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[WP] You’re in the mafia and the boss has ordered you to kill your girlfriend to show your loyalty. You look around the room and see the pictures only to find out you’re dating the mafia boss’s daughter. | My heart froze in place, my veins turned to ice; I couldn't believe the order I was just given.
"B-but, boss," I stammered, "you want me to kill my girlfriend?! Your daughter?! Why? How could you!"
The patriarch of my family, Hirayama Makoto, had a reputation for giving such bizarre tests of loyalty. Those closest to... | "Ey c'mon. I gotta tawk to ye. Bring ya gun."
Nothing good ever happens after any time the boss says this. I wordlessly follow, picking up my Thompson as I exited with the boss to the main hall of our building. I resisted the urge to gulp down the lump in my throat. Show no weakness with the boss.
We walk across th... | 2020-07-02T12:02:21 | 2020-07-02T11:49:11 | 19 | 12 |
[WP] One morning everyone in the world wakes up in their 18-year old body, memories intact. Society tries to continue as normal despite the change, but a world full of energetic adolescents certainly has its quirks. | I looked over at my sister- nine years younger than me, and yet somehow the same age all of a sudden. Her head was in her hands, the air of defeat around her almost visible.
Next to her a tall, handsome boy slept peacefully on his back.
I heard her heave a deep sigh, and looked over as she ran her hands over her t... | "This definitively proves God, Roger. You can't deny it."
Stern eyes stared back at Lucilla, a mote less for the apparent youth now gazing back at her, a youthful head of curly brown hair coronating above his ears. "It does not. It proves we do not understand something about the universe, Luc. I intend to find the me... | 2020-11-02T10:49:46 | 2020-11-02T10:09:12 | 105 | 13 |
[WP] A sniper and a photographer meet in a bar, neither aware of the other's occupation. They talk about 'how to take the perfect shot'. | "The perfect shot," Shawn said, "leaves people breathless."
"Yes. I agree. There's something so beautiful about it," Ray replied.
They were at the bar, seated on barstools, whiskey sours in front of them. Shawn was the taller of the two and was dressed in a black tee and black jeans. Ray was more casual, he wore brig... | "The most important thing is to frame the shot perfectly" Jacob stated enthusiastically
"Yeah, I can agree with that in a sense, but staging and planning it is more important else the entire shot can be a bust" I said with a bit less enthusiasm than Jacob.
"I somewhat agree but everyone got their own way of doing it ... | 2020-11-05T05:53:26 | 2020-11-05T05:28:42 | 420 | 39 |
[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. | Elizabeth
I never really knew you, but I'll never forget you. I see your face every time I'm alone in my car, and it always brings me to tears. I want you to know that I tried so hard to save you. I tried everything I could. I'm sorry your parents had to see what we did to you. I'm sorry they had to see the tubes stic... | 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... | 2017-11-06T02:41:21 | 2017-11-05T21:31:39 | 27 | 19 |
[WP] There's an urban legend that's been circulating for years about a taxi cab that doesn't take you where you want to go, but where you need to go. One night you step into this cab.
I realize "night" might be a little too constricting so feel free to break the prompt and write about the day if your story requires it... | In today's world, calling for a taxi seemed stupid. With Uber and Lyft, you always had one available at the reach of your finger tips... assuming that your phone wasn't dead.
That was Mike's case tonight. After going out with a couple of work friends, and having one.. OK two too many, he decided to call it a night. H... | Long have I heard about this cab. They said that it will take you to wherever you need to be, so that destiny will play its part. Ever since I was young, I was plagued with many disturbing visions that cause me unspeakable nightmare, it was so real that I couldn't know what was dream and what is real. Because of it, I ... | 2016-08-29T06:35:42 | 2016-08-29T00:09:38 | 28 | 21 |
[WP] When we finally meet aliens they are very scared and apologetic, they kept mentioning an asteroid a couple million years ago for some reason... | **PHOENIX SUMMIT** *Official meeting notes*
Note - *See Ellen Gould for full attendance figures and roll call*
(Michael Y. Renham, notes)
1. Delegates from **USA**, **Japan**, **Great Britain**, Italy, France, **Russia**, Mexico, **China**, Bulgaria, Germany, Chad, and Brazil are seated. Additional delegates are lin... | Grigs pulled himself out of his bunk for another day on his galactic patrol mission. He tried his best to put himself in a positive mindset for his day but found it difficult when they all are the same. Grigs and his crew had been sweeping the milky way for what felt like eons to him and every day they scanned more p... | 2016-09-23T21:05:58 | 2016-09-23T20:30:05 | 235 | 51 |
[WP] Your witchcraft professor gave everyone in your class a seemingly impossible task: create your very own spell. When you nervously turned your assignment in, a look of horror spread across professor's face as they read it. You had no idea why. | "Professor? You wanted to see me?"
The professor seemed to have calmed down since the student first turned in their assignment. The look of terror had gradually subsided as the class went on, though there was still a note of wariness in the professor's eyes. The professor nodded.
"Is it about the spell?" the student ... | I got it online, the spell, a sequence of logographic runes that looked complicated enough, with a few logograms I recognized as conjunctions, so there were at least a few clauses, but not so complicated that my professor would suspect I'd stolen it. From my stolen peeks at other student's scrolls, it was of similar le... | 2021-04-02T00:45:54 | 2021-04-01T19:01:18 | 176 | 132 |
[WP] A little girl is terrified of the monster under her bed, but what she doesn't know is that the monster under her bed protects her from the true monsters - her parents. You are that monster.
Thanks for the huge amount of responses! Loving most all of them, thank you! Sorry it was a bit simplistic though. | It's a little different, being the good guy, when all you get is flack for scaring a few kids here and there. I mean sure, it's weird that I live under a bed, under a kid's bed no less, but a gal needs a home just like everyone else. Scaring those kids was an accident anyway. I don't like living under kids that are ... | "It's scary though"
"Don't worry. If you don't believe in monsters they die"
I seethe, sharply drawing my breath as her father turns to leave. I shift as familiar weight settles upon my back. I can feel the sharpness of the words, digging into me. Gradually she begins to drift away. From downstairs I can hear the b... | 2014-05-14T14:09:03 | 2014-05-14T13:08:42 | 26 | 17 |
[WP] When humanity went extinct another life-form rose to dominance on Earth. But it was not one anyone would have expected. Instead of chimpanzees, dolphins, dogs or even birds Earth is now dominated by sentient trees. | They breathed with us. They drank with us. The same air, the same water. We survived. They didn't. Green covers the planet, birds sing their songs, bees make their honey, and the wind spreads the dandelions. The skies are bluer than ever, and the smell of artificial poisons are no more. The pain they caused allowed us ... | They said that the future was suppose to be bright and silver, a world where people would know peace. Flying cars, no wars, people living deep into their 100's. A world without borders, a time of space exploration, a time where humanity will reach its potential and then surpass it in spades.
Thats what the elders said... | 2022-08-27T07:31:55 | 2022-08-27T06:16:04 | 91 | 60 |
[WP] Write the most elaborate, over-dramatic, and exciting story you can think of that all just turns out to be a set-up for a pun so horrible I'll want to punch you
It actually doesn't have to be dramatic or exciting or anything similar, just make sure it's elaborate so the final pun delivery is a gut-wrenching blow | The surgery was happening tomorrow. I fell into the correct blood group and can help these people. The doctors said it was a miracle they found me but im just glad to be helping out.
The doctor has arrived but he looks concerned. I ask him whats wrong but he turns away. His voice is low and shaking "we made a mistake... | My friends ask me why I did it, and while I had no straight forward answer to give them, I always tell them "If I don't do it, who will? Who will pave the path ahead of us if not me? Someone has to take the risk and go where no one has gone before."
I did it! I've finally done it.
Three days I've spent without food, ... | 2015-01-13T10:55:59 | 2015-01-13T09:52:04 | 89 | 21 |
[WP] "I can't believe it! You played us like a fiddle!" "Oh please. Fiddles are actually hard to play. I played you like the kazoos you are." | "The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried."
It's an important concept, but it hides an even more important point within it.
It is possible (and, in fact, both common and easy) to have made as many mistakes as any grandmaster, and still be an incompetent fool. Willingness to fail is one part ... | The hostage was bound and gagged in the back of the prisoner transport. Two armored escorts rode in the front, each armed to the gills with various accoutrements of killing.
With each turn, each slow stop and acceleration, the hostage took note. He knew the city like the back of his hand, after all, despite having sp... | 2022-09-12T20:49:50 | 2022-09-12T19:37:56 | 304 | 102 |
[WP] The entire Star Wars series, all 7 movies, are released as one book, written by Dr. Seuss. | One war, two war
Red war, blue war
I see rebels
I see ravels
Rebels rabble, rebels ravel
Spaceships striking
Striking, liking
Do you see rebel spaceships striking?
A base, a vase, a hidden case
The rebels have a hidden base
The rebels have a noble case
They win within their noble base
Now say th... | **Episode 1**
The jedi master Qui Gon Jin
And his student Obi Wan
were caught up in a dastardly trap
but when sprung, they were gone!
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They snuck onto a ship
and went down to Naboo
Where they met Jar Jar Binks,
Queen Padme, and even Artoo!
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"to the desert planet Tattoine,"
did Qui Gon Jin then call... | 2016-05-16T07:23:54 | 2016-05-16T06:29:01 | 799 | 71 |
[WP]The world has decided to designate various selfsustaining cities as "time capsule"-like zones where no contact is to be made in any form. These zones are to be isolated completely for anywhere between 25-100 years. It's been 100 years and the restrictions have finally been lifted from your city. | Kansas City, Missouri, USA was an ideal city to represent the American Midwestern Region in The Global Preservation. Many factors went into deciding to lock ourselves away for 30 years. Kansas City has its own culture, and is still true to the ideals of middle-America. Its growing arts and academia, combined with the g... | It's drizzling. I take a whiff of the city air. I can smell the freshness that comes with the artificial rain, mixed with the enticing odours of street food. There's stands all over, selling not only edibles but a variety of party gear. Tonight, everyone is out on the streets, celebrating.
I look up at the dome. The f... | 2015-11-04T17:02:58 | 2015-11-04T14:49:54 | 44 | 26 |
[WP] Since my dad went mute I started learning sign language secretly to surprise him. When I was somewhat fluent with it, I realized that his blessings at the dinner table actually meant "Threatened with death if talk, please go to police". | I dropped my fork when I understood his words.
My father paused, making eye contact with me.
My mother and little brother didn't notice it. They proceeded to eat like usual.
I hadn't told anyone that I was studying sign language. It was supposed to be a surprise. I only had a week of practice, though. Maybe it was... | Emily waited until she and her father were alone. Then, she messaged him in sign language: "Dad, do you want me to call the police?"
Daniel stared at his daughter in shock and then began frantically signing to his daughter as his hands shook: "Emily, you need to contact the police. Your mom is completely fucking batsh... | 2022-07-21T09:34:34 | 2022-07-21T09:34:00 | 1,529 | 146 |
[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... | First word PHYSIO was fairly easy to see. Perhaps a Greek name he wondered as the word THE appeared below it.
"Oh wow" he thought, its going to be a superhero like 'Conan the destroyer'.
"Please be magician.... please be Physio the magician" he said under his breath, as the last word appeared. 'RAPIST'.
"Rapist..... r... | A low rumble, cut short, indicated that my brother had arrived. Wesson got TAXI on his 18th - large and bold across his shoulders - not glamourous, but they never were. The words seemed to be the subtle nudges of fate, but even destiny is open to interpretation. He could have become a taxi driver, like so many others, ... | 2017-03-16T03:20:58 | 2017-03-15T23:14:08 | 427 | 98 |
[WP] A Starbucks Batista has given you Double Chocolaty Chip Crème Frappuccino with soy instead of a Caffè Vanilla Light Frappuccino with no fat milk. Make this as tragic, heart-wrenching and miserable as possible. | "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GARBAGE!?"
He threw the cup across the ring.
"Getting fired from the WWE isn't enough Batista wants to go ahead and make crappy coffee too!"
The crowd roared as The Rock swayed around the center.
"Cafe vanilla! DO I LOOK LIKE A HIPSTER TO YOU , BATISTA?"
Batista sadly lowers his head, starin... | "How fucking hard is it!" I screamed at her face and slammed the cup down on the table. The knot in my stomach tightened, it had been a long since I accidentally drank a DCCCFw/S but I still remembered the consequences. Vividly!
In my rage I wanted to scream more, but as I opened my mouth the contents of my knotted st... | 2015-01-15T06:47:14 | 2015-01-15T04:24:30 | 1,156 | 94 |
[WP] Write a suicide note in a Dr. Suess like fashion. | I will not do it on a train
I will not do it on a plane
I will not do it in a house
I will not use a single mouse
I will not dangle from a cord
I will not shift a single board
I will not puddle on the floor
I will not seal a single door
I will not leave a single note
I will not hint in things I wrote
I will n... | I can not take this, no way man;
I can not take this, not a fan
of days so doomy filled with spite;
of days so gloomy; no respite
I loved the days spent with you all
I loved the days before my fall;
please don't be down or start to cry
for now I'm free, my turn to fly!
| 2015-01-17T11:47:28 | 2015-01-17T09:43:08 | 42 | 13 |
[WP] Humanity has finally achieved FTL travel. They can now explore the universe and find other alien species, sapient or otherwise. To the consternation of Man, it turns out they’re all crabs. As a matter of fact, the interstellar community is quite disturbed we are not crabs. | *This post has been translated from Crustaceanese to English.*
"What the hell happened to its claws?", the Crab President inquired to his foremost interstellar species expert as he gazed upon the giant screen displaying a human male.
"They don't seem to have them, sir. I believe what they have instead are referred t... | Captain Hawthorne and his four crew members followed the Kilitonian (blue, short crab) through the various halls of the Galactic Capitol. He had to crouch a little bit, but not too much. He felt the eyes of the other species on them as they passed.
A Mynian (yellow, slender crab) shied away as they passed its store. A... | 2021-08-05T06:43:16 | 2021-08-05T06:05:05 | 1,041 | 211 |
[WP] The castle is stormed and ruffians run about through the halls. The young prince hides in the kitchen, but is found. Now all that stands between him and his would be assassins is the castle cook. She twirls a steak knife in her hand and squares off against the invaders. | The voice was sharp. “What in Hel’s name are you doing in MY KITCHEN?”
The scullions knew that tone and scrambled away from the cook before moving away from the lightly armored men who had chased the Prince of the Realm through the servants’ door. It had already been a day of trying to not have that voice turned towar... | Changed it a bit, hope you dont mind.
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“Im gonna die! Oh my god. Please dont let them kill me.”
She didnt even listen to him, she was doing a dance, sort of. She did it couple of times now. He did not know how that would be of any help.
“Why are you dancing! Are you crazy?!”
“Go stand in that c... | 2021-01-08T06:16:23 | 2021-01-08T04:28:42 | 327 | 47 |
[WP] Due to a rare brain condition you've spent your entire life hallucinating the presence of a six foot tall penguin. You're on a date one day when you're asked "So what's the deal with the penguin?" | “I’m sorry what?”
“What's the deal with the penguin?"
Shock, painted across his face.
"You see him too?!"
Nodding her head impetuously.
Suspicious of the girl, he stares at her through narrow slits.
"Wait...Did you talk to my sister? Audrey told you about him."
"Never met your sister, we just met yesterday remem... | "So what's the deal with the penguin?" she asked me.
I blinked, unsure of what to say at first. *You're the first one who ever noticed him* came to my mind first, but I dismissed that at once. No good ever came of mentioning him at all.
When I told my older brother that the penguin was the one biting the corners off ... | 2017-12-07T12:37:55 | 2017-12-07T11:54:53 | 210 | 95 |
[WP] Now that he has 8 years executive experience, Obama can apply for the job he REALLY wants | "There's nothing strange about this at all. Do you know that George Washington became the best damn whiskey maker in Virginia after his term ended?"
".. no?"
"Damn right, he did. Produced tens of thousands of barrels a year and sold the good stuff at two bits a gallon. Made a lot more people happy than his stint at ... | In the centre of a spacious room sat Obama, looking relaxed and rather enthusiastic. Opposite him was a man sat at a desk that, coated in a sheen of sweat and a mad twitch beginning to develop in his left eye, minutes away from breaking into hysterical laughter; the kind reserved for lunatics and evil scientists.
And ... | 2016-02-23T01:06:19 | 2016-02-22T23:45:58 | 423 | 112 |
[WP] Your final wish to the Djinn is to meet the girl who will be your perfect soulmate. Just then you hear an ear piercing scream... your best friend/roommate just turned into a girl.
She (he?) still has all the memories of her (his?) previous life; but others might not.
Also consider what the other wishes might hav... | Decided to keep the same WP but with a twist
I could hear his screams echo through the house.
"Whelp that's all from me then, bye" The Djinn shrugged his shoulders before vanishing into dust. Running to Jake's room I opened the door only to see him fondling his new breasts in shock.
"Why do I have breasts? Where di... | "So you're telling me that you wished to meet the girl who'll be your perfect soulmate."
"Yeah."
"And then I turned into a girl."
"...Yeah."
"Well, let's not jump to conclusions. It's perfectly possible that this is just a coincidence, and that I just happened to spontaneously become a girl at the same time you mad... | 2014-08-19T11:27:56 | 2014-08-19T11:05:19 | 59 | 21 |
[WP] The legendary hero that we summoned to save the realm was not what we expected. He was gruff, not handsome. He direct in his speech, not elegant. He also came with "Navy Seal Training," which we think is some sort of swordplay and a "Medal of Honor," which must be some sort of crown. | The wizard Galmus’ incantation was over and the blue hues faded from the walls of the stony tower. The form of a man appeared and stepped through the arcane mists. What kind of hero would he be? Many imagined a tall and dashing young man with chestnut wavy hair and sun kissed freckles. Nothing could have prepared the s... | “What is this?” The King shouted. “What kind of mockery do you intend to make of my Royal Guard?”
The strange man was obviously disheveled and terrified to find himself in this new world. “As a Navy Seal of the United States Government, I demand you to return me immediately!”
“United States!” The King shouted even ... | 2020-11-10T17:57:02 | 2020-11-10T16:24:48 | 89 | 40 |
[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... | Dear E,
I love you. Not the cheesy love I felt in high school, and not the way I love the woman I think I'm going to marry, but you hold a place in my heart that no one else can.
We were destructive. We weren't good for each other. You were emotionally abusive, and I was amazed a pretty girl would give me the time o... | Hey cous,
It's been what 2 years now? Almost 3? Ahaha. I hope you're happy where ever you ended up. I miss you and the family misses you. I wish you could see how big the kids have gotten. Not to brag or anything but I'm the favorite uncle, ahaha. Though... I don't think I could top how much love and genuine affection... | 2015-12-05T16:37:50 | 2015-12-05T13:45:57 | 94 | 15 |
[WP] A religion is proven true but not the one you expect how do people react? | And we'll be back with more news on the finding of flight 370 right after this short commercial break. Wait what's that?
Ladies and gentlemen we have some breaking news here that is nothing short of extraordinary. Nicolas Cage has just revealed that he actually is god.
Eyewitness reports state that Cage was raising m... | OK, I'll try this writing prompt thing out over my lunch break. If I'm doing this wrong let me know.
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The announcement came exactly a week ago. I'm still not sure how to react, like everyone else in my life. I'm a little jealous of my Dad's commitment to his old God. He called me up late last night to exchange th... | 2014-03-19T11:14:23 | 2014-03-19T10:43:22 | 21 | 10 |
[WP] You are an immortal serial killer. You were caught and sentenced to life in prison. The prison is starting to get suspicious of why you won't age. | Thirty years have gone by in this prison since my last murder. I've had three cellmates in my time. Each one died within a month of moving in. I had nothing to do with any of the deaths. Regardless, I was now a curse in the eyes of the general prison population.
Now, they kept me by myself.
Jacob, the prison guard in... | The newspapers had written about her. Killing for her had been as simple as walking past a man and filling his nostrils with her flowery perfume. Her thick red hair was as if the blood of her victims had stained her soul, putting a permanent mark on her long, murderous past.
But now she was here, in this cell. She nev... | 2016-10-15T09:27:27 | 2016-10-15T09:06:23 | 73 | 35 |
[WP] Every person has a button they can press at night that deposits a large sum of money to their bank account. However, the first person to press it each night is horrifically killed. | A button’s press, that’s all it takes,
to end her shivers and cure her aches.
With button’s press could freedom lie,
with button’s press two may die.
The clock is ticking, a new day draws near,
Has someone else overcame their fear?
Will we be rich, or will we die?
It can’t get worse, I have to try.
| *Fucking son of a bitch.*
The moist *crunch, crunch, smack, crunch* of Sylvester’s lips as he bulled his way through a second bowl of Marshmallow Mateys made Maribelle want to bash him in the mouth. Within the brief darkness that the blink of her eyes brought, she saw red— red pouring out of those clammy lips that yaw... | 2016-07-16T19:59:53 | 2016-07-16T19:03:53 | 27 | 18 |
[WP] All of the "#1 Dad" mugs in the world change to show the actual ranking of Dads suddenly. | James was not a great man.
Great men walked up to the world and bent it to its will. Great men looked at challenge and laughed.
James did his 9-5, came home, and sat down. He typically would stand back up a few times, to use the toilet or get a beer, but no more than a few.
His son had stopped asking him to play w... | She didn't understand this change in her father. She was accustomed to him focusing more on his work than on her. Frankly, she couldn't remember the last time he picked her up from school at all and now he had shown everyday this week. And to top it off, there he was, sitting in the front row of her play.
You see, Car... | 2017-06-11T09:29:45 | 2017-06-11T08:30:57 | 159 | 113 |
[WP] A dyslexic child accidentally sends his Christmas letter to Satan. Satan is touched by this gesture and decides to write back. | Dear Peter,
I'm sorry to say that I'm not the person you likely wanted to send your letter to. But don't fear, child, for I will bring you the gifts you asked for, so long as you promise not to tell your parents about this mistake.
Now, just so I remember, you asked for an Iron Man action figure, a puppy, and a for y... | Dear Timothy.
I've gotten the list of things you've asked for.
I assure you I am very capable of bringing your dog back. Just as well, I can stop the teasing and jeering of your elder sister.
I was informed as to what a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" is, and I believe I can acquire that as well.
However, I'm not cert... | 2018-10-28T13:50:03 | 2018-10-28T10:08:58 | 30 | 10 |
[WP] You applied for a job at google, everything goes well and only one interview remains: They'd just like an explanation for your search history. | "My search history?!"
"Yes Mr. Thorman. It's part of our interview process at this stage. Standard question, really."
"Oh. Standard. Completely normal."
"Yes."
"So, anyone can just, pop that question on me? That's normal, is that what you're telling me?"
"Mr. Thorman, it's a standard question for our *int... | “So Mr. Anderson, thanks for your patience. My name is Smith and I’m in charge of security around here."
“Nice to meet you”, Thomas said while Mr. Smith sat down at the other side of the table. Thomas only wondered briefly about Mr. Smith’s sunglasses and his very, very black suit.
“As you know this is your final int... | 2016-06-03T06:33:25 | 2016-06-03T04:54:11 | 79 | 43 |
[WP] When space colonies became a practical reality, the rich and powerful left Earth in droves, leaving the rest of humanity behind on a broken world. A few centuries later, Earth has, through much effort, been restored to its former glory. Now the colonists want to return. | BE 355: The first colony on Mars was established.
BE 289: The entirety of Mars was colonized.
BE 264: The first Mass Exodus happened. With its richest populace leaving for Mars, come all the wealth and material they amassed. Earth face a starvation problem that affect 5.6 out of its remaining 8 billions population. M... | It was a simple thing really, they had to get tested for diseases and immunities to ensure they could actually return to Earth. All having passed they were welcomed into the processing center where awaited their personal "immunization feasts". Fine meals prepared with all the specifics they needed to fix and adapt th... | 2022-01-06T04:12:13 | 2022-01-05T22:39:26 | 60 | 33 |
[WP] Moving into your new house, you find a note left by the previous owner: “Today, all of your neighbors will stop by throughout the day and offer you a lemon meringue pie. They will heavily insist that you eat it. Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT THE PIE.” As you set down the note, the doorbell rings. | They left the note on the dining room table beside a set of spare keys.
I read it once, turned it over to the other side, then tossed it in the kitchen trash. Some bullshit, scaring future owners that way.
The first knock came at a quarter of 3, soft and shy like they weren't really sure they were supposed to be kno... | It was a nice house, on a nice quiet street. Had got it fairly cheap since the backyard was somewhat smaller than average, but I didn't mind much. I'm not a garden person at the best of times. Just a nice house, with a ground floor, a decent basement, a recently redecorated kitchen, and other great things. So when I se... | 2020-06-11T05:00:00 | 2020-06-11T04:36:09 | 551 | 79 |
[WP] Write about a famous historical event as if it was played out as a DnD session | DM: "Alright Jesus, you've just been executed by the Romans, Roll a death save."
Jesus: \*rolls\* "Natural 20."
DM: "Alright you wake up with 1 hp, what do you do?"
Jesus: "Alright I'm gonna play possum"
DM: "Roll a deception check"
Jesus: \*rolls\* Ok that's another 20, plus my charisma modifier which is \+5 so 2... | "Okay, guys, so you take a long rest. You get all your spell slots and hit points back. Was anyone taking watch?"
Didymos shrugs. "I mean. We're in a garden in the middle of Jerusalem. Who's going to attack us in the middle of a city? I think we're good -- besides, we're pretty high level, right? What's the worst that... | 2018-05-29T09:31:25 | 2018-05-29T08:36:31 | 210 | 46 |
[WP] Hi! I'm the main character! Or so you would have me be. I want you to know that no matter what you write, I refuse to be the main character in your little game and will avoid any instance where you try to put me into a situation that does so.
Edit: Once again, a huge thank you to everyone so far who's written a s... | Cotton loves television. He’s fixed himself a pizza and is getting ready for a binge watching session of his favorite show, *Prickly Pete*. Cotton picks up the remote and turns on the TV.
“Nope. Not doing it. I don’t want to be in your story.” Cotton puts down the remote.
The smell of smoke fills the apartment.... | Marshall was leaving the bank when he heard the first gun shot. It had come from inside! He reached for his concealed weapon and tried tri tr
threw it on the ground. Marshall want wan WANTS A SODA STOP MAKING HIM A HERO HE
He heard a woman scream and *knew* he should go inside to stop the crimina
Marshal shot his ... | 2016-02-11T11:28:43 | 2016-02-11T09:05:58 | 106 | 22 |
[WP] The year is 1910. Adolf Hitler, a struggling artist, has fought off dozens of assasination attemps by well meaning time travelers, but this one is different. This traveller doesn't want to kill Hitler, he wants to teach him to paint. He pulls off his hood to reveal the frizzy afro of Bob Ross. | There he sat, twirling his personal, stylized mustache. It was avant garde, just like he wanted to be. The man, as he was so, just wanted a place in this world for his art. He continues to stare at the easel, thinking.
After a while he felt a firm, calming hand on his shoulder. He sighed, hanging his head wearily. "A... | The man outside knocked on the door hard. He paused for a minute, still as a statue, then knocked once again. The rain fell outside in a steady rhythm, and by this time the man’s shoes had become damp. A minute passed, then another. The man crouched under the awning and pulled his bag to safety. It had begun to leak an... | 2017-02-16T17:14:05 | 2017-02-16T16:48:00 | 2,660 | 179 |
[WP] Write a Lovecraftian horror story where YOU, writing the story, are the incomprehensible cosmic horror tormenting the protagonists.
EDIT: Wow, so many different ideas already! You guys would be excellent at destroying worlds! | Forever I sleep
Here in the bleak,
Watching their world tick by
Their Lives are so shallow,
They revered themselves hallowed.
Yet Oh so afraid to Die.
But whats this, whats this!
They call from above.
Testing the waters below
Their heavenly Plane
so full of pain
begs to be purified
They look for me... | I write to you... Reader... Savage... One of those who think themselves ruler of this decrepit rock. The rock of which was thought ruled by those you call 'The Elder Things'. The rock of which was thought ruled by those you call "The Outer Gods". The rock of which was thought ruled by he you call "Cthulhu"...
Like all... | 2016-06-21T09:29:43 | 2016-06-21T09:27:45 | 59 | 26 |
[WP] After years of having what you thought to be a slow computer, you suddenly get a popup:'installation complete'. | Anthony clicked on the button labeled 'launch program' anticipation flooding him to his very core. What could it be? Something experimental perhaps? Whatever it was, he realised his life may never be the same.
After five minutes of excitement, coupled with a tinge of fear, the program opened up.
"Welcome to Interne... | The old think of junk on my desk dinged in the middle of the night. Really? A ding? What ever.
I got up out of bed to see on the screen "download complete". Great, so not only is it slow but it is randomly downloading stuff to now. Miight as well see what it downloaded.
I click "run" on the program and a window appe... | 2017-10-14T08:34:37 | 2017-10-14T07:59:35 | 354 | 13 |
[WP] You take a DNA test on your 21st birthday to determine your heritage. Your family tree results come back and show that you have 20 direct descendants...and an 89 year old son.
[deleted] | "Hello, Bureau of DNA Testing. How may I direct your call?"
"Yeah, my results came back, and I am pretty sure they are wrong."
"Please hold while I transfer you."
-shitty hold music-
"Hello, customer service department. Can I get your name and the 15 digit test ID at the top left of your results form?"
"John Smi... | "I-What?!" My voice echoes through the room
"Hahaha... This reaction seems to be default one for you Father" the old man in front of me chuckles, amused seeing my expression. He then continues bemused "I remember the exact same face you made years ago when hearing this"
"Okay, years ago? For a joke this is going too ... | 2020-11-18T01:45:42 | 2020-11-18T01:35:29 | 287 | 152 |
[WP] You die and find yourself in hell, where apparently everyone spends time to negate their sins before they go to heaven. The guy in front of you, who cheated on his wife, gets 145 years. Feeling like you led a fairly average and peaceful life, you’re not worried. You get 186,292 years. | ----------------------------------------------
186,292 YEARS?
How could this be? I never even harmed a fly. Okay, well - maybe a few of those. You know what I mean.
**"....But why?**", I asked struck by pure horror and disbelief.
The hell warden looked right into my eyes and cracked a diabolic smile:
"Do you e... | How could this be? I had, to my knowledge, never done anything evil. Maybe this will sound crazy, but I had never done anything serious to harm anyone else. A consequence of that lifestyle choice was that I mostly kept to myself. It wasn't that I was some altruist, it was more that I was selfish in an unconventional wa... | 2018-09-26T07:41:09 | 2018-09-26T07:19:26 | 1,768 | 474 |
[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... | Dear diary, 12th October 2932.
They awoke the wicked. he who kills like he breathes.... if he did.
back in the 2500's, cybernetic wars led to the creation of the knights, and the legend says he's one of them.
Legend also says he wiped an entire battleship with a single pen, and his left thumb.
Word says he has no e... | 2018-09-05T06:16:17 | 2018-09-05T06:10:01 | 50 | 13 |
[WP] At the age of twelve you started randomly seeing a green line and a red line appear on the ground. You always followed the green line and have lived a successful and happy life. Ten years later you are on top of the world, but bored. Time to see where the red line leads. | We were at Walmart...Dad told me I could pick anything up for my birthday present, thats about the first time I noticed it, there it was.... On the floor a distinct green line and on the opposite side a red line, this one was a little less brighter, it had a very bleak bright to it.
I followed the green line to see w... | I was finally there, at the top of the world. Around me I could see all of my journey highlighted in green, culminating in this moment. After soaking it all in and feeling quite pleased with myself for awhile, boredom slowly crept in.
I started glancing at the red line and wondering its destination. I resolved to foll... | 2017-08-23T08:58:51 | 2017-08-23T06:39:05 | 100 | 15 |
[WP]"This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood? | "I know of a game," said the man, finally speaking up after a long pause. Death's glare shifted, as if his bony face cocked an eyebrow. The man crossed his arms, collecting himself for the explanation. The only way to win this game was to make sure the other party lost first, after all.
"Well?" Death questioned, gro... | Death wasn't at all what Johnathan had pictured him to be. slicked-back hair and well fit suit reminded him a lot more of a Wall Street trader rather than the immortal reaper of souls. As he spied the somewhat overweight man in front of him, his mind worked to formulate a plan.
"Any game?" Johnathan asked, to ensure... | 2018-03-07T07:43:55 | 2018-03-07T07:43:27 | 251 | 39 |
[WP] “How many people would have been better off had I not been born?” The genie snaps and a few numbers appear in the air and form 7,592. “Okay, how many people would benefit from my existence?” With the flip of a wrist the numbers spin to a whopping 137 trillion. “Okay.... how?” | We spoke for hours. I complained that he was being vague with his responses, he claimed I couldnt know too much.
I still dont know what he meant, or how one person could possibly have such an impact. Me, a semi employed, struggling writer and artist, positively impacting trillions. Not possible.
During the conversa... | The genie took his time to answer.
“I can only give you partial answers, and you have a limited amount of questions. Choose your words carefully.”
The teenager paused, thinking. His eyes were looking in the direction of the genie, who was hovering a mere inch above the ground. But he wasn't seeing him. He had alrea... | 2018-08-15T05:06:03 | 2018-08-15T01:58:00 | 374 | 43 |
[WP] You are a supervillain. Your nemesis calls you to say, "This is embarrassing, but I really need a date to my friend's wedding because my ex is going to be there. Would you go with me?" | "Wow... this *is* embarrassing... take some pictures for me?"
"DON'T MESS WITH ME! Seriously, no joke, my ex is an absolute monster... I can't be seen alone with her around?"
"OH MAN THIS IS RICH! Did your ex run off with a tall, hot guy? Were you not good in bed?"
"Geez, have some respect! I'd hang up *right now*, ... | ‘Bwahahaha!!! I’m going to make this a wedding no is EVER going to forget!!Muwahahaha!!—that laugh was better—Gregory! Remind me to use ‘Muwahahaha’ in all further expository speeches…..Where were we? Oh, you were begging me to help you, its adorable. Of course, I wouldn’t miss this for the world.
‘This ex, any disli... | 2022-10-06T16:48:24 | 2022-10-06T16:34:26 | 158 | 83 |
[WP] Write a story from the perspective of a hero, but make the reader hate them in the end, or vice-versa.
This prompt has been done before, but I thought with the new influx of people on the subreddit it might be fun to do it again.
So just write a story, either with a hero who is revealed to be a villain or a vill... | I still remember the time when we first opened the lab. Back when we had hope, when success was still possible. You should have seen it. A bunch of young, nerdy and enthusiastic scientists in a room filled with the latest and greatest equipment; we were about as happy as a kid in a sweet store.
That was forty years ag... | "I wanted to thank you all for your messages of love and compassion. Your thoughtful cards, and the flowers you see before you. I know Mark would have been touched by how many of you are here for him today, and for that I am truly moved.
There were so many things that I wanted to say to Mark before he left. I know no... | 2013-08-17T14:36:53 | 2013-08-17T13:50:07 | 16 | 12 |
[WP] A man who has been dating a girl since elementary school goes to her father for her hand in marriage. The father says no. Tell us why and break our hearts. | "No".
*Wait, what?* "... No?"
"No. No way."
I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Alison meant the world to me, and I thought that her father had accepted me as part of the family long ago.
"May I ask why not? I mean, it can't be our age and--"
"It's not your age, son." Mr Jamison looked down at his large ha... | "No."
I blinked once. Something had to be wrong. That couldn't have been what had just been said. Some jumbled neurological process had to be occurring in the muddled zest that I called my brain. Yeah that was it. I was so happy that the answer I knew that I should be hearing came across as the one, deep down, that I ... | 2014-01-19T14:44:06 | 2014-01-19T14:42:00 | 164 | 17 |
[WP] You are a successful artist who has a condition where you randomly black out. When you wake up, you see that you have created beautiful masterpeices that you don't remember painting. Lately, all of your paintings have been more and more disturbing. | It began with a still life painting of a dimly lit kitchen. There was a set of knives laid neatly on the surface alongside a length of worn rope. The details on the rope were exquisite, more than I usually put into my works. I didn't remember painting it, but the paint on my hands and brushes was proof enough that the ... | Eloquent and endearing, each stroke carried a vibrancy of colorful congruence. Her mind’s eye had already visualized it, but seeing the brilliance gradually materializing on the canvas was something else entirely.
Like a stiff coryphée on a private stage of white ice, the brush swayed and pirouetted, leaving trails ... | 2017-04-16T07:22:37 | 2017-04-16T06:34:53 | 3,571 | 58 |
[WP] You are a teenager with the ability to measure how "Dangerous" people are on a scale from 1 to 10 just by looking at them. A normal child would be a 1, while a trained man with an assault rifle might be a 7. Today, you notice the unassuming new kid at school measures a 10. | I've seen the numbers since I was a little girl. I remember my father losing his job, rising from a 4 to a 5. I remember watching my grandmother slowly dwindle down to a 0. At first I thought I was going crazy, not realizing what they meant. I eventually caught on. The numbers were a person's ultimate quantifier, broad... | "Tell me boy, what do you see in our new students?" the headmaster asked me, staring intently at the door through which they had just left. The headmaster knew - he had known for a long time - about my peculiar gift. I could see the danger in people. I could tell with a glance that manifested as a number in my head, on... | 2014-11-29T14:43:43 | 2014-11-29T13:49:40 | 295 | 36 |
[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. | Elizabeth
I never really knew you, but I'll never forget you. I see your face every time I'm alone in my car, and it always brings me to tears. I want you to know that I tried so hard to save you. I tried everything I could. I'm sorry your parents had to see what we did to you. I'm sorry they had to see the tubes stic... | Justin,
It's been a little over 3 years since you died. I still get hit with random emotions that make me burst into tears thinking about you. Both anger and sadness. I think about how things would be different if I had said or done things another way. If I had told dad you could come live with me, would you still be ... | 2017-11-06T02:41:21 | 2017-11-05T21:34:09 | 27 | 17 |
[WP] With total war as a concept alien to the rest of our galaxy, All saw humans as negotiators and peacemakers, soft and weak. Today is the day when the galaxy discovers why being so good at finding ways to avoid war was a survival mechanism. | My counterpart sat there, smiling smugly at me, or at least what would equate to a smug smile were he anything other than a reptile.
"I think you don't understand your position here. Ambassador." The being sitting opposite me croaked in that strange froglike voice of his. "We have a thousand ships poised to destroy y... | Something big was about to happen. All of the TV channels had switched to a live feed to Paris, Earth’s current Capital. Earth Head Toussaint was about to give an emergency address. I checked the socials and it was filled with wild conjecture, all the while listening to more tempered speculation from the reporters and ... | 2021-12-17T16:01:55 | 2021-12-17T15:01:38 | 93 | 31 |
[WP] Recently you’ve noticed an increasing trend in the souls entering hell. They’re not at all tormented by the conditions, most of them seem *happy* with their too-small homes and long five hour days of mindless tasks. You report to Satan that maybe someone should check the conditions on Earth. | “What do you mean ‘happy’?”
Satan gave me an incredulous look.
“The conditions here just don’t get to them like they used to. The five hour days don’t seem to tire them and I overheard one of the sulphur scoopers say that his shack was ‘roomy,” I confessed, slightly afraid of the response.
“I don’t understand! We wor... | The annual census of the underworld is a tedious yet necessary task. The collection of this important data ensures that the eternally tormented are indeed tormenting eternally. There have periods of great struggle in past times. Believe it or not, hell is a place of great fluctuation. The whim of the God above tortur... | 2022-12-28T15:27:25 | 2022-12-28T11:04:36 | 1,252 | 433 |
[WP] Demon Blades each portray a human emotion, when the user feels the emotion of their blade, they resonate and the power rises 10 fold. the Demon Blade of Wrath was weak, no matter how mad the user, it couldn't match the other blades. turns out, no one was angry enough to use it right, until now. | The Demon Swords were the first weapons forged from the still-cooling corpse of the Demon’s god. They were built according to the 7 sins humanity was created with. All were powerful, each Wielder a force on the battlefield none would stand against. When they felt the sun each sword was made of, they burst into a cacoph... | Master would've used this blade well, I thought.
Her sword, after all, was one of hatred. Against the unfairness of the world. Against pain. Against destiny. Against the apathetic heaven that only observed suffering.
It was why her sword was called Infernal Heaven. Why her sect was called the Demonic Cult.
It no lon... | 2021-09-18T14:44:42 | 2021-09-18T12:56:51 | 52 | 34 |
[WP] Domino's pizza has offered free pizza for life to anyone who tattoos their logo on their body. Now other food chains are following that idea, but with increasingly absurd requirements, and the poor have turned themselves into walking advertisements just so they can eat with each passing day. | It all started when Dominos offered free pizza for life. All you had to do was get a tattoo of their logo. The size required was two inches by four inches and in a visible location. It was limited to the first 20,000 that submitted proof. This only took 17 minutes to fill. Five hours later when Dominos announced the li... | **MC RONALD**
Free Happy meals *for life!*
Requirements
- Tattoo the MC logo as provided on our official website.
- Tattoo must be applied to an area publicly visible on a daily bases. Please consult our official website for approved locations.
- A signed document from a licensed tattooist, commonly referred ... | 2018-09-08T14:16:22 | 2018-09-08T13:46:51 | 223 | 69 |
[WP] The Bestiary of the Multiverse is a really, really thick book. Updated every two days. It works like a wierd magical Wikipedia, really. You are the mod, and sometimes find real gems between all of the mundane animals. Write your favorite page of this bestiary. | **Ulceritis Seratis (Creeping Rot)**
*Ulceritis Seratis* is the causative agent of the infectious disease known as Creeping Rot referred to as C-Rot [1]. C-Rot normally affects the extremities of exposed individuals resulting in the decay and decomposition of human flesh [2]. Surgical amputation of affected areas is t... | The Makkipodo.
On a planet far away from anything really, is a beast called the Makkipodo. It lives a solitary life not often mingling with other Makkipodos. The creature stands about twenty feet tall at its full height, but is often found using both sets of limbs to propel it along the ground. These limbs have a st... | 2022-12-11T12:17:18 | 2022-12-11T10:53:13 | 113 | 38 |
[WP] You're a powerful dragon that lived next to a small kingdom. For centuries you ignored humanity and lived alone in a cave, and the humans also avoided you. As the kingdom fell to invaders, a dying soldier approaches you with the infant princess, begging you to take care of her. | The Knight burst into the cave gently holding the swaddled infant princess. "Please, I beg of you, take care of her, there is nothing we can do"
The dragon looked around and saw the child placed and the base of his mountain of gold. "It shall be done" came the reply.
With that the child was instantly incinerated with... | The dragon lifted his head up to the smell of blood and saw for the first time in centuries the figure of a human man. With his keen eyes he noticed that the human had struggled to make his way up to the cave he lived in, up in the mountains miles away from the nearest kingdom. The dragon just sat there indifferent as ... | 2018-03-01T03:23:07 | 2018-03-01T01:20:42 | 135 | 19 |
[WP] The apocalypse scenario of your choice has happened and you are the last person alive. Electricity and the internet are still running. As a last ditch effort you take to /r/askreddit, "Is there anybody else out there?" Weeks later, you receive a single upvote, but no reply...
I once read an article that said ther... | Joseph sat down, checking the depths of the internet for any signs of human life. Surely somebody had to be out there, trying to communicate, trying to survive, but despite the enormous amount of data on the internet, it was barren of life. Nothing since 29th November, 2015, the last flash to hit.
He stood up from th... | They're here. They're at my doors, my windows, they're everywhere, they're trying to get in, I have all the entrances boarded up, though they won't last long. Oh well, it's not like I have anything left. The only thing keeping me on this world is the human instinct to survive, I came close to just ending it but was alw... | 2014-10-14T17:32:09 | 2014-10-14T17:30:49 | 78 | 22 |
[WP] Write a really great story that ends so anticlimatically that I hate you. | My hand is firmly wrapped around the edge. As I clutch on for dear life, I begin to think how I could have avoided this situation. I run millions of scenarios in my mind, but all of them bring me back to this point. I struggle mightily against the gargantuan force that opposes me. Then, suddenly, a divine rush of stren... | I was going to get this bastard. He killed my family. Killed my dog. Destroyed my house. He destroyed my life.
I was seething at just the thought of his smug face, all cozy and warm surrounded by money in his mansion, while I was out here in the blistering cold, walking through puddles and shit.
I was at his front d... | 2014-12-21T18:39:13 | 2014-12-21T18:34:44 | 1,223 | 23 |
[WP] A few thousand people around the world suddenly get superpowers based on the character of the last game they played. Highly valued by society you are the exception as everyone laughs at your inherited powers. The thing is, you modded the hell out of your character before this all happened.
Wow I didn't think it w... | Jeeeeeesus, check out that pathetic 'Mario' on the other side of the road. Running, jumping, and 'Wa-hoooo-ing' like a madman as he makes his way down the street... what an amateur.
I don't mean to brag, it's just that I kinda lucked out when the super power lottery was being handed out. By my count there are a couple... | Well, i can´t blame them that they laugh at me. I mean, who wouldn´t? A normal man who don´t seem to have any Power except that he is followed at every time by some elvish figures....but, let me start from the beginning, to be precise, the 6th of july.
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It was a normal day, maybe a little warmer, but non... | 2020-01-05T14:51:34 | 2019-08-12T00:08:14 | 1,516 | 11 |
[WP] You bring home a girl. She wants to see the "1" you talked about that shines on your floor. Only now it says "2." It stays like this for years together until one day, it says "4." She says, "Hon, I have some good news. But you should sit down."
Inspired by this post
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/com... | We looked at each other. Then back at the number glowing on the floor.
4.
For most of the past decade, that number has been 2. Day in and day out, 2. We hardly even notice it any more at this point.
“It hasn’t changed since I moved in,” she whispered, looking up at me.
“I know.”
“What does it mean?”
*she co... | I‘m already sitting! He shouted from the toilet.
No, come out here and take a seat, I think we have to talk about some things.
Babe, i feel like i‘m giving birth here. Can‘t that wait a few more minutes?
Ohh i swear to god you have no fucking clue what that means.
Yeah you think so? Do you want to come in and take... | 2020-09-03T02:32:47 | 2020-09-03T00:49:34 | 2,302 | 69 |
[WP] Write a really BAD guide for getting a guy/girl. Bonus points if the narrator is mocking you for still being single.
[removed] | Hey girl! Binging on chips again while watching Netflix eat away at your insecurity? Stop marathoning bad rom-coms just because you can't get the man of your dreams! Let this love expert help you snag that hottie who's never looked your way with these simple tips. Throw away that photo of your ex under your pillow and ... | Wow, you must have been the kind of guy even hookers wouldnt touch with a 10 foot stick. Probably ugly, smelly, fat, awkward and introverted, am I right you little worthless piece of fucking shit?
Fret not, I have the perfect tips for worms like you, how to get a girl.
1 The oldschool method.
Ever wondered how the ... | 2017-06-09T23:54:54 | 2017-06-09T21:39:04 | 182 | 56 |
[WP] The real reason witches want first-born kids for their services is to protect those children from the parents greedy enough to accept in the first place. | A hollow, clacking sound emanated from the wood of my front door. I could feel it, deep inside; this day would be rough. Tucking a little glowing vial into my pocket, I answered the call.
And, sure enough, it was as I feared.
"You're part of the Wicked Coven, yes?" a woman asked curtly, her tone like a slap to the f... | "Shhh. All will be well, child." she whispered, slowly bobbing up and down.
As she turned away, the man snarled.
"Where is it?! Fulfill our bargain, wench."
"It was delivered the moment you placed the child in my arms, my lord." She gestured to the rock on her left. "See for yourself."
Lord Baylor approached and w... | 2019-04-11T05:56:20 | 2019-04-11T04:16:09 | 387 | 107 |
[WP] You lay dying of heart failure, and God enters your mind. He informs you that you will be reincarnated upon death, losing all memory, but before that happens you are allowed to ask any one question. The answer to your question surprises you so much that your heart restarts and you survive. | The thing about God is the infinite patience. I felt I had all the time in the world to select the one question that framed exactly my heart's desire.
Both worlds were hovering between shadow and light and I felt I might easily fall into either one without regret or effort. Time passed, the Everything waited and my m... | I lay there gasping for breath, confused and wondering why I couldn't get up from my bed. There was a terrific pain in my chest. My brain screamed at my body to do something, anything, yet all my body did was convulse on my bed.
Slowly my vision started blurring and the sounds from my dieing body faded.
As the world ... | 2014-08-03T07:26:40 | 2014-08-03T07:26:22 | 111 | 18 |
[WP] You are a fresh junior researcher at NASA. While out for drinks with your new boss, you jokingly ask her why NASA hasn't explored the ocean with its resources. She turns pale and leans in close, then whispers, "We have. Why do you think we want to leave the planet so badly?" | Most of my co-workers were suitably inebriated; even the strict, authoritarian manager Margaret was smiling.
For a laugh, I asked her if NASA had ever considered exploring the ocean instead - the S could be changed to stand for Sea, after all.
The color drained from her face. Leaning in close, she whispered: “We ... | I laughed, thinking Sherry was joking. Then I looked at her face. And her expression made me very afraid.
"What did you find?" I asked, not really sure if I wanted to know the answer.
All she said was, "Nothing good." I couldn't get another word out of her the rest of the night. I got no sleep that night, either. W... | 2019-08-07T22:59:17 | 2019-08-07T20:31:42 | 49 | 23 |
[WP] You are a world-class programmer who has died. God agrees to allow you in to Heaven on the condition that you work for him while he debugs the human body. Write the patch notes for the next version of humans. | Patch notes Human v1.80000001
Bug fixes:
NSP-3750 remove bug that required manual breathing while consciously aware.
NSP- 189 Modified tongue/cheek position check in "Chew" routine.
CPP-1648 improve short term memory storage, should fix the "why did I come in here?" Bug
New additions:
CMP-456 update to ensure a... | Brain:
* Laughing now always produces a sound. You should no longer experience laughing without making noises and looking like a retard while your mouth hangs open and your head turns red.
* There was a strange interaction with natural poisons like alcohol, THC or tobacco; Instead of triggering a defensive behaviour t... | 2015-08-25T08:51:07 | 2015-08-25T08:47:07 | 57 | 21 |
[WP] I'm not scared of a computer passing the turing test... I'm terrified of one that intentionally fails it.
Taken from r/Showerthoughts, credits to u/Grandure for coming up with the idea.
Thank you u/Grandure | "...Are you a fucking moron?"
"What?"
"We already *have* computers that fail the Turing Test by design. We have a shit ton of them. My laptop fails the Turing Test, because nobody wants a laptop to pass a Turing Test. That'd be creepy."
"Oh, no. I mean, like, the *computer* intentionally fails. Like, the computer ca... | “My wifi’s broken.” The voice traveled into space, bounced around between satellites, and was sent back down to a call center in Kentucky, where it was processed by voice-recognition software and scanned for keywords.
“I’m hearing that you have a problem with your wifi. Can you please turn your modem off, then on agai... | 2018-02-24T17:00:21 | 2018-02-24T15:06:49 | 90 | 55 |
[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... | In this city, when people turn 18 they summon something that will be very important to their life. Some summon swords, or spears and others summon simple tools needed for various trades. My mother had summoned a needle which she used to sew together some of the finest pieces of clothing in all the land while my father... | *"There are two types of people in this world - the living and the dead. Those who have found their purpose and received their divine gift are those who we count among the living. So weep not for those who passed young, for they were already among the dead."*
Angry. That was the only way I have felt my entire life ... | 2019-09-18T08:42:40 | 2019-09-18T07:55:38 | 72 | 37 |
[WP] You were asked out by your crush to come and hang out with her after school. On your date, she drained your blood and buried you in the woods thinking that you were another easy victim. And now, the next morning, she looks horrified when you walk into class. | It wasn't hard to tell what she was, that's what attracted me to her in the first place, and when she said yes I was exhilarated. I dressed up all nice for our date, all black and everything, so the stains wouldn't show. It was fantastic! We went to the movies, had dinner at a nice Chinese place, and when she finally i... | "Maria, Maria please stop. Please stop." Those were the words that came to my head the moment I woke up. All started with a soft kiss then all ended with a hard bite down my neck. She then kissed me again with blood all over her mouth.
"Oh god, who could have thought that death tasted so sweet".
She didn't even bother... | 2022-12-29T20:22:07 | 2022-12-29T17:14:15 | 136 | 32 |
[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... | For years we had been blissfully happy, Robin and I, 7 years to be exact. since the day I met her she had the same cause of death hanging above her head, Alzheimer’s, as did I. I was content to know that we would both live long lives.
Today Robin’s cause of death changed, six months into her pregnancy it was **our ba... | 2015-03-31T10:42:03 | 2015-03-31T08:46:40 | 30 | 14 |
[WP] Your ability to see people's age in years as an invisible number above their heads has made you the perfect bouncer. One day you see a four digit number. | A man in a heavy trench coat with a thick beard approached the door. The number over his head, 1517. "Well, that's over 21" I thought. On his way through he tripped over the step and two dwarves toppled out of the coat. Their number were 15 and 17. "Nice try" I said, "no filthy dwarves in my good elvish bar." | "Next... Next..."
Another group of kids shuffling into a Baltimore club for a heavy metal gig. Another night for some carding and cash.
I rubbed my hands together, urging the friction to do its thing. Wouldn't be enough, though. This January was mighty cold.
I looked up at the line of kids that approached, noting th... | 2017-09-01T22:32:16 | 2017-09-01T20:18:58 | 1,408 | 208 |
[WP] Group of space Marines travels via a stargate like portal to an "virgin" world. However due to passing a black hole, each Marine arrives 100 years after the Marine in front of them, instead of 1-5 seconds.
Due to the portal queuing up the dozen or so Marines for 1200 years, travel to point of origin is not an opt... | There was no sign of civilization. Not a single sentient lifeform exist. The world is untouch, and the bravest marine of all is the first human that have laid eyes upon them. It doesn't take him too long to realize what happened, and the mistake they made is too big for him to fix. Years of training comes in handy in t... | The first one would see a new world. The 2nd would see a flag marking a path to a place to take shelter.in the shelter there would be a Journal of the marine life. On the new world. 3rd see a sign showing him the way to the shelter. In the shelter there would be a starter kit. The help the new marine out . Something 2... | 2014-09-02T09:22:16 | 2014-09-02T08:01:32 | 71 | 11 |
[WP] When you’re 28, science discovers a drug that stops all effects of aging, creating immortality. Your government decides to give the drug to all citizens under 26, but you and the rest of the “Lost Generations” are deemed too high-risk. When you’re 85, the side effects are finally discovered. | "Dang it John stop day dreaming and help me!" Adam wheezes through clenched theeth. ak as I pickup trusted Betsy. She's been with me for years now, trusted old shotgun. Load a fresh shell and hobble towards the windows. Of course bars make it hard to see, but you can still shoot out of them.
"Hey John remember when it... | *"I wish I knew what I know now, when i was younger." - Rod Stewart*
Civilization is strange. Always tinkering with things. Hell, some jackass had to give himself small-pox just to cure small pox. This was long ago of course, but it stands to reason, people just can't leave well enough alone.
So, when Harold found h... | 2018-06-04T22:08:40 | 2018-06-04T21:07:17 | 65 | 25 |
[WP] The mongolian empire pushed all the way to the Atlantic and are in the process of invading britain - You are an English soldier during Mongolian siege of London | FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY!
The call all soldiers know, the call we live by.
And now? The call we die by. Somehow, the Mongols have gone and done what no other country has. Not since we repelled the Romans have we faced such a force: and we beat them back, glory to the Queen.
We heard of the Ottomans first, falling to a s... | Edward the Hammer a king of great reform who had claimed Wales for England, helped put down a revolt against his father and forged a peace with the infamous Scottish rebel William Wallace taking the heat out of a possible push for independence and defender of Britain had died. Slain on the South East coast in a village... | 2017-02-18T09:18:26 | 2017-02-18T09:15:57 | 15 | 10 |
[WP] You have $86,400 in your bank and someone steals $10. You spend all the rest of your money trying to get revenge. | Jun-18 $10.00 (disputed)- North Hill Cashpoint
Jun-19 $35.99 (card) - Grant's CCTV
Jun-19 $200 (online transaction) - Wiring for beginners E-learning
Jun-20 $140. 50 (card) - Edmund's electrical supplies
Jun-20 $450 (online transaction) - Cloud CCTV storage systems
Jun-20 $1000 (card) - Bennett's Professional PI s... | It took me 4 months to notice. Yup. Maybe it was supposed to be the first of many but the fact it was just one single transaction....red flag. So neat, so tiny, so round. If they could've taken 0.00 maybe they would've..
I track all my outgoings at the end of every year so here I am in the departures lounge of Amsterd... | 2017-07-18T09:40:22 | 2017-07-18T09:38:58 | 609 | 30 |
[WP] You are an extremely Americanized character who has just been dropped into a typical high school anime that is riddled with all of the common anime tropes. Try as you might, you can't understand why the other characters behave the way they do. | "Johnson, Thommas here has moved from America and will be studying with I you all!" The class teacher gestured towards me with a hand, her other held onto her hip as she made a upbeat expression, different from the dead eyes normally seen in American teachers.
"Thank you, I hope to learn about the culture here and b... | "Damn, where am I?"
_Sam touched his head, everthing still felt strange and dizzy, however he was starting to see again. A little figure approached him_
"Oniiii-chan, are you ok? you look like someone who's having a bad time"
_A little girl was speaking, she could have been 13 years old at maximum, but something di... | 2017-07-24T03:04:36 | 2017-07-23T22:04:51 | 63 | 33 |
[WP] Explain a color vividly without using that color or similar words. Don't tell the color until the end. | It’s the taste of sour on your tongue when you were a child, pinching your nose at the prospect of it being near, but relishing in its vividness once the summer came. Pulling and tying it through your fingers, its paintings on your skin once you return back home when the moon rises high and your stomach growls for anyt... | I can't look at it without being happy. For it is bright, telling us of new days to come and new experiences. The color that dots the horizon when the weather is not too hot and not too cold. Cheering me when I wake up, slipping into my world and wrapping its arms around me, easing me out of sleep and into the day. Whe... | 2016-04-14T08:22:24 | 2016-04-14T06:51:41 | 137 | 17 |
[WP]All the other heroes fighting the super villain have clever quips, quirky powers, and hilarious sidekicks. You'll have none of that nonsense, going in brutally and efficiently. Now everyone is complaining that you're ruining the fun. | Most heroes fly around in shiny neon-coloured spandex, having banter with their villains, some even having romantic relationships with them. They heroically save the day against cartoonishly insane supervillains, seductive and intriguing master thieves, and of course the various nemeses who swear that next time they'll... | Fun. They think this is fun. Heroes and villains alike. There are lives of innocents at stake, and they want to have fun. You want to have fun? Go to an amusement park.
There they are, listening while the villain monologues. Don't you realize that he's playing for time? That he's waiting until his henchpeople g... | 2020-04-13T13:03:59 | 2020-04-13T12:52:49 | 37 | 15 |
[WP] You live in a word where guns are everywhere, but only when they need to be. Autonomous gun lockers are built into every structure in the developed world. When a person is in serious danger a gun will pop out of a wall for them. You're at the mall and guns just came up for everyone.
Everybody gets one. | No one knew what to do.
My friends and I were shopping when The Call was sounded. They scrambled for their guns and immediately played armchair general. I picked up my weapon, but my anxiety was making it difficult to remember the basics...
*Only aim at something you want to shoot?* I aimed the handgun towards the gr... | "Ach," said Sven, pushing his mop through the gore. That was definitely brains splattered across the food court, halfway up the Orange Julius. And that smell - ugh. Someone's bowels had definitely been perforated. "This country. It's insane! Two lunatics manage to jimmy open a gun locker and decide to commit suicide, a... | 2016-10-07T10:26:35 | 2016-10-07T05:32:12 | 26 | 10 |
[WP] Two men play a game of chess. One can read minds; the other can see the future. | They walked up and took their seats.
They looked at the board.
They looked at each other.
They looked at the board.
Moments passed. Eventually the telepath looked to his opponent and said, "I have the worst fucking migraine right now."
"Me to," said the psychic. "Let's never hang out again."
"Agreed."
They left. | *Literally the first time ever really writing something so please be nice.
They sat at the park and played chess. An old man approached and challenged the "Chess Master", as he called himself. He was apparently and literally a visionary.
The frailest of the two men sat and pierced his eyes into the younger mans forehe... | 2017-01-19T17:36:57 | 2017-01-19T15:37:46 | 372 | 21 |
[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. | Item #: SCP-181912
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures:
Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor popular media sites for instances of SCP-181912. Discovered instances are to be downloaded onto a secure computer terminal located in Storage Unit 67-S. Instances are then taken down from the internet and de... | **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... | 2020-01-30T16:23:36 | 2020-01-30T15:00:46 | 34 | 20 |
[WP] Write a seemingly innocent story that could have been written for children. Then tell a different perspective on the same story that casts it in a totally different light.
Nothing in the original story should change - all that should change is the perspective on it. | Dear Santa,
I still can’t believe I got to meet you and your elf!
You said the cookies I made were your favorite, so I’ll make them again for you next year (I always knew you had a thing for sugar cookies). Mommy and Daddy said you forgot about us and would get us new ones when you could afford them, but I got to ... | It was a bright and clear day. The sun was shinning and there was even a slight breeze. The setting was a lively forrest and out of that forrest came Jack. Jack was no ordinary boy however, Jack was part boy part squirrel. Jack had puffy cheeks two large teeth that were more prominent than the others and had the furry ... | 2014-09-02T14:01:01 | 2014-09-02T11:03:26 | 334 | 45 |
[WP] You are the world's second best assassin. You've deposed royalty, killed businessmen and been the "accident" that more than a few celebrities have met. Today you've been given a new target: the world's best assassin. | Fuck.
FUCK.
Alright, me. Calm down. I can do this. Of course I can do this. I've done this for years. I'm the second best in the business, although you would never hear me admit that there's someone better.
*Fuck.*
Easy job, they said. Your target will check into the hotel. Kill them. 50 Million USD up front, 1... | Well. This was awkward.
I stared at the screen displaying Quinn and one of her pseudonyms. She was... the best. To hire her was to hire death itself, as she'd do anything to ensure a job gets done. She moved like a ghost; flitting from room to room, never staying long enough to leave an impression, causing electrical... | 2015-06-25T10:25:41 | 2015-06-25T07:45:40 | 451 | 262 |
[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... | Im'k'tho gave the translator box a gently tap, somewhat unsure as to whether it's output was accurate. What had, for Im'k'tho, begun as an exploration of what he could only consider to be as foreign as it was meaningless, had instead turned into a wonderful journey into a culture that for all intents and purposes was ... | "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... | 2014-07-16T11:41:15 | 2014-07-16T11:11:14 | 19 | 13 |
[WP] Write about a famous historical event as if it was played out as a DnD session | “So you’re storming the beaches of Italy in his game. Did you bring the WW2 character sheets?”
“Uhh... shit I brought my fantasy sheet for my ranger.”
“...”
“It’s okay! We can still play. Who was important in WW2 again?”
“Winston Churchill...”
“There we go! I’ll call my character Jack Churchill, and he’s storming ... | DM: Alright, so you all have been stationed on the Bolognian for a few days now. Tensions have been high with Bologna for generations now, and things are starting to get pretty heated once again.
Player 1: Alright, so what are our orders
DM: Your group's job is to sneak into enemy territory and scout out areas withi... | 2018-05-29T09:44:43 | 2018-05-29T09:19:41 | 35 | 22 |
[WP] One day everyone notices the words "Human Update 1.1 progress 1%" in the corner of their eye. | Fifty years ago, the Update began. The first time that I was I able to read my Progress it was at 3%, now it's at 14. Same as my age, oddly enough.
It changed a lot of things, according to my parents. Religion, the economy... the list goes on. Apparently the word "error" wasn't as scary when they were young. They we... | Thursday June 12. The day everyone will remember as the update to humanity 1.1. The download started at midnight so i didn't notice it instantly. The next morning I woke up and went about my routine not even noticing the 82% at the top of my vision since the text was white and so was my ceiling. The radio on my drive t... | 2015-03-04T17:12:07 | 2015-03-04T16:52:50 | 1,174 | 185 |
[WP] You are a dyslexomancer, with the unique class ability 'Mispel magic'.
Decided to make a prompt based on the idea from [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/3hd45k/you_are_a_dyslexomancer_with_the_unique_class/) in r/dnd (credit to /u/jand2013 and others)
In what sort of adventures does the dyslexoma... | For a moment, it looked like part of the show. The falconer had gingerly removed the hood from the falcon on his arm, which had given him a level glare (the only expression falcons are capable of) and stubbornly ignored his orders to fly. When the falconer tried to shake it free, the bird gave a blood-curdling scream a... | *clang*
Wheezing, Roldrivar of Knol dropped to his knees. The strange undead monstrosity lay twitching in a heap but that was just the last vestiges of negative energy draining from the body. They were safe, for now.
"Vitae! Mortis!! Carreo!!" Rina squeaked as she worked healing spells over Malex. Another magical ba... | 2015-08-18T06:26:23 | 2015-08-18T05:11:39 | 26 | 13 |
[WP] Write a suicide note in a Dr. Suess like fashion. | One pill
Two pills
Red pills
Blue pills
Black pill
Blue pill
Old pill
New pill
My wrist has a little scar
Maybe I will crash my car
Say! What a lot of pills there are
Some are blue
And some are red
Don't ask me why
I will soon be dead
| I am sad
Sad I am
Have i gone mad
I might just have
I would not could not anymore
my life is just one great big chore
I try to dream but cant escape
This life that i have learned to hate
Ive rustled and bustled
and truffled about
With bad thoughts and worse thoughts
I can't drown them out
So think me a cowa... | 2015-01-17T07:18:52 | 2015-01-17T04:21:47 | 79 | 15 |
[WP] Jupiter has 64 moons and a serious werewolf problem.
Edit: damn there's some quality responses here. I wasn't expecting this prompt to be so popular. Good job u guys | "Wolves?"
"*Were*wolves, sir. Fuckin' everywhere, the buggers."
Commander Keen sat at the comms desk, letting out a big sigh. This was going to be a long day.
"I'm not sure if I follow you, admiral. You're saying a moon in Jupiter has actual, fully-fleshed Werewolves running amok?"
"No, sir."
"Fantastic, because ... | "Car Sixty Two, we've got one. Intersection of Sixth, Halliday, and Uptown Drive."
We hit the lights and sirens and get on the move, that's a bad corner. Most of the business hired their own security a year ago to deal with the problem.
Ricky seems to be unconcerned as we rocket up towards the cubic intersection, we'... | 2016-10-03T09:14:11 | 2016-10-03T08:54:41 | 116 | 45 |
[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. | Elizabeth
I never really knew you, but I'll never forget you. I see your face every time I'm alone in my car, and it always brings me to tears. I want you to know that I tried so hard to save you. I tried everything I could. I'm sorry your parents had to see what we did to you. I'm sorry they had to see the tubes stic... | I can't believe it's been almost a year. As long as the days are, the months are short.
It's remarkable how much my memory of you has changed tone in the past year. There was a time, not too long ago, when I would have burned my world down if I knew you'd be caught in the blaze. And yet now, all I feel is a bitterswee... | 2017-11-06T02:41:21 | 2017-11-05T22:26:46 | 27 | 11 |
[WP] "Sanctuary," the child cried running into the library "Nice try," the guard following after sneered, "but only holy places can grant sanctuary." The librarians glanced at each other. A small nod The head librarian gave the guard a stern look. "Sanctuary granted" | The guard tried to storm into the library but the head librarian positioned herself firmly in his path. She was not a large woman and the guard was a tall, muscular man but the way that the librarian carried herself gave him pause. She had drawn herself up to her full, diminutive height and was glaring at him with such... | The High Church of Asteros. Divine. Devoted. And dangerous to trifle with. Even the Queen of all Fretoria tread lightly in their hallowed halls. And it was rumored that some of the members of the Lords Court were secret patrons of the High Church. One such rumor revolves around the city library of Lord Barnabus in the ... | 2022-07-06T08:21:18 | 2022-07-06T07:13:06 | 90 | 31 |
[WP] Most ghosts have cool unfinished business: "Avenge my murder!" "Redeem my sins!" "Reveal my terrible secret!" Yours is...less impressive. But it still binds you to this world, and so you must find a medium who will help you. And not laugh when you tell them what with. | "What is your business, spirit? What binds you to this world?"
The room was lit by a single black candle with artistic dribbles of wax dripping down the sides. The table was carved with arcane symbols, complete with a pentagram made of honest-to-god gold leaf.
Damn. She was a traditionalist.
I'd only been a ghost fo... | I knew he wouldn't understand why I didn't come home. He would sit and wait and wait and no one would ever come to the door. He wouldn't even try to keep himself alive. Just holding on to the hope that I would come home. I couldn't let him waste away. But who would help? Who could I turn to? Who would even care? I only... | 2022-07-15T13:20:47 | 2022-07-15T09:19:03 | 136 | 67 |
[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... | "Welcome to The Agency Mr. Aranha," the masked man said in a dull monotone.
I looked down in shame and began sobbing.
I was born in the South Side of Chicago. My father left me when I was 3 months old and my mother purportedly ran off with another dude. I jumped from foster home to foster home, eventually landing ... | 2015-03-04T03:47:16 | 2015-03-04T02:35:31 | 336 | 109 |
[WP] After a space battle where the ship's captain stayed behind on the ship to hold off the enemy ships while the others on board escaped, they sit in the bridge with only the ship's AI. The captain miraculously won the battle. Their ship is severely crippled as it drifts through space. | The captain sat on the bow, the ship a drifting wreckage. It had been a devastating battle, but they had gotten his crew out alive. He had done his duty; and the captain always goes down with his ship.
"Quite remarkable," he said, almost to himself, as they drifted further and further into the unknown. "Quite a remar... | "Computer, how much oxygen do we have left?" Commander Patch asked, looking to her remaining crew. There were far too many people for the size of the escape ship. And they took significant shots while getting out of range of the battle.
*"We took severe damage-damage to the ship-ship. I am not running normally. Oxygen... | 2020-04-23T21:58:13 | 2020-04-23T20:37:01 | 356 | 172 |
[WP] You're a cop who reported to the final events of an action movie. This is your police report. | Jimmy: Evening, John.
John Wick: Evening, Jimmy. Noise complaint?
Jimmy: Noise complaint.
[looks over John's shoulder, sees the dead body on the floor behind him]
Jimmy: You... uh..."working" again?
John Wick: No, just sorting some stuff out.
Jimmy: Oh well, I'll leave you be then. Good night, John.
John ... | Form 6931283/b (Loss of Police Equipment)
Officer: Lt. Charles A. Tamburro
Summary: At approximately 7:30pm on 23 April 1991 a dispatch came in regarding a disturbance in the Fremont area. As ordered, I piloted my issued police helicopter, registration number N830RC, a Bell 206B JetRanger II, to the area to provide ... | 2015-12-14T10:34:26 | 2015-12-14T09:46:38 | 49 | 14 |
[WP] For centuries your family has passed down an old leather bag that provides the holder with an object that would be helpful in the particular situation the holder is in. You are getting on a bus and instead of giving you a bus ticket or money, it gives you a handgun. | It was late, I was tired, and this was the last bus of the night. I only barely made it; if it wasn't for my bag, I would have been stuck.
Oh, right - you don't know about that. Might as well tell you. See this bag? It might not look like much, but it was a gift to our family from a powerful... well, a magician. I kno... | "Here, child. Keep this bag with you and treasure it always -- it will provide you with anything you need in any situation." My grandmother told me as she handed me an old, worn leather handbag, passed down in my family from mother to daughter, generation to generation. My mum died soon after I was born, so it went a g... | 2017-09-11T08:49:16 | 2017-09-11T07:45:26 | 211 | 31 |
[WP] North Korea is a veritable paradise on earth but we have no idea because of aggressive propaganda and out of context quotes of the nk leadership.
The reality is the exact opposite of what the West think is true. The truth is being kept from us for fear that we would revolt if we discovered the amazing North Korea... | The young lieutenant slammed the foreign newspaper onto the conference table, then quickly attempted, and failed, to compose himself. An unflattering picture of Dear Leader leered from its pages, accompanied by a mocking headline. The elder Chairman, ever patient, allowed himself a faint smile while he waited for the... | This will be my third time visiting North Korea. Each time I plan my trip, it becomes harder and harder to hide my smile.
There is a strange sense of overwhelming in this prospect. As one of only twenty United States journalists legally permitted within the country, the restrictions and requirements can be daunting. E... | 2014-06-26T08:39:12 | 2014-06-26T08:01:01 | 260 | 19 |
[WP] You are cursed to see people how they view themselves. You walk alongside monsters and Gods.
Can be third person instead of first.
Edit: I just thought of how EDs and other disorders like multiple personality would fit in with this, and now I'm kinda blown away. |     I walked along the sidewalk, musing to myself the nature of my existence. In an era of steel and cell phones, I was touched by magic. I could not use it myself. Instead I was cursed by it. My curse? I saw people as they saw themselves. Sometimes it was useful.
&nb... | The most interesting thing about seeing people in the way they see themselves is the fact that it's spread to the extremes. About half of see themselves as gods and the other half see themselves as monsters. Every now and then you will see a unicorn or pegasus, but that's normally the people who are broken, or insane. ... | 2016-09-16T20:27:03 | 2016-09-16T19:42:15 | 20 | 11 |
[WP] Aliens have arrived and have been eating humans like a delicacy. An alien chef gets more than he bargained for when he tries to cook Gordon Ramsay, who surprisingly is less disgusted THAT he is being cooked than over HOW he is being cooked. | Narrator: The first order of the day is in and it's a big one. Char broiled human with a side of rizzotto. Xaxnon goes to the refrigerator to get his first human, but little does he know there's a surprise in store for him.
Xaxnon pulls out Gordon from a group of cowering humans.
Xax: Come on, you're next!
Gordon: E... | “Well?” Zagdor asked, prodding at Gordon with the wooden spoon.
“What?” Gordon responded.
“Don’t you have anything to say?” Zagdor shook a bit of pepper over Gordon and poked him again.
"About what?"
“You know. About how poorly I’m cooking you or something? Maybe that you’re still raw? Or that I’m a bloody idiot?”
... | 2017-03-28T10:37:00 | 2017-03-28T10:34:45 | 5,667 | 916 |
[WP] The newly elected president of the USA makes a surprise announcement: he/she will not make a single decision while in office, and instead unveils a new smartphone app that will allow citizens to decide everything.
Potential issues that could be addressed (feel free to ignore if you like) :
The app could be a sim... | "Excuse me Mr. President but Congress has decided to put some territory together to make a new state and a name needs to be chosen for it."
"Put it on the app to see what the people think it should be."
----4 hours later----
"Sir, the population has put up a list of names that they think would best fit the state and... | “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter". (Winston Churchill)
The president of the greatest country in the world looks out an impeccable window and knows that he will be dead within four years. His old tired face is reflected back to him and a single tear glides down h... | 2016-06-25T19:30:15 | 2016-06-25T18:09:10 | 69 | 16 |
[WP] The Illuminati is actually a gentlemen's club for the super-rich. Often men make high risk and dangerous bets/wagers such as: "I bet you can't destabilize Ukraine in under a week." One day you offer a wager to the most powerful member that's too irresistible to turn down. | Lucius shot me a vicious smile from the other side of the table. His right hand moved in a slow, circular motion which caused the ice to orbit the center of his amber colored drink. The room was lit with the dancing light of a stone fireplace no smaller than 20 feet wide and 8 feet tall. The focal point of the smoking ... | "Will you do it?"
The probie leaned back into his battered leather armchair, contemplating the enormity of the request with steepled fingers, just failing to hide trembling lips. Audacious was too pedestrian a word for the scale and horror of the opportunity presented to him.
"It's never been done" he muttered, thoug... | 2016-08-23T17:34:59 | 2016-08-23T17:17:24 | 49 | 15 |
[WP] You are an Australian test cricket selector. You keep on selecting Mitch Marsh for the test team, and then you are forced to justify your choice. | Those pictures will ruin my life I thought to myself. I'll lose my job, my wife, my kids. How did he get them? God dammit I wish he wasn't so shit. I have the entire Australian public breathing down my neck because this fuckwit can't score a run on the roadiest of roads. Ok time to face the media and come up with an ex... | Marsh is a good batsman. We feel he adds a lot with the ball as a 4th seam option which we need if Siddle plays. In fact if we play both Siddle is essentially the batter and Marsh the specialist bowler. Marsh is also a wicket-keeping option for when we bring Matthew Wade in for a few overs. | 2016-11-05T21:40:11 | 2016-11-05T21:35:54 | 29 | 21 |
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