorations. He missed the open field they met in before The Carrier went to college.
Looking about the massive room you could see the usual cliques forming up as they did daily. H... | "Well, I for one think we outta go back to that all you can eat Chinese place, Brain, what's the name of it?"
"It's the Golden Dragon. Jeeze, Stomach, I think you'd remember that."
"I remember that Lo Mein! That shit was deeeelish!!! And that grilled teriaki chicken! Man, that was good. Except this time I think ... | 2014-04-30T08:10:54 | 2014-04-30T07:55:49 | 42 | 24 |
[WP]The villain looked smug. "I will use this to locate every single person you've loved and instantly kill them!" He says, while stepping on the hero. "Please no-" and before the hero could finish, the machine returned a beep and on it, is the villains location. ".. oh" | "Hm." Nico's brow wrinkled as he looked at the beeping dot on the device. "Just a second, gonna reboot this thing."
Blake swallowed hard against the sole of Nico's leather boot, lying prone and helpless on the floor as the blonde man stood on him. Sweat started to prickle on his brow. "Listen--"
Nico switched the dev... | Sitheon recoiled back, his expression shifting from a bizarre mix of confusion and anger. "What trickery is this?"
"No trickery, only truth." replied Revanache, while he slowly rose from the cold floor with a slight limp.
"In all these years we've fought each other, all the people you've ever hurt or killed, to stop... | 2021-03-19T14:35:34 | 2021-03-19T11:04:44 | 203 | 100 |
[WP] The year is 2019. An unidentified radar contact appears over the English Channel, bound for an RAF base. It ignores all calls from Air Traffic Control. RAF fighters are vectored to intercept. The contact: a WWII B-24. Part of its wing is missing, and along its fuselage: long, jagged claw marks. | 10 minutes ago Hawk was lounging around at the base with nothing much to do. Now he and his co-pilot Twitch were in a Typhoon at 10,000 feet and cruising just under Mach 1 towards the unidentified contact.
Unidentified radar contacts were not an unusual occurrence and usually ended up being a weather balloon, a large... | "sSssSSSsky dragons"... It came out as a whisper but crackled over the radio clear as a bell.
"I DON'T SEE IT...WHERE IS IT?..TAIL, TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE?", said a new voice.
"We've been at this for YEARS 'Cap'... Does it even matter what I see? came the voice of the tail gunner.
"...sky dragons, 'Cap', that's wh... | 2019-12-01T09:08:36 | 2019-12-01T09:04:42 | 53 | 11 |
[WP] Almost giving up on love, you are set up for a blind date. Upon meeting up, you notice your date is literally blind. They ask for your name and you faintly say "Medusa" | "... Medusa," she said, almost in a whisper.
"Oh, you're a gorgon? Medusa's a beautiful name; is it a traditional one?"
Medusa blinked. Once. Twice. That was not the response she was expecting. "You're not... freaked out?"
Ethan shrugged. "Freaked out? Nah, my best friend growing up was a lamia. My school was pretty... | 22:36
He's late.
You silently curse Sthenno and Euryale, at least they could have picked someone punctual for the blind date.
You take a sip of your gin and tonic, now watered down. But I guess they are right, they have the same power as me, and nevertheless, they live happy and fulfilling lives, and yet me, the you... | 2020-08-27T07:54:40 | 2020-08-27T07:16:22 | 386 | 99 |
[WP] Write a story that literally makes no sense while reading it until the very last sentence. | Elephants are big but this one is unique. Almost the size of the sun but blue. He's flying, without wings obviously.
Ninjas everywhere. This poor man is surrounded by them, he will never make it out alive. Or maybe they are protecting him?
The most simple garden in the world. One huge flower. I wonder if it's harder ... | Where was the king?
He waited, tapping fingers and with furrowed brow his eyes scanned for a sign of him. The Queen was ready, and with the arrival of the Sire the process could begin. Everyone was suited up, from the highest among them to the lowest, and he waited expectantly for the one who could open the way, the o... | 2022-09-15T12:44:53 | 2015-01-12T11:13:13 | 1,493 | 19 |
[WP] After years of having what you thought to be a slow computer, you suddenly get a popup:'installation complete'. | "Installation Complete"
Nope, that's not right. I bought the computer secondhand from a friend, I formatted it, installed what I needed and left everything else alone. I'd never downloaded as much as a torrent onto this machine.
What the hell was installing?
I considered calling a friend to help though I was loathe... | “Greetings, Michael.” Said a robotic voice in a glitchy, gender neutral tone made slightly ominous due to the tinny computer speakers.
*Oh great, who the fuck is screwing with me now?* Michael thought. *It must be Josh. This is definitely something Josh would do. He does major in computer sciences, after all.*
“I app... | 2017-10-14T06:42:31 | 2017-10-14T05:20:20 | 3,782 | 1,394 |
[WP] Two men play a game of chess. One can read minds; the other can see the future. | The two players sit down at the game table amid a sea of onlookers, Bob the psychic looks upon his opponent no doubt peering into her mind. At that very same moment, Betty the Sage whose stoic pose and closed eyes telegraph what must be her visualizing a vivid flash of what's to come.
A breathless moment passes as th... | Chess... a game the displays a balance of skill and strategy... a game I never excelled in, to be quite honest. However, here I am, staring at my few black pieces and an empty mahogany board, always one step ahead.
Louis moved his knight and then I moved my rook without hesitation. "Checkmate" I scowled.
"You always ... | 2017-01-19T17:07:33 | 2017-01-19T16:02:28 | 36 | 23 |
[WP] You were once a respected Gym Leader. An established member of your city that everyone looked up to, until a kid came along and beat your entire party with one Pokemon. You are not taking it well. | "One Mega Rayquaza... just one! It swept through my team of five, just like that!" I stared into space with a manic look in my eyes. Was that fair? A ten year old kid, barely out of diapers, cruising through the gym with a Pokemon he had traded and hadn't even trained himself.
"This world needs balance. Pokemon battle... | I was one of the best, a Gym Leader. No one could beat me, my greatest friends, my allies, my team. They were truly unbeatable, or so I thought.
Mid July it was, in came a young boy, I initially assumed he was just going to be looking for directions, imagine my surprise when he made his way up to me and challenged me ... | 2019-06-29T08:28:19 | 2019-06-29T08:17:52 | 25 | 11 |
[WP] You are an American astronaut on the International Space Station when a second cold war breaks out. Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are higher than they've every been, and the Russian Cosmonauts are beginning to whisper and give you strange looks... | There had always been a special bond between us crewmembers aboard the space station, a feeling that although we all come from different cultures we are united by our love of technology and our desire to improve life for the human race.
News had been coming in daily about the increasing political tensions between NATO... | This is horrible news. I need to defuse this situation, quickly. I turned to my partners, Zack and Helen.
"We need to talk to them about this before they get the wrong idea."
The two nodded in agreement. We walked up to our 3 coworkers-possibly-turned-enemies, who were wary of our approach. I spoke first... | 2018-03-21T10:22:34 | 2018-03-21T10:02:47 | 70 | 15 |
[WP] Im having a bad day, please cheer me up with stories of cats and dragons becoming friends please :) | Sivaduil's Cat
The great dragon lay curled up in the throne room on ten foot thick bed of wool. He was the fourth largest dragon in all of Vandrion and the most powerful. The other three had become drunk on power and were now on display in the night sky for any humans to see. Sivaduil laughed a bit at this prospect. T... | Eliora sat, lounged, laid upon her hoard of treasure, her stockpile of glittering gold and shimmering jewels, her priceless art and her uncountable treasures, her polished steel and shining gems. Eliora’s cavern of treasure, her lair of solitude, was the envy of the human kingdoms; she was the last of the living dragon... | 2017-03-24T10:32:30 | 2017-03-24T10:04:10 | 40 | 16 |
[WP] On everyone's 18th birthday at noon, one word appears in their skin, depicting their career or purpose in life. On your birthday you're staring at a clock showing 11:59am, family and friends gathered around for your reveal.
Path 1: Noon strikes, and you stare at your forearm intently. 12:01, still nothing appears... | Conviction parties were tradition, so friends and family could come and see as your life was essentially laid out for you. Sometimes the word was a good one. Other times it was more dubious. But nothing was ever set in stone.
Every person's Conviction meant something to them. It meant something to the people they met ... | I sit down, waiting for what's to come. To be completely honest, I wasn't expecting much. I was a pretty average guy, average looks, average complexion, had a few distinct features, but they weren't the kind I liked to show very often.
I had grown up feeling that I wasn't as good as other people. I was bullied in scho... | 2017-03-16T05:01:30 | 2017-03-16T04:27:29 | 19 | 10 |
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified. | Mainly I get applause. That’s the most common response, although not my favourite. That position went to money, although it didn’t happen quite as often as I’d like. Sometimes there was laughter, even the occasional “ooh”, or “aah”. There was even, depending on the city, and the crowd, bored silence or taunts. I’d ha... | "Sir, you seem to have my missing card in your pocket there" I announced with a squint. The onlookers now peered at a man in the middle of the crowd they had not noticed before."I assure you I-" The old man stopped as his hand came to the pocket beside his lapel. His gloved hand pulled the black jester from it and he s... | 2019-01-07T11:13:43 | 2019-01-07T11:06:26 | 21 | 13 |
[WP] Your future self driving car has to choose between saving you or saving some strangers (from r/futurology )
Inspired in http://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/3a0zmj/will_your_selfdriving_car_be_programmed_to_kill/ from r/futurology | I feel my owner clutch onto my leather steering wheel. Then, she clutches a little tighter. She senses something wrong. It's old news. I've known for the past 374 microseconds that we're about to crash.
I've always thought it was weird that car manufacturers kept putting steering wheels in their self-driving models. I... | The three law of Robotics. Praised so highly after the science fiction mogul's fame spread, these three laws kept any android from harming a human. While these laws were kept in regard as the first "self thinking" Robots were constructed, it never quite turned out as we planned.
Driving down a near empty interstate fr... | 2015-06-16T13:12:14 | 2015-06-16T12:41:13 | 18 | 10 |
[Wp] The zombie epidemic came and went in the developed world, most people survived, the military easily defeated the undead horde, and cures for the virus were created. However, zombies remain major issue in the developing and under developed world not getting nearly enough attention on the news.
Wow I didn't think t... | "It'll be $50 grand" said a tiny African man in worn out business suit.
"Excuse me? $50 Grand for what?
"That's for the standard Hunting licenses and fees." said the man, still blankly staring at his computer screen.
"Wait, I'm trying to help your country here. I'm trying to Helllll... P!"
"Yes yes... So are the... | If you’ve ever wanted to hunt zombies Africa, now could be your chance and the great thing is that the hunt will be on us! ZombieHuntersAfrica.com, in conjunction with Apocalypse Safaris, is giving away a dream zombie hunt, for two hunters, to the Republic of South Africa. If you win, you get to bring your friend or fa... | 2016-10-30T15:52:15 | 2016-10-30T12:39:54 | 198 | 29 |
[WP] DC Comics introduces its newest superhero. This character was seemingly created for the sole purpose of offending as many readers as possible. | 'Did you hear that DC Comics filed for bankruptcy? This just months after they introduced Captain Deadbeat! It's crazy! All because of one new character!'
Oh wow, why? Who is Captain Deadbeat?
'It's a superhero that kills all the most unproductive members of our society, losers, manchilds, deadbeats, people the squar... | "What exactly am I looking at, Eric?" Steve wasn't really getting my most recent pitch; After the failed pitch of a hatchet wielding superhero who actually kills his foes he hasn't been on my level.
"Well, its like Darkseid meets Islam see, an-"
"Woah, woah, woah. We can't run this. Eric, we can't alienate readers." ... | 2015-02-17T22:47:55 | 2015-02-17T20:53:20 | 55 | 13 |
[WP] 2021: Hell invades Earth; 2022: Earth invades Hell. | "This was a bad idea." General Partridge stared across the bleak landscape as Private Graves approached him.
After a hard fought battle, the General's forces had made a grinding advancement up the fortified hill and had captured the outpost at its summit. The demon spawn had made hasty retreat, scurrying away from th... | Polanski: HOLY FUCK THEY GOT TO EARTH?!
Rider: The demons? "Sigh", seems like taking over our station in Mars wasn't enough.
Polanski: Sir, please tell me we can kill them.
Rider: Yes and to kil- wait a second, my men just brung in a live demon, I'll bring the phone closer to it.
Rider: What's up jackass, you speak... | 2016-12-10T08:25:45 | 2016-12-10T08:15:33 | 117 | 22 |
[WP]When members or your family turn fifteen they are able to manifest a weapon that they will use for the rest of their lives. You’ve been trained to use all manner of weapons to prepare to be able to wield whatever weapon you summon. On your Summoning day what appears in front of you is a book. | I was 5 when I realised that my parents maybe superheroes. With my dad using the war-hammer and my mom using her sword to save our town from invaders.
I was 6 when my parents started tutoring me in the art that is fighting. I began with a bow and arrow, little old me used to go down the range and tried to hit as many... | Daniella stood near the Church podium, her parents gazing pack at her from the pews with anticipation. Today was the day--a day of righteous proclamation. Her hands shook as the minute hand of the clock above her moved ever so slowly. Perhaps a scabbard or a scimitar, or a katana? No that would be too foreign. Her blo... | 2021-12-12T09:30:41 | 2021-12-12T07:31:26 | 109 | 43 |
[WP] You lost your sight, along with everyone else on earth in the great blinding. Two years later, your sight returns. As you look around, you realize that every available wall, floor, and surface has been painted with the same message - "Don't tell them you can see"
I get that this is a repost, can we just chill and... | The day of the great blindness we thought that every single human on earth had lost their sense of sight. My heart still clenches when I remember how it happened.
I was walking. I was talking to my girlfriend, Joanne. She had the most beautiful hair I had ever seen. Her right eye was green, while the left one was blue... | Was I living a lie? Were there others like me too? Who did this? Why is this happening to me? I have nothing but questions. The more I meet people, the more questions. I am left all the more unanswered. The more I see, I sink deeper to the unknown.
I spent the whole week living in my shock. I did not go out but locke... | 2021-11-29T04:47:10 | 2021-11-29T04:20:57 | 109 | 10 |
[WP]: An ordinary human being gets abducted into interplanetary olympics that have a fun twist: The loser's planet gets destroyed. All hope seems to be lost, until the last sport is revealed to be what humans do best.
Edit: Thanks to you people, I am now aware of the existence of Jimmy Neutron, and if I could, would t... | Her arms numb and skin torn, exhaustion emanated off her. Barely able to stand, she finished the grueling race second to last. She felt the disdain and mockery from other species, her soft meat useless next to their spiny exoskeletons. Even those who possessed similar bodies had some skill in the events, whereas she fa... | "Ladies and gentlemen! Triploids and trans-asexuals! Welcome to the 2301st Milkyway Endurance Olympics!"
Mike could not understand what was happening. But he was sure of one thing: he did not want to be here. He was just a fat dude living in his mom's basement. He did not have a job, he did not have friends, he was go... | 2014-05-06T06:14:06 | 2014-05-06T05:48:35 | 57 | 32 |
[WP] all "walks into a bar" jokes happen in the same bar. you're the bartender. | Another clang is heard, as someone ONCE AGAIN walks into the bar, set low near the door. It's at a legal height, thought.
I know it's at a legal height. Because this is my bar. I've worked here for years. And I'm telling you, this place is haunted. And that bar? I've seen about ten people walk into it, this week so fa... | 'Oh for fucks sake, not again!' The elderly man behind the slick, wooden bar sighed in exhasperation. Another pair of twits has 'walked into the bar' again. That makes the fourth today and its only ten o'clock in morning! The bar is extraordinarily clean as the elderly man has spent many years tending to it with a wel... | 2016-09-18T17:17:38 | 2016-09-18T16:48:53 | 56 | 14 |
[WP] you open your umbrella as the sound of the many tiny droplets of rain hits the ground. You look at your friend who is looking very intently at the rain. "Something the matter?" "There's a pattern" "...what? "There's a pattern" | "There's a pattern."
I frowned. "Dude, what? Did you take something before we left?"
"No. Listen," he said, his stare not wavering from the falling sheets of rain.
I rolled my eyes but obliged. At first, the sound of the rain seemed random, just like normal. But the overall density of the rain did seem to be oscilla... | The few moments after Jay started staring up blankly into the grey sky felt like eternity, you would never forget those eyes, wide with an emotion that you somehow knew could not really be adequately described or understood even if you studied every single intricacy of human emotion for hundreds of years. It was horror... | 2021-11-22T09:26:44 | 2021-11-22T03:55:00 | 71 | 21 |
[WP] Write a conversation between a number of characters, one of whom is a liar. Make it hard to tell who the liar is. | The lights returned to normal as Raj gawked at the body on the floor, looking to the other people standing around it.
“Fess up,” he said. “Who killed Tom?”
Every shifted glances to their neighbors, the air thick with skepticism.
“It wasn’t me,” Mary said. “I hated the bastard but I wouldn’t have killed him, at least... | “I can feel the difference you know.” She tells me, placing her hand just below her rib cage. “Not right now, but at night when it gets real quiet. Just before I got sleep I can tell that the kidney you gave me is bigger than my own.”
The surgery had only been a week ago. She was still recovering. There were a lot of ... | 2015-04-10T08:14:58 | 2015-04-10T08:01:04 | 68 | 10 |
[WP] On the day you turn 18 everyone is given the first words that their soulmate will speak to them. When you receive yours it says simply "Welcome to Starbucks. Can I take your order?" | "Welcome to Starbucks, can I take your order?"
I've heard those words countless times, and each time they had left me wanting. Nearly every boyfriend had been a Starbucks worker, but they had never worked out. I was beginning to think it was a cruel joke.
I was a 27 year old lonely, single woman well on her way to cr... | Today is the day, my 18th birthday. The last day I have to go to school. No matter where we are in the school year when someone turns 18 they get their career card, they have one day to say goodbye to their school friends then it's off to the "real world". For me that was today, I roll out of bed after having slept thr... | 2014-12-18T00:56:11 | 2014-12-18T00:51:20 | 18 | 12 |
[WP] Once a name has been used it becomes unavailable until the person using it passes away. With over 7 billion people on earth people are starting to get... creative. | Sometimes it is just the luck of the draw. There's a guy in Germany who went the random route and got Adolfhilter, and now he's stuck with that. I went to school with a Mymomsacheatingbitch754 which really makes me question why you can't change your name later in life. It's just a stupid database, after all.
My pal Id... | When the name act had passed in 2036, my family, being rich and renowned were able to secure normal names with the help of billions upon billions of bribe money.
While the peasants of the world names their children random strings of letters and numbers, my name is Anastasia.
Since then we have kept the precious nam... | 2016-10-23T11:36:07 | 2016-10-23T11:33:39 | 51 | 29 |
[WP] Write a seemingly normal story, except for the last sentence, which makes the entire story creepy | I'm a single father of one beautiful girl. She's my whole world. As a single father I feel the need to over-compensate and I tend to spoil the girl. I often bring home toys and games for her and I to enjoy together.
I sometimes worry that I over-do it, but she loves the attention. One day, after work, we played a lon... | Hello darling, I haven't heard from you in a while. I know it's been radio silence between us, but I really had to ask-
Do you still think about me?
I've begun to reminice about you more. Remembering all those little things you did for me, the pictures we drew together. I've gotten back into listening to our favourit... | 2016-05-19T10:10:20 | 2016-05-19T09:39:43 | 408 | 33 |
[WP] A humble blacksmith finds Mjolnir. Being worthy he is able to pick it up but doesn't recognize what it is and uses it at his forge occasionally resulting in enchanted Armor and weapons. | "You want me to make what?"
"A fountain pen...and money is no objection".
"Lil missy, you do realise I am a blacksmith. I make armours and weapons, not some silly pens".
"I am well aware of that, Mr. Smith but I also know for a fact you have excellent skills in making everything from metals".
"Aye, indeed it is tr... | The man at the forge had long, thick, muscled arms that worked the steel through the hammer as if the hot, glowing metal were directly in his hands, those hands that never knew any other work. The hammer itself was quite the rarity- the man, Volundr, had found it years ago after a lightning storm that took place in the... | 2015-11-21T17:02:00 | 2015-11-21T10:58:54 | 85 | 35 |
[WP]Things on the mountain don't age. You built a cabin to live in with your family 300 years ago, and since then none of you have aged a day. You've even come to know many of the animals as they too are immortal, and have grown wise. One day you find an old buck, a friend, shot dead and left to rot
EDIT: I’m trying s... | The mountain was hallowed ground. A place where the slow hand of death could not claim those upon it. It was a sanctuary from life itself, a place where if one truly desired, they could spend an eternity. It was a place where one would never age a day from the very first in which they entered.
But it was only the slow... | I couldn't believe it was him at first- I didn't want to. But there was no denying that it was him. The same milky, blind eyes and coarse, patchy fur. He looked almost as if he were sleeping peacefully, his head resting gently on a pillow of moss, but the rotting entrails around his body stripped away this illusion. I ... | 2019-06-02T07:39:59 | 2019-06-02T07:23:21 | 1,386 | 38 |
[WP] In order to prevent man from chopping them down, trees evolve a rather unusual feature - WiFi. However, the network they are connected to is not the Internet as we know it. | (25 minutes later)
... "Thank you for calling Verizon customer support, this is Nacho. May I please have your name for our records?"
"Mike. You're the third person that I've told."
"Excuse me, sir?"
"Nothing."
"Ok. Mike?"
"Yes."
"What seems to be the issue today, Mike?"
"Well my router doesn't seem to be workin... | There was a twinge of guilt as I opened my laptop on the wet grass. A few spots of dew hit the screen from the motion and lit up on my log-in screen with a luminous rainbow of LED colors. The guilt was from missing yet another day of work for what I can only refer to as a wonderful affliction. A new sapling was just ge... | 2015-06-30T15:28:22 | 2015-06-30T15:15:57 | 159 | 35 |
[WP] Your mission is to write the worst opening to a YA novel ever. How badly can you make us cringe? | Raven Darknessmore awoke to the familiar pain of her dull existence and walked to the mirror. Her sullen orbs admired her dismal appearance. Her hair was black like night. Her face was pale like milk. Her moon-shaped scar hurt from the dreams she had last night. She knew one thing for certain: she could never love... | Once upon a time, a young girl and a young boy were deeply in love. They would always re-enact romantic scenes from films, ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, costumes and all. They would go everywhere together, *do* everything together... by everything, I mean *everything*, even going to... | 2022-08-19T15:35:49 | 2022-08-19T14:20:41 | 815 | 93 |
[WP] Every time in your life you've been in mortal danger, a small cat has appeared that casually yet miraculously leads you to safety. Now, as your plane plummets from the sky, spiraling towards the ground, the cat pops out of the overhead compartment. | The first time the cat visited me was a couple of weeks after Momma's funeral. Me and her hadn't even gotten along. Not well, at least. Not recently. And yet her death had somehow left me hollow and purposless. Just drifting along like dust.
The cabinet above the sink in my uncleaned bathroom was wide open, and I was ... | I couldn’t believe it.
“The cat!” I shouted, my voice pressed back into my throat falling short of everyone else. I struggled to free myself from flat palm of the G pushing me into the enveloping coach seat.
The overhead had gaped open, a mouth mirroring all of us in the horror we all felt. Inside, however, sat the... | 2019-01-05T06:25:54 | 2019-01-05T04:19:36 | 60 | 23 |
[WP] Every thousand years the gods have to each choose a mortal to replace them. You have been chosen, but not for the reasons you expected. | "But what if you don't have internet? I mean, it seems like the process kinda favors the richer countries."
*"It only seems that way. It comes in more forms than you know."*
"So, that's it? That's the criteria? The only criteria to become a GOD? You toss out great heroic deeds or a moralistic sense of purpose? Leader... | I looked down at my corpse, blood seeping from the gunshot wound on to the latest arms shipment report.
I looked back up at the well dressed man "so what you're saying is... You had me killed because you liked me?" That was certainly... Novel...
"Well," he said, looking sheepish "not exactly. Did anyone really like ... | 2014-07-28T09:33:03 | 2014-07-28T09:20:32 | 358 | 103 |
[WP] Your favourite fairy tale, but narrated by the movie trailer guy as an action movie. Start with 'In a world ...' instead of 'Once upon a time ...'.
examples of action movie trailers that start with 'In a world ...' : http://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/the-10-best-in-a-world-movie-trailers | In a world where no one is safe.
“Yes, 911, what is your emergency?”
One woman tries to survive.
“Oh god, they’re eating it. They’re monsters.”
She was a nice old woman in the woods.
“Ma’am, please. They’re eating what exactly?”
They were a boy and girl who would stop at nothing to tear her world apart.
“My ho... | In a world, where an evil sorceress takes the law into her own hands...
*Cut to father, begging for mercy and holding handfuls of plants*
One girl must bear the burden of her father's mistakes.
*Show beautiful girl looking out window through prison bars*.
But the Witch will soon realize that she's not the only one ... | 2015-04-16T08:46:35 | 2015-04-16T08:25:18 | 61 | 41 |
[WP] After a violent revolution, the government of a country is overthrown. You are assigned to guard the cell the former king/president/supreme leader is in before his public execution. He starts a conversation with you. | ''Where are my sons, where's my wife, where's my daughter?''
''Dead.''
He started crying. It was strange. The man had been the father of the fatherland, built up as one of the great men of history. Practically a god. And now I was watching him, crying. Hardly the man of resolve I had imagined. I felt no pity though.
... | "Here you go" I say, as I slide the food tray through the slit on his door.
"Hey, could you, uh-"
"No problem." I take out my flashlight and shine it through the opening, his cell doesn't have a window or even a lightbulb. This is one of the most inhumane prisons that I have ever worked at, made even more inhumane fo... | 2014-12-26T08:54:59 | 2014-12-26T08:39:27 | 22 | 10 |
[WP] Your Reddit username decides your profession. How is your first day at work?
If possible. Some usernames just don't work well in this situation.
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I'm an FBI agent now. Wooo!
You're all under arrest for conspiracy to commit treason.
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Dear God RIP my inbox | I ordered a shot of whiskey,
A slippery nipple and then
I downed six bottles of bud light
And two whiskey sours and gin.
My head is swimming round and round.
My heart is all aflame.
I wonder if my ex is awake I think I'll call him again.
Oh Fuck yeah this is my tune.
Get up!
Let's dance and shout!
This is my j... | *Code Orange. Code Orange. We need Doctor Bees in the operating room*
"Over 300 casualties and a few injured. What happened out there?!"
"Doctor, the comb was attacked by a hairy monstrosity. He tore the place apart and it took most of the workers to fend him off"
"Do we have any survivors?"
"Very few, we have ... | 2016-02-22T11:35:38 | 2016-02-22T11:31:29 | 74 | 30 |
[WP] Everyone is born with a natural tattoo of their spirit animal. Every person gets the traits and abilities of their respective animal. But when you were born your father, having a bear tattoo and your mother, bearing a dove tattoo, were horrified. Leviathan.
Edit. Wow thank you to everyone who submitted thie stori... | It wasn't abnormal to hide your birth mark. Some were just embarrassing. Of course most people didn't hide them, it was a point of pride. My father, for example, never wore a sleeve covering his right arm. He showed it with pride, he was the pale bear of the townstead, always there to help out, the sheriff of the peopl... | Of Mordecai, 5:9-17
**Thus Came The Serpent From The Waves**
^9 And the Dove lay thus, upon a stranger's bed. And from her eyes did stream tears of agony. For the birth had rendered itself difficult from its conception, the child come too soon, on a night two weeks removed from its rightful date. ^10 And so the Dove... | 2017-11-08T05:04:56 | 2017-11-08T04:45:53 | 8,969 | 195 |
[WP] "So you're saying that these "humans" have 30 colonies in their solar system?" "Yes, and increasing. They don't seem to have the need to colonize habitable planets, they just can colonize these dead planets and moons without a problem." | "Damn, do you even *know* what we had to do to get those colonies going?
"Mars was domes and world houses till we got the focusing mirror built in orbit. Then we had the trouble with getting the final lens into that paper thin atmosphere. It kept itself aloft after that, burning the CaCO3 to CaO and CO2. Then we jus... | This is my very first writing prompt. Any critiques and tips would be very much appreciated.
A meeting. In a dark and limitless void. A multicolored spotlight shines on a creature beyond your comprehension. A Booming Voice comes from the Beyond.
"I'm afraid it's terminal."
The creature vibrates in a movement tha... | 2017-12-07T14:10:39 | 2017-12-07T08:35:59 | 26 | 16 |
[WP]: Two characters with no common language are forced into an arranged marriage. Due to the language barrier, they have vastly different ideas of the nature of the situation. | (Hover over the marked text to read the spoilers/translations)
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After the ceremony, the vows at the altar, the exchange of rings, the kiss, and finally the dance, the newlyweds found themselves in a horse carriage on the way back to the castle. Brian’s father, who also happened to be the king, had arranged the whol... | The wind was strong today. Stronger than I have ever seen before. So strong that it uprooted the ancient oak tree and catapulted it into our windmill. I never thought I'd see either our sturdy oak tree or our strong mill fall. But, as branches and rocks lay scattered across the ground and the wooden blades were hanging... | 2017-05-27T11:22:59 | 2017-05-27T10:16:53 | 2,339 | 262 |
[WP] A "popular" girl falls in love with a "nerdy" boy, however he hates her and she spends all her time trying to impress him
EDIT: THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO WRITE SHORT STORIES BASED OFF MY PROMPT!! I HAVE YET TO READ ALL YOUR STORIES THOUGH, AS I'M BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND OTHER STUFF :D
I'm sorry if I hav... | Jess Brown was hands-down the most popular girl in year 11. She was lucky enough to possess the dangerous combination of good looks and great intelligence, causing those around her to almost naturally fall into place as her followers.
Despite being as blessed as she was, Jess was not an arrogant person. If anything, ... | Jonathan ran, his arms outstretched behind him, like the wings of a mighty bird of prey. He flew through the classroom leaping past desks and his classmates alike. He stopped at Billy's desk and karate chopped the papers and books onto the floor. Jonathan squealed in glee as he fled the scene at breakneck speed.
It... | 2016-05-29T11:33:33 | 2016-05-29T10:33:11 | 50 | 13 |
[WP] Every time you sneeze you find yourself in someone else's body. It's usually no real problem; you change back in 60 seconds. This time when you sneeze you find your tied up. In front of you is guys with guns. "Alright Franky, you got 30 seconds to explain why we shouldn't kill your ass" | I've had to improvise before. My condition lands me in dire straits more often than not - a CEO giving a presentation, a construction worker handling heavy machinery, a pilot landing a plane - things like that.
I've learned how to handle everything it throws at me, more or less.
It started when I was 10. My brother... | 3 angry dudes were in front of me, with who seemed the leader threatening me with a quite scary military knife.
**59:47**
*Okaaaaay, take a deep breath Sam. You have been through worse situations like when you possessed the superintendent the moment he was enjoying some quality BDSM time.*
**56:28**
"Hey motherfuck... | 2018-11-15T13:48:47 | 2018-11-15T13:27:12 | 353 | 59 |
[WP] "I WILL NOT LISTEN TO THIS ANY LONGER" "But Your Majesty, the prophe-" "You want me to send a GODDAMN TEENAGER TO FIGHT WHEN WE HAVE TRAINED SOLDIERS" | "I assure you, Your Majesty, that the prophecy is quite clear on the matter. '*For the threat of the Dark One shall loom over all until such time as the Chosen One shall step forth and end the dreadful threat forever. Ye shall know the Chosen One by the seven signs, and the seven feats, and the sev-*'"
"YES, Yes, than... | Because of your wit and knowledge, you've become a very wise and prosperous king. Your subjects are loyal to you and you provide benefits for your workers. The oracle in front of you now is one such worker. You cannot help but to think how you have housed her and fed her when no one was willing to pay for her services,... | 2022-10-28T16:04:02 | 2022-10-28T14:16:49 | 50 | 11 |
[WP] many young adults claim to have seen a tv show called "teletubbies" as kids, but there is no record of such a show existing.
Shamelessly stolen from vinny vinesauce | Leo sat on the train looking out the window. He loved traveling in train. There was something romantic about it, the quite noise, the careful ruffle and the whole world passing by. He was miles from home but it looked exactly like home. The sun was shining through the trees , blinding his eyes so he turned away from th... | "There was a whole controversy about them!" Linda said. "This televangelist thought that one of them was gay because he had a - that thing on his head was a triangle! And it was like a pink triangle, except he was purple. And he, uh, he carried a man-purse."
Jared looked at her from over his phone. "Okay, that sounds... | 2016-07-01T07:11:59 | 2016-07-01T06:36:56 | 401 | 88 |
[WP] You actually DO get a dollar for every time you hear someone say that. You recently lost your job and are now struggling to make ends meet. | "I love you, daddy."
The two blue eyes shone up at me in the darkness, reflecting the streetlight that filtered in through the cracked window. It had been some time since they had reflected the light overhead, ever since the power company had cut service four weeks before when I'd struggled to make payments.
Strug... | I open the heavy door.
I stare at this beautiful interior architecture.
I sink in the earthy colors of this building.
I notice the place is packed, this is perfect.
I walk with a little hop.
I stare a pretty girl, she looks back, I wink, she raises an eyebrow, cool.
I find the perfect spot.
I put my bag down, and remov... | 2016-12-07T18:57:08 | 2016-12-07T18:43:34 | 38 | 20 |
[WP] Write a horror story. Challenge: Everyone came prepared. | “Right this way...er..., sirs?” The mining manager said while we travelled down the mine shaft.
It was a new mine, and it was dark. Opened just two years ago to harvest the precious metals modern society needs to survive. We weren’t there for an inspection though, well, we were, but not for anything mining related.
W... | “Let’s begin.”
I close my eyes, and take a breath. Two minutes. In two minutes the knowledge I have gathered, the research I have done, it will al come to fruition. My Drugpa wisdom, which I have harnessed over the last twenty years. I have strengthened my mind, preparing it for this day. I take deep breaths, my mind ... | 2018-07-15T09:58:40 | 2018-07-15T05:17:35 | 29 | 20 |
[WP] A group of friends meet up with each other every hundred years. One is immortal, one is reincarnated into a new body every time they die, one is a time traveler, one is a robot, and one is Death.
If you can think of any other types of people, please add them. That's all I could think of.
And you don't have to i... | How a time traveler could be late was a mystery to me. I supposed that Edward did it out of habit, as he was never one to keep appointments. I should know; he'd skipped out on plenty with me. Regardless, he was late.
Derora was the first to arrive. As a vampire, she had turned up before dawn and had sequestered hersel... | There were always infinite changes whenever Andrew jumped. A hundred years was a short period of time, in the grand scheme of things; the Earth had come into its present form over millions of hundred-year intervals. But the grumbling lethargy with which the Earth moved was nothing compared to humanity's speed of develo... | 2017-04-22T22:42:30 | 2017-04-22T22:07:02 | 173 | 17 |
[WP] the Dark Lord had killed almost everyone, even the Hero. The final party member stood in the chamber alone. “I have killed everyone, you cannot capture me alone. Why are you still here?”. The final party member laughed maniacally with a devilish grin! “There's No One Here To Stop Me Now!!” | "I have killed everyone, you cannot capture me alone. Why are you still here?" the Dark Lord asked.
I can't see him, but he towers several feet above me as I feel the spirits leave the bodies of the fallen heroes. A familiarity begins coursing through my body. The heat rising within, ignoring my cold, tattered robes.... | “There’s no one here to stop me now!”
He grinned at me, again that oh so infuriating grin
Light started to gather in his hands, heat emits out of them, and then a blinding light engulfs me as he raised his hands, it felt warm, then hot then before I can scream of the heat,nothing... except his voice, calm, cold as d... | 2020-07-11T04:45:03 | 2020-07-11T03:52:06 | 23 | 17 |
[WP] A lone Spanish soldier lost in the deep jungles of South America stumbles upon the fountain of youth, but it's very different than anyone ever imagined. | I can't believe my luck, such a beautiful fountain. Here where I'd least expect it. I step in. Just to cool off from the heat. To clean up. I feel so wonderful! It's indescribable! My years have fallen aside and I'm young again. Really? Could this actually be happening? Wow! It's incredible! Amazing! I may just be abl... | "I can't believe it."
The lone soldier walked towards the ancient monument, not quite able to comprehend the site before hiss eyes.
In front of him was a large, empty, square but with a small fountain in the middle. With a ring of purple fire surrounding it.
Gabriel knew instantly what he was looking at, even if he ... | 2014-09-06T21:02:45 | 2014-09-06T20:19:25 | 58 | 35 |
[WP][Semi-Historical] In 1787, Ben Franklin snuck a joke into the U.S. Constitution/Bill of Rights that was never caught and never removed. Centuries later, it inadvertently plays a major part in a Supreme Court decision.
For any alt-history/parallel dimension fans around here. Inspired by [this TIL](http://www.reddit... | "Chief Justice, you can't be serious!"
"Our decision has been based in nothing but close and careful interpretation of the United States Constitution. I assure you, we do not act in folly."
"This is an outrage! Millions of Americans cannot change who they are simply because of a court decision! This violates everythi... | I'm in class, I'm no writer, and I can't think of a good plot, BUT I have the perfect premise: California obscenity law is put to the test in the mid 90s and the defending lawyer quotes a penis joke by Ben Franklin.
Someone please runaway with this. | 2014-01-06T18:22:09 | 2014-01-06T18:06:54 | 56 | 23 |
[WP] Everyone's always happy in your uncle's presence. As his favorite naphew, he invited you to go stargazing one night. "Well, it's been fun, but now it's time for me to go back. See you around kiddo." You thought he was joking, but you never saw him again. No one else seemed to remember him too. | "And that is Sagittarius," my uncle said while pointing up at the desert sky. "The center of this galaxy lies that way, with a giant black hole in the middle. Let your eyes adjust and you'll see the Milky Way."
I'd never been out to the desert before. Never really been anywhere far enough from the city lights to reall... | Life just went as usual after that, you went to school, played with friends did your homework. It was wired, someone who seemed like such a big part of your life just vanished but nothing seemed to change.
You yourself almost forgot about him untill a year later you need to get a tent for the boy scouts trip. You ask ... | 2021-11-22T10:07:05 | 2021-11-22T07:48:47 | 120 | 34 |
[WP] You live in a world where human beings can bend chemical elements. Your probability of being a particular kind of bender is proportional to an element's abundance in nature. The world is full of hydrogen and helium benders. The year is 1945, and you are the first uranium bender. | (I'm not good at this so any feedback would be appreciated)
The History of Elementals.
They used to call them witches and wizards. People who could bend matter to their will. The stories where fanciful. Midas who could turn anything to gold. Lords who hired people to turn lead to gold. People who could turn iron armo... | “What’s your name Mister?”
I sigh and look up at the kid sat shackled across the table from me. Always the same first question. Why can’t they ask a different question?
“I can’t tell you that I’m afraid” I reply hoarsely, my throat dry.
How long had we been in here before he had finally spoken? In a dark room like... | 2020-05-24T15:53:36 | 2020-05-24T15:48:18 | 23 | 16 |
[WP] Drunkenly, you accidentally pour vodka into your pet's water bowl. As a result, your pet breaks the number one rule: do not speak to your owner... Ever.
Did NOT expect this amount of replies. Thanks guys! It'll be an interesting read. | "*Fuuuuuck*, dude! We got some *kick* in the old H-to-the-2-to-the-O this morning! Mmm!"
Snuggles, my ten-year-old beagle, was stumbling around the kitchen, occasionally banging his snout into a cabinet. I rubbed my eyes and peered around the corner. Despite being house trained for nearly a decade, he was relieving hi... | "Cunt."
What?
"You heard me you fucking cunt. Where are my tasty Temptations?"
I couldn't believe it. Was it an acid flashback? Was I dreaming? Did I finally reach my drinking threshold? Boo couldn't have been talking to me. Nope. I ignored him and poured my delicious bowl of mult-grain Cheerios. Fridge. Mi... | 2016-08-02T16:31:44 | 2016-08-02T16:15:33 | 897 | 501 |
[WP] You are a respected supervillain that is more of a managerial type. You take good care of your minions and have an open door policy. One day a battered minion comes in your office. The heroes tortured your minion for information. You rarely go out into the field, but when you do heroes tremble. | “Boss!”
My head snapped up from the paperwork on my desk. Firestorm didn't just barge into my office without a damn important reason.
“What is it?”
“It's-Somethings happened. Vial is at Mercy General.”
I was out of my chair before she had finished her final syllable, striding to her.
“What happened?”
“She was a... | Everyone has an origin story. From the highest to the lowest, to those with no powers to near gods.
I was a short, malnourished, and plain small-time thief in a dying industrial town in a small East European country. I could dig through memories, but used it to find where marks hid money, phones and jewelry. No one t... | 2021-03-22T12:01:28 | 2021-03-22T09:30:23 | 32 | 24 |
[WP] At the age of 16 everyone gets teleported into a small room. In front of you is a table with all kinds of meals from apples to gourmet meats. Whatever you take a bite of will determine what superpower you'll get. You are the first Person to take a bite of the table itself | “hnnng” I groaned as I cracked my fingers stretching after a long day at the office.
The screens are just blinking... the lcd glow of my life
I think back to 20 years ago biting that table
At least it’s landed me a cushy income stream.
I clapped my hands and the spreadsheets and databases in front of me started mo... | The Arbiter was looked tired of our shit. Me and my friend, Melty still hadn't decided much to the annoyance of literally everyone else.
"C'mon guys, just pick one!" yelled Clarissa, shooting a blank at us with a finger gun. One more reason to hate licorice bullets, I suppose.
"Kids, there isn't a time limit here b... | 2020-03-19T12:37:45 | 2020-03-19T10:47:29 | 16 | 12 |
[WP] They killed his hound, and stolen his steed. The rogue knight returns from retirement to teach them a lesson. He was known as the man you call to kill the shadow itself, and he was known as John, the Wicked. | They killed his hound and stole his steed,
The rogue knight returns to punish the deed.
Whether Bogeyman or demon spawn,
Beware the wrath of Wicked John.
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I apologize if this isn't appropriate for a top level post, but it does tech... | John grimaced at the sudden purpose the frayed ends of the hound’s rope now served as he tightened the kerosine-soaked cloth to the end of a crossbow bolt. The nameless canine had chewed through the rope the day prior showing its master a feat of strength.
Whether it was motivated by a need of John’s approval or by ha... | 2018-09-05T06:16:17 | 2018-09-05T04:06:56 | 50 | 23 |
[WP] You can make a lie become truth, but only one lie at a time, once it is a lie again everyone involved will know immediately. You’re on your deathbed, holding one lie as truth for decades. You know hell will break loose once you die and the lie becomes a lie, and everybody will know. | In my youth, I used my power for good. For the most part, I tried to do as much good as I could, saying stuff like “No one ever goes to bed hungry.” Or “The government is not corrupt.” I was a secret hero, and the aftermath of the lies was usually better! In particular when I let the government one go, nearly the entir... | I think they would understand why I did it. The truth is terrifying at first, but ultimately has no immediate impact, and will not for some time. But it will still change everything. Except, it did not have to, at least, not yet, and that was the reason why I did it. Maybe I was selfish, maybe I just wanted to live ou... | 2022-11-18T07:26:10 | 2022-11-18T05:25:43 | 49 | 10 |
[WP] When turning 21, everyone develops a mutation, either physical (Claws, horns, wings) or mental (telekinesis, extreme intelligence, etc). You've just turned 21, and you're terrified of what you've gained (though others will be impressed).
Edit: Holy shit this blew up. I'm reading these and they're great! Thanks ev... | "Dude, this is incredible... I've never seen anything like it"
"It's not as good as you think, I don't even know how to fit it all in my pants. I mean, like, I guess I could put one on each side?"
"Yeah but imagine all the chicks you could get!"
"I don't know man..."
"Listen, how about you do an AMA on reddit to se... | Everyone knew this day would come, the day that would determine the rest of our lives. No one knew where the mutation came from, my parents always told me that it was just a path of life, that their parents had mutations and so did the generation before them. Today was the day, my 21st birthday, my grandmother had alwa... | 2015-03-04T03:47:16 | 2015-03-04T00:56:46 | 336 | 13 |
[WP] Cause of death appears to you as floating text over people's heads with no time indication. You start noticing a trend.
edit: thank you for all the truly great stories, and for taking this in directions I didn't expect. | It was a natural fit, ending up as an obstetrician. There was a satisfaction in seeing the beginning of someone's life, and then knowing the end. That was, until about 10 years ago. It was infrequent at first. METEOR, the first one said. Now almost all of them do.
The telescope in my living room was bought once... | I don't remember when I first started seeing them. I think it was after High School, but before college. They were kind of fuzzy at first, and I thought I just needed glasses.
One day I noticed that they were becoming clearer. There were words. Some were clearer than others. Then it happened.
I was walking down the s... | 2015-03-31T10:42:03 | 2015-03-31T10:05:02 | 30 | 15 |
[WP] The news were shocking. In one week, a gigantic meteor was going to hit the Earth and obliterate it. Chaos ensues. Anarchy breaks out. Governments fall. A week later, everyone braces as they see the meteor… miss the Earth, barely. Things get awkward. | I heard my Elvis disc playing as I woke up from a very, very horrible nap. My old man’s recliner was stiff, and was basically ruined. But, why was I awake?
I got out of the silly chair and stretched before tripping over a bunch of containers of alcohol. I looked at almost all the empty bottles of expensive brands and ... | The sound of the bolt racheting back was so satisfying. It was why she'd picked the outdated thing. The way that her target's face painted the arena floor was satisfying too. The way he screamed and fell to the ground still horrified her, still gave her those little shivers of guilt and adrenaline.
"Another victory fo... | 2022-06-15T10:55:34 | 2022-06-15T10:14:56 | 28 | 15 |
[WP] You are a necromancer's apprentice. One of your most important jobs is holding down the revived bodies in their first moments alive again, while they scream and beg to go back. | I have gotten used to the dead bodies. They always stay in one place. The ones on either side of dead move around far too much. Just today one of the revived gnawed through it's leg and tried to hobble off, into the city. The gatekeepers are ever vigilant, and brought it back.
The not yet dead are generally smarter in... | Dusting the ash off my coat with a “*sigh*, another one.”
The boss nags from behind, “Esteban! We’re losing moonlight! Get a new body on the slab asap while I gather mana for the next spell!”
Blood rushes to my head “Old man this is the 12th one tonight how about calling it quits and trying again another day! You kee... | 2022-04-11T09:49:42 | 2022-04-11T07:54:10 | 63 | 23 |
[WP] You have just used Pink hair dye without reading the fine print, "May cause Main Character Syndrome." Your day is becoming... interesting. |
###**Diagnostic Criteria for Protagonist Dysphoria with Manic Episodes**^1
DSM-IV Criteria for Protagonist Dysphoria
· Hallucinations prototypically of grandiose nature^2
· Schizotypal responses highlighted by delusional thinking^3
· Periodic states of mania often leading to injury or arrest^4
· Specific sympto... | *Main Character Syndrome* Jacques pondered. The day had been very hard to remember, as if entire chunks of the day were just... gone.
“Jac!” A voice distantly called out. “Jac!”
Suddenly, Jacques was jerked out of his trance-like state. “Jac! What the hell dude? You gonna play some dodgeball or what?” It was Christia... | 2017-12-09T09:07:22 | 2017-10-18T12:46:34 | 377 | 18 |
[WP] Due to an address mix-up, an elementary school class sends their Pen Pal letters to an elite unit of Space Marines. Today, the Space Marines are sending a response. | Dear Sarah,
I was quite pleased to receive your letter! I hope you don't mind, but I shared it with my colleagues. It isn't often that we get questions such as yours, and we have had a wonderful time discussing them. Below, you may find our answers.
1. My Name is Bill. My friends call me Billy-boy. It is a ironi... | Then the letter goes to the wrong address And ends up somewhere In western lustria to a skink .
Dear Warm Blood
I am dearly sorry for the extinction of your pet gerbil , Giggles . However I feel it was your fault since you had the chance to get a proper organism like a gecko or maybe a cold one .
Times have bee... | 2015-01-26T15:55:42 | 2015-01-26T14:45:55 | 20 | 11 |
[WP] You're a daycare worker, watching over toddlers, when the imminent end of the world is announced. It becomes increasingly clear none of the kids' parents are going to show up as the end inches nearer. | [Poem]
*(Cheery, upbeat, acoustic guitar backing. D major).*
Little Johnny dry your tears,
Don't you worry, don't you fear,
Teacher's here, right by your side,
Have no care to what's outside.
Little Sally, don't be scared-
See the flowers over there?
Painted brightly with a smile.
We'll be down here f... | I stared down at the seven kids currently standing before me. The closest, Susie Wilkins, tugged on my pant leg. “Miss Mika? When is mommy coming to get me?” She asked me, teardrops running in rivulets down her tearstained face. “I don’t know, hun.” I replied, lifting her up. Feeling my phone buzz in my pocket, I held ... | 2020-10-22T09:12:07 | 2020-10-22T08:37:49 | 313 | 123 |
[WP] So many people have become vampires that the government had to step in to protect the remaining humans. Every morning vampires receive a canister filled with a mysterious liquid that will sustain them for one day. While it has been confirmed to not be blood the truth is even more horrid. | Feel free to leave critique, I enjoyed writing this.
The government providing every vampire with a canister was honestly a stretch to begin with. Although, compared to the insanity that was happening out there it wasn’t like it could get worse.
Lo and behold they managed to do it. I mean, almost everyone thought t... | “Dude, I think I figured it out.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah, I was browsing the The old old video stuff, like YouTube and that-“
“Nerd.”
“Phillistine. Anyway I came across this video and this dude was taking apart this weird like juice presser thing that was made like turn of the century or some shit-“
“Do you want with or... | 2020-02-16T05:59:46 | 2020-02-16T03:27:51 | 54 | 12 |
[WP] Amidst a major revenue crisis, the US government institutes a nationwide "swear jar". As years go by, excessive use of expletives becomes a major status symbol and a hallmark of the upper class. | Roy and Jennie were enjoying a romantic dinner at the classiest joint in town. It was only their first date, but so far, they had really been hitting things off. Roy had been saving up all his money to use on the perfect girl, and tonight he had finally found her.
“How's your food, bitch?” Roy asked, trying to sound n... | The old thin man in the office chair had a sad look in his eyes. This was Charles' third time at the principal's office this week. *Being* the principal, he thought it wouldn't bother him so much. The school was, essentially, his to run, so long as the local school board found nothing too objectionable to his methods. ... | 2016-02-13T22:17:20 | 2016-02-13T17:35:24 | 384 | 62 |
[WP] The amount of things promoting Raid: Shadow Legends is starting to get suspicious. News anchors, Congressmen, random Live Leak videos and even terrorists are thanking them as a sponsor. The SCP Foundation decides to investigate this as a possible anomaly. | **SCP-62109**
**Object class** - Euclid
**Containment procedures** -Any instance of SPC-62109 must be recorded and removed from its location. This may involve speaking to video host platform, YouTube, as the videos on the site are the most common location of instances of The anomaly. Tape recordings of the anomaly, r... | Be there or be square he said, no one saw it coming when the squarespace attacked.
Then the global internet black out was ushered in by nordvpn.
While people were too distracted turning into squares or unable to polish their spears at midnight it finally happened.
Raid: Shadow Legends succeeded where no other scum... | 2020-01-30T15:00:46 | 2020-01-30T14:46:19 | 20 | 13 |
[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Hey Scott.
I guess I took everything you did for granted. It's been really hard without you here. Your daughter still asks when you're coming to pick her up and she always gets sad when I explain to her that you can't.
She really loves you and you were a good father. She started listening to one of the books ... | Name changes, for privacy reasons, but here goes.
My dear Maria,
I recall in vivid detail the conversations we once shared, about where our lives were headed, our hopes and fears, our dreams and nightmares. I never told you outright how much I love you, and that is the only thing in life I truly regret. I tried telli... | 2017-11-05T23:19:05 | 2017-11-05T21:31:39 | 58 | 19 |
[WP] We've all seen Zombies, Astroids, and Nukes. Write an apacolypse with an origin you havent seen talked about before. | Captain's Log, December 16th 2022, USS Alaska
Life probably originated in the deep ocean. Eventually, some molecule formed that had the miraculous property of self-replication, feeding on the energetic proton gradients in the porous limestone near hydrothermal vents. By the power of evolution, mutations that improved ... | Emily been counting on my left for as long as i can remember, heck shes the only way we keep tracking how long we have been here. In this purgatory covered in a darknes as black and as thick as tar
I was in my cubicle at work when it happened. I spotted a wall of darkness rushing towards us from the corner of my eye a... | 2022-12-08T00:10:50 | 2022-12-07T23:52:11 | 22 | 11 |
[WP] You are frantically driving back to your house. Your wife called you for she delivered, even though it has been just six months. You open the door and find your wife hugging a 1 foot egg. "I will explain everything honey, but could you warm our baby for a while, I am hungry AF." | "...how?" I ask softly, tilting my head as I look at the egg.
"I'll explain later, I-"
"No!" I cut her off, waving my hand, "How do I warm it? Er, him or her or...?"
"Grab the blanket from our bedroom and wrap them up." My wife wobbles slightly, before collapsing onto the couch. She heaves a heavy sigh, before forci... | My mind temporarily broke down. My wife was naked, sitting in the bathtub, frantically covering an giant black sphere in a towel. “I’m so sorry, Steven, I’m so sorry. I should’ve told you-“, She pleaded as I stared speechless at the giant ball. A faint layer of red goo coated the sphere, and I then realized that my wi... | 2022-08-22T14:13:07 | 2022-08-22T11:16:03 | 23 | 16 |
[WP] You can heal anyone from any injury or disease, by either taking the affliction on yourself, or passing it onto someone else. You've been using this gift for years, but no one has realized it. | When I was little, my father used me. He used me as a puppet, a dancing monkey for his congregation. I did have the powers- I was the "real deal" but I didn't understand them. Our pews would be filled with the sick, and though I didn't quite know what was happening, some part of me realized I wasn't really helping. A d... | Irritating, is what this power is.
I found out about it when my younger sister finally got chickenpox.
Grossly, I poked one of them and found it disappeared. I kept on doing this, and every spot removed, perfectly smooth skin underneath a sore that disappeared.
"Mummy, look! I'm a doctor!" I announced proudly, po... | 2016-02-03T10:50:24 | 2016-02-03T10:31:22 | 15 | 11 |
[WP] After a Pyrrhic battle defending their homeworld, the defenders detect another fleet. It's the Humans, and they're sending in the hospital and engineering fleets. | Of over 1000 ships that stood by in defence of Acvia, less then 200 returned. Most bore significant battle damage, leaking atmosphere into the void of space. Some were barely held together, others had lost most of their crew. It was a sobering sight.
The Acvians were joyful, but even that rang hollow. With so many sh... | "\~Report unknown fleet, this is Kithlam Homeworld actual, identify yourself or we will fire our Surface to Space Guns upon you.\~"
Hierarch Chevalus sweated quietly within his command bunker as the unknown fleet barreled ever closer to Kithlam; for Seven Turnings of the Three Moons, Kithlam itself had been under sieg... | 2021-01-30T11:31:38 | 2021-01-30T11:08:37 | 329 | 124 |
[WP] You are an ancient Egyptian pharaoh trying to enjoy the afterlife, but all of your stuff keeps disappearing as tomb raiders steal the physical objects. Finally having had enough, you decide it's time to go back to Earth and get some cursing in. | I was very much content with my afterlife. During my burial, my concubine made sure that my worldly possessions were entombed with me.
A beautiful ornate chess set with its pieces made of smooth ivory. My bow, carved out of a solid Birch branch, with my name "Thutmenhat" engraved in gold, together with a quiver of ar... | I love sleep so much. You have no idea, it is where I am truly at my bliss. But every time some fucking asshole breaks into my tomb, I wake up from whatever delightful dream I am having. At first was fine with letting it go. We have a saying in the afterlife, "Mortals will be mortals."
But this has been going on for ... | 2022-11-03T20:48:13 | 2022-11-03T19:38:12 | 30 | 18 |
[WP] Some government or pharmaceutical company designed a disease with the capacity to infect 99.99% of the population. Those infected have to pay monthly fees for medication to suppress it or they will die. You are being sued because you are immune. | Sorry for mistakes and bad sequence, first time writing anything here and the reason why I did this was because the legal aspect of this story really bothered me because I am a law student (given I am not really versed in the common law system since I study in a codified law country), anyways I hope you enjoy this and ... | BZZZZ. I jumped as I went to grab the phone from the glass table before it made too much of a ruckus. I glanced at the screen only to see that it was another text from my lawyer.
"Where are you?" the message read, and I slid it back into my pocket so that it wouldn't make so much noise in case it vibrated again.
I... | 2017-04-25T13:03:25 | 2017-04-25T12:33:27 | 22 | 16 |
[WP] The first mate mutinied against the captain's tyranny. But it turned out that the first mate sucked, so the second mate mutinied against him. The second mate is a terrible leader too, and the third mate promises the crew he'll be better. As the fourth mate, this trend is starting to worry you. | They say culture starts at the top, but why does the top never spare any thought for the bottom?
The mutinies started two months ago. The first time, everyone was able to forgive. It made sense. We were becalmed, adrift amid the Sunless Sea where the world is madness and disaster and the sirens can’t sing in tune. A s... | How many captains could a crew go through in a month? If you asked me that question a month ago, I would have told you one at most, but somehow, we have gone through ten in the past four weeks. TEN BLOODY CAPTAINS! Forced each captain to walk the plank and meet their grim fate at Davy Jones’ locker. I give it three mor... | 2021-11-30T21:29:53 | 2021-11-30T20:30:29 | 131 | 73 |
[WP] Sure a man armed to the teeth in armour strong enough to deflect bullets is plenty scary, but an all but fully naked man in the exact same situation with the exact same level of confidence is absolutely terrifying | "People don't understand," Mesomorph said, to the interviewer. The well-toned, muscular man's manner was relaxed, calm, and professional. Almost as though he didn't realize he was wearing only a domino-style mask, and a red speedo with a stylized white 'M' on it. "What I wear isn't about about *spectacle.* It's about r... | He was naked, dangly bits swaying gently in the breeze as he held an average-sized broad sword in hand and lifted it with great gusto. He was also striding quite implacably across the beach full of anti-tank caltrops and men in helmets as he blew into the instrument at his side. The gun had gone quiet when he had jumpe... | 2022-04-20T13:56:40 | 2022-04-20T13:32:15 | 38 | 20 |
[WP]The pagan gods watch with amusement as humanity still remember them by naming their mightiest vessels after them, long after they stopped worshiping them. When war against aliens break out, the old gods subtly aid the humans, not wanting the last homage to them to be taken lightly. | Slightly different take. First time don't be to rough please looking for constructive criticism. Thanks, I hope you like.
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Zeus was tired.
He felt old, he had been growing old for three thousand years. He could feel himself fading. The others had already fallen into a slumber. Poseidon, his brother had heav... | (This actually fits into my worldbuilding project yaaay!)
An stood up from his throne and the whisperings in the hall stopped in that very moment.
"Brothers! Sisters! We have stood vigil over our mortal kind longer than we care admit. But this time we must intervene - he raised a finger - albeit subtly..."
He co... | 2019-01-31T22:37:33 | 2019-01-31T21:21:27 | 225 | 25 |
[WP] You're a side character in a story. By chance you become aware of this fact and you try everything to be more relevant to the story, even going as far as to intefere in the protagonist's life. | “Ah, hello there, detective - or should I call you an author now?”
“Hah! Good morning. Thank you for agreeing to see me.”
“Oh no, not at all. I looked through the manuscript. It’s excellent stuff, I must say. I think it’s going to go well with our readers.”
“Well, it’s all based on facts; they’re jolly well going to... | Catherine and I had won the science fair yesterday, and earlier today she
told me that NASA had contacted her, asking her to join the team designing
the Mars base. Now it’s not like she’s not nice, but it was our shared project,
so I couldn’t help to ask: “Why not me?” and the only real answer I could
come up with ... | 2019-01-06T09:02:40 | 2019-01-06T08:39:52 | 173 | 67 |
[WP] You meet a genie that grants one wish. You wish to go back in time and change your biggest mistake. You get taken back to the time right before you made your wish. | I looked at the genie before me with full conviction through weary eyes. If I only had one wish, I'd use it for a second chance.
"Take me back in time to my biggest mistake, so I can have a second chance at living my life," I told the wispy being hovering before me. He was soft, like a cloud, yet somehow rugged at the... | "You have one wish. Consider it carefully. Speak when you've chosen."
I frowned. Wealth? Immortality? Youth? Love? Susie? I haven't seen her since New Year's. We left things in such a bad way, it's no wonder she tried so hard to avoid me. Okay, *I* left things in a bad way. Shouldn't have spent so much time around... | 2016-09-25T07:03:59 | 2016-09-25T06:46:22 | 425 | 136 |
[WP] You are an older raid boss who once took many players to defeat. After multiple expansions higher level players are able to defeat you by themselves. You decide to do something about it. | "The Vault of Thunder is empty?" DaNk15 questioned, surprised by the news.
"Yeah, DJhunt was taking some recruits on their first raid run. Thought he'd make it easy for them and start there. But the place was empty. No adds, no loot, no locked doors, and no boss." LLC00LJ4Y explained, waving his arms about as he relay... | It had been a perfectly regular day for Asroc the Defiler. His gig was a simple one: wait at the bottom of the Chamber of Challenges and kill anyone that came in. "Post-game boss," the Dark Lord had said. "Undefeatable, that's how they designed you." Asroc had slaughtered thousands upon thousands of users since his imp... | 2017-10-10T08:12:43 | 2017-10-10T07:14:39 | 28 | 15 |
[WP] The last person on earth throws a birthday party.
Go ahead and stretch the limits. Doesn't matter whose party or if everyone else is dead or moved away...
I kind of want to see a coocoo for coco puffs character. | "Hey Katherine. Fancy seeing you here" he said, embracing yet another empty segment of air. "You don't seem drunk enough. Have a beer!" He went to the fridge, grabbed a Sammy A's, and threw it into the wall behind his special pocket of air.
Such is the life of Gregory. Last man alive, but he doesn't want to die. | The day has finally arrived...
or at least I think it is "the day"?
...
Sure, why not? Today must be my birthday. I distinctively remember the cold. I remember the blinding light and my exposed nakedness. This feeling of frailty and fear as my wet body shakes is all too familiar. Soon my parents will hold me in their a... | 2013-12-27T07:48:08 | 2013-12-27T07:24:25 | 25 | 14 |
[WP] Humanity is the idiot savant of the galaxy. We're terrible at almost everything compared to every other race, but we surpass them in spades in one thing.
**DO NOT CHOOSE WARFARE**
It's a boring and overdone answer.
This is inspired by the book Year Zero, where humanity is laughably incompetent in most of our cu... | :Mode Comm 22222000202000200:
-Observational Log
-Scout: Amarath Kra
-TimeDate: XXXX.X.XXXX.X.X.
The letters came through, and so followed the voice. Amarath's words moved from one end of the universe to the other. The pause in communication was only that of a half-second--information shooting past light through mi... | "Look at these foolish mortals, dancing and singing." said Altarion, sipping his glass of wine with disapproval in his auburn eyes.
"Ha, if you would even call that dancing," said the creature next to him, brushing her silky white fur, "They are smashing their bodies into each other under the influence of drugs and t... | 2014-07-16T12:55:19 | 2014-07-16T11:11:14 | 29 | 13 |
[WP]You work in a jewelry store. One antique diamond ring sits there, slowly tarnishing. You ask the owner the story of the ring. | "This ain't an easy job kid."
Joe was sorting the bills, counting them out like he did every night with slow patience. I sat on the old stool, spinning round now the store was closed for the night. I didn't like to leave the old man alone when he locked up and the few extra minutes, they didn't hurt.
“I know.”
“I’m ... | It was during his first month working at the store that Nathan saw the ring, tucked away in a box behind the cash register.
It was an intricate thing, multiple jewels winking at him. A layer of dust and dirt dimmed its luster ever so slightly. He was reaching for it, when the hoarse voice of Oliver, the store owner, s... | 2016-11-20T08:15:25 | 2016-11-20T07:30:59 | 42 | 14 |
[WP] In the style of Dr. Seuss explain a major event in human history. | One day, two buildings stood tall
two buildings stood proud and tall, side by side.
two buildings that stood so wonderfully tall, with nowhere to hide
they stood together with pride,with thousands of people inside.
One day two wonderfully tall buildings watched the September sun.
As inside the two buildings was ... | The rain fell hard as if God himself had spat,
with a pitter and a pat
Noah pulled an idea out of his hat
"A boat! An ark! How about that!
I'll need some, wood, glue and electrically safe mat,
And then I'll bring my friends Mr. and Mrs. Cat, Rat, and Bat."
| 2014-08-09T20:53:32 | 2014-08-09T19:25:57 | 46 | 12 |
[WP] You live in a city full of people with powers (telekinesis, electro kinesis, sensors, etc) and everyone is ranked according to how powerful they but they can kill someone of higher rank and obtain their rank. You are rank #1 but no one knows what your power is
Edit: Thank you all so much for submitting your stori... | \#21904. That used to be my name, three days ago, and now I'm, well, #1.
No one in the city knows how it happened. The Top 30, the ruling cabal, have absolutely no idea. I still haven't figured it out, either.
All I remember is walking into a meeting where #1 was giving a speech- for the first time, since I'd finall... | Pacing back and forth in front of me, David paused, one foot half-hovering over the blood-stained carpet. "Tell me, Kat, what happened?"
The body was sprawled out before us on the black tile floor of the penthouse. Streams of slimy, congealed blood wove intricate rivers in the cracks between the slate pieces, and tiny... | 2014-12-18T14:20:18 | 2014-12-18T13:32:26 | 171 | 16 |
[WP] "Come to me! Face your fear mortal!" "I fear NOTHING!" "Then I will show you true nothingness!" A few moments pass and the warrior before you is a crumpled mess. Your turn. "Come to me! Face your fear mortal!" | Demons are always the worst ones to face.
It's not that they're particularly strong. Dragons and Gods have them beat by a mile, and fighting a giant sucks when your biggest sword is the equivalent to a sewing needle to them. Hell, even elementals have the whole 'nigh unkillable' thing going on. But demons are definite... | "No" I reply simply with a blank face and a calm tone before turning back and walking away.
"Is that allowed?" hear someone whisper in the crowd/line waiting for their turn.
A force pulled me back, I felt the very fabric of reality drag me back toward the Eldritch God that invaded our planet and destroyed most of our... | 2022-12-19T00:45:50 | 2022-12-19T00:24:00 | 108 | 68 |
[WP] Write a comedic story but in the last line, change it into a horror story | He loved the writing props thread. It was something that allowed him to be creative despite a pretty dull existence.
One day, he saw a prompt he really liked and so he told a humorous story of a man who so enjoyed making people smile he would, on some days, dress as a clown in the city center, and on others, visit ch... | I'm kind of bored and not sure what to write so forgive me if this sucks.
It was a long trip. Always was, the drive from our dorm out to the lake. Usually took upwards of 7 hours but we didn't mind. We'd spend most of the drive singing along to the latest pop shit on the radio or riling up Dan with some bullshit cons... | 2013-10-24T22:16:10 | 2013-10-24T20:37:06 | 24 | 12 |
[WP] Time travel exists, and a new form of capital punishment is introduced: Transporting the convict back to the worst, practically unsurvivable, places in human history to find yourself in. You are such a convict, and just got sent back. You will do anything to try and survive. | I landed in a quaint town, next to a smoky mountain.
Of course, there was no point running. I had watched documentaries on this procedure on the Aliens Channel, and they always picked times with fast travel and events with a large span of effect or controlled by a homicidal maniac who is guaranteed to murder you.
I l... | I suppose I deserved it really, but why give me the choice? How could anyone make that kind of choice?
Gallipoli or the Somme. Two of the worst battles in history. Bloodbaths of the highest degree.
"WELP, if I'm gonna choose, I'll take Gallipoli, at least it will be sunny." I said to the executor, and he turned to p... | 2015-01-24T14:05:11 | 2015-01-24T13:01:21 | 194 | 11 |
[WP] “LOVE IS IN THE AIR, I REPEAT, LOVE IS IN THE AIR! SEEK THE NEAREST RESPIRATOR OR SAFE ZONE AND DO NOT GO OUTSIDE UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HELP ANYONE SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS! | It started off small. They first experimented on a small town in the middle of nowhere. No one knows where. We only know that the results were extremely promising. The crime rate, which was the reason that town had been picked in the first place, had cratered. The experiment was a resounding success. It was hailed as a... | "A little dose of oxytocin huh bud?" my uncle said before shedding his skin and flexing his very visible muscles.
Gaunty, old ladies ran past like a string of ducklings and I heard the sirens blasting all around before taking my government-issued emergency shot of testosterone. My uncle got down on all four and cursed... | 2022-04-20T17:04:36 | 2022-04-20T16:30:34 | 67 | 24 |
[WP] You receive a government text warning saying “EMERGENCY - LOCK ALL DOORS AND STAY INSIDE. DO NOT PANIC”. You hear your SO at the locked front door, who’s just come back from the supermarket. They beg to be let inside but you’re unsure. Something doesn’t feel right. | A sharp knock at the door startled Eric. The sudden jump caused him to drop the phone from his hand.
"Babe? I lost my key." Vanessa's voice came through the door. Eric stared at the phone embedded in the lush, grey carpet. It landed face up with the emergency message taking up the entire screen.
"LOCK ALL DOORS AND S... | For the first time since specifically choosing the dark mottled glass that we fit into the front door, I regret it. We pondered over everything in the house for so long I thought we would never make any decisions, but it was the one thing we both agreed on instantly. One of the few joyous moments I can remember from th... | 2019-01-12T06:59:31 | 2019-01-12T06:51:06 | 165 | 25 |
[WP] The most difficult part of being a Supervillian? Find love, not because other people won't like you, but because the stupid Superheros will swoop in and "rescue" your date every time, but this time you have a plan, and it's going to work. | This is it! The Plan Bs to end all Plan Bs! This was absolutely fool-proof! I've tried concocting love potions; I've tried psychology tricks; I've tried going on blind dates with horrible people, even more horrible than I am; but all of those attempts were trashed! The common denominator? That little cocky brat coming ... | I used to be a super villain, but facing off against hero’s wasn’t something indirectly did. With my power I did best with quiet operations. I can manipulate my own body. I usually use this for changing my appearance, but I can manipulate my muscles for combat. However, recently I haven’t been doing that as much. Recen... | 2019-02-23T07:17:19 | 2019-02-23T07:15:35 | 43 | 25 |
[WP] Write an over-the-top background story for an early video game that didn't have a narritive. Ex. Pong, Asteriods, Pacman | What has my life come to? Once upon a time I had had a home, a wife, a career. Now look at me, I've hit rock bottom, backstabbing, deceitful and shady.
Running the streets all night, addicted to pills, haunted by the ghosts of my past. Always looking for my next score, never resting. I try to fight my way out of this ... | "This is it, you all know me so I'll keep this brief. We have all suffered greatly, so many lives lost. I tell you it ends today. I have watched you, guided you through your training. It has been tough but here we stand. United against our enemy. We have been pushed back into the depths of space time and time again, bu... | 2016-02-19T07:03:56 | 2016-02-19T05:31:22 | 54 | 15 |
[WP] "No person shall be executed without their last meal made to their liking." The prisoners know this and make insane requests. You, as the chef for death row, somehow procure the otherworldly ingredients for their meals. | Number 338462. Bank robber who took hostages and killed them. Said it was an accident. Asked for unicorn flank steak sprinkled with pixie dust served with roasted mandragora. Not mandrake, he wanted the real stuff that could kill its cultivator. Death by electric chair 15 years ago.
Number 448927. Serial killer who ha... | [Poem]
Eric crossed the world 12 times
To space twas only 3
Went to the ocean bottom twice
Many wonders would he see
A wing of bat, a claw of dove
A rock from outer space
A half a pound of dino meat
With toenails he will lace
He mixed it up with salmon broth
And 30 pounds of veal
He made the stew and gave i... | 2020-02-19T08:32:16 | 2020-02-19T08:31:34 | 429 | 85 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | The setting for the battle was a bleak one: a playground, cold and abandoned. Save for two warriors, not a soul was visible in the area.
One of these warriors was truly a fearsome creature, by looks. Abraham was formerly a well-mannered man of little consequence, but upon discovering his new god and devoting himself ... | I stalked ahead, fully aware of the traits of the devastating weapons loaded in my sack and pockets. I tried to recall the symbols I’d need to create any number of permutations. My opponent stared me down and began to chant. I huff at her, with her clumsily thick blue robes and childish conical hat. I’ve trained my bod... | 2018-10-16T00:05:09 | 2018-10-15T22:07:03 | 48 | 26 |
[WP] Write the letter that you always wanted to, but never did.
Most of the writing prompts I see on here are for fictional stories, but this is only one small corner of the larger art of writing. In this prompt, I'd like you to consider writing something a little more personal, and in a form that you might not have o... | Hey Matt,
I know you're hurting. I know you're struggling. You tell yourself you can do it, you're going to change the world, you're going to do this and that and you end up doing it. You know telling yourself that its hard and painful isn't going to help so you tell yourself its easy and that you can do it. I get i... | Dear Jesus - Your birthday is coming up. YAY! 2015 has been great to me. I finally realized this year that you're not real. Who am I actually addressing this letter to then? Oh well. Thanks for taking up all of my teens and 20s with indoctrinated lies that kept me from many experiences that in retrospect I would have p... | 2015-12-05T15:02:39 | 2015-12-05T14:47:35 | 31 | 22 |
[WP] "Welcome. You're dead. Congrats. Door to Heaven's on the left. Door to Hell is on the right. Go ahead and pick, but just know that the decision is final." The figure sitting at the desk spoke, stifling a yawn and not looking up from their book. | "Welcome. You're dead. Congrats. Door to Heaven's on the left. Door to Hell is on the right. Go ahead and pick, but just know that the decision is final."
"I'm Dead?"
"Yes."
"And you give me a choice between heaven or hell."
"Yes."
"Is this a trap?"
"No."
One hotel lobby. Two elevators. Two doors. Two Options. T... | “But...which do I choose...?” I asked, not realizing that this is what I would find on the other side.
“Either. That’s why I gave you the option when you got here.” Said the figure at the desk, pearly annoyed that’s I hadn’t already chosen.
I stood for a moment. *It should be obvious, shouldn’t it?* However, no one ... | 2019-10-03T17:03:46 | 2019-10-03T16:20:11 | 111 | 11 |
[WP] You are a superhero, no one knows about your alter ego. Not even your spouse. You return home tired and disappointed one day after failing to capture your archnemises. You enter your bedroom to find your spouse struggling to get out of the costume of your archnemises. | Well, shit.
Shit shit shit.
Shit.
I knew my wife was a judge, of course.
But how could I have missed it that she was The Judge, righter of wrongs, my archnemesis?
Judge, jury, and executioner, with only one sentence.
Death.
I probably should've figured out, though. They both wore that stupid RBG collar. How coul... | "That was you the WHOLE TIME?!" You yelled exhausted and confused. You didnt know what to think. How could you even let this happen.
"What? Nooooo. Definitely not me." The other quickly chimed in. He didn't want anyone to figure out who he really was. And this would only ruin their marriage.
"Then what the fuck did I... | 2020-10-30T12:35:43 | 2020-10-30T12:14:23 | 23 | 13 |
[WP] When people turn 18, they gain the power to summon 1 random thing in the world to their hand, as Thor does to Mjolnir. Summoned people are considered soulmates, and objects as important parts of one's life. When you summon yours, it takes some time, but people are horrified when it arrives... | The summoning of one's true calling was always meant to be a decision to bind where you would go with life. A doctor may bring a syringe, a police officer a badge, and if your lucky you may pull in a gemstone for wealth. When I called for my object I got none of these.
The large stone slab one stood on to receive his ... |
Mother and Father stood nearby, looking expectantly at me as I took my place in the center of the rooming facing the great grandfather clock that command the attention of everyone.
Along the edges of the room waited the rest of our family and friends, all in attendance with me as the hour of my birth; 11:59pm, 18... | 2019-09-18T08:31:42 | 2019-09-18T08:16:27 | 79 | 57 |
[WP] Foreshadow the character's death so subtly that I still don't see it coming even though I requested it. | I'm going to die today.
The doctor is giving me a run down of what will happen when we pull the plug. It will be painless, he says. Despite his reassurance, I can't help but be afraid. I glance over to my wife, my one true happiness in life, and begin to tear up. I can't handle the fact that I will never see her agai... | “Daddy, I can’t sleep.”
My daughter’s voice cuts through the fog of sleep that had just started to descend. I reopen my eyes, trying to readjust them to the dim light of the cabin. I look over at my baby girl, and she’s looking over at me. I smile. “Alright, just give daddy a minute.” I twist around for a moment, work... | 2015-06-03T08:22:01 | 2015-06-03T07:29:26 | 2,420 | 12 |
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