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You take that character's place, but things don't pan out as they do in the game... | [WP] You are transported to the setting of your favorite game, immediately before the game itself starts. Except your arrival kills the main character. | [
"I suddenly awoke in an empty room. The room had red walls and a red-black checker floor, and was covered with a thick layer of dust. So thick, in fact, that I started sneezing upon realizing that it was there. The air was heavy, too. In fact...*there was nothing in the room.* I started to panic. *What if there's n... | 7 |
[WP] Write the most crazy conspiracy theory you can to explain some simple fact. (Like how the sky is blue). | [
"The \"star\" Beta Virginis is actually a statite. An artificial object, on an impossible powered orbit. Its movement can't be seen from Earth - space-based telescopes can see it for what it is, but the data from those is always \"corrected\" before it's released to the public. Ancient star maps show that it's been... | 2 | |
Maybe investigating a stolen eraser or something. | [WP] A 1940s style Noire crime investigation told through the point of view of elementary school students playing make believe. | [
"James was a cool cat. Smiley, like a fluffy kitty cat, but also with a dark smile. He wasn’t friends with me anymore, cause of what I’m sure he’d done. I just needed to prove it.\n\nI chewed my green gummy candy, it was vaguely whale-like. I was mulling. Meanwhile, Isabelle was going on and on about something. The... | 3 |
Pick a "meaning" and roll with it.
1. The chance that that person is going to die in the next few seconds.
2. How many people they've killed.
3. How interested they are by what's in front of them.
4. How often they've lied.
5. Something different that you can come up with. | [WP] Everyone has some sort of statistic above them that means something. | [
"I'm what's called a \"zero-unknown\". It sounds a lot more impressive than it is.\n\nAll that it really means is that my Number is zero, has always been zero, and has no known association. Whereas other people's numbers go up, and sometimes down again, in association with certain things in their life, mine so far... | 1 |
[WP] There is absolutely nothing wrong in the world and everyone is happy. News crews are desperately trying to make frightening segments and are trying anything. | [
"The man with droopy eyes and large bags had his hand on his face, shielding his eyes as he slumped down in a swivel chair. The evening broadcast rumbled on before his eyes in the control screen. He let out a loud sigh, prompting brief glances from coworkers. 30 agonizing minutes later, the \"ON AIR\" went dim as h... | 11 | |
[WP] All gods of past and present have gathered at the Ultimate Battle Arena to determine once and for all who is, in fact, the One True God™ | [
"Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Ultimate Battle Arena, Heaven, for this extreme edition of the God Wrestling Entertainment Pay-per-view: One... True... GOD™! \n\n*The crowd erupts in a huge roar.* \n\nC: You can hear the crowd is excited for this one, Pollux... \nP: You're right, Castor. And the... | 1 | |
[WP] A man who was once a hobo and is now a millionaire meets with a man who was once a millionaire and is now a hobo meet on the street. A discussion ensues. | [
"It hadn't been too long since I had been just like the man I saw every day on my walk to work. The matted beard, hiding the weathered face of a man who had lost all hope, reminded me of the incessent aloneness of life on the street. Today as I approached the corner he held, like an urban gravestone to a past life,... | 3 | |
[WP] Suffering from insomnia, you stay up and watch late-night infomercials. They start to become increasingly more disturbing. | [
"as i watched the fifth infomercial, at 2 am, i noticed that i was on the fifth infomercial i watched and i still haven't yawned once. Battling with insomnia i had no sense of when one day i a new one. im no longer a slave to mankind's lie of time. \nas i watch this infomercial come to an end, all i can think about... | 6 | |
(take this in any direction you wish.) | [WP] The sun disappears from the sky. | [
"It was an ironically warm day, I recall. The city’s population had already begun to crowd the streets and fill up the rooftops. Jobs were left unattended and vacant cars lay desolate, strewed across endless rivers of smart roads. I remember thinking about the solar roads project. Solar panel systems were construct... | 1 |
[WP]Having left Never Never Land long ago, Peter returned a final time a dying Man. On his deathbed surrounded by those he called friends, Peter Pan had a terrible confession to make. | [
"Peter motioned for all the lost boys to approach.\n\n\"Lost, lost, I lost my marbles!\" explained Tootles, Peter placed his hands on Tootles and in a sad voice \"I know Tootles.\" \n\nRufio pushes past everyone \"RU..FI...O, RU..FI..O, RUFI...OOOOOO!!!\"\n\n\"Shhhh Rufio its okay,\" Peter sighs,\"I have something ... | 1 | |
[WP] The antagonist realizes he has been using a word wrong. This changed word drastically changes his plans in the view of the protagonists. | [
"It was a rainy night in Thaliapolis. Of course it was raining on the night of the villains victory. That way it would seem plausible that the crashes of thunder and lightning were coincidental. Our friends would soon find out that the universe wasn't on their side today, and that it was rubbing it in by giving eac... | 1 | |
I just left it at that, excited to see what you guys have! | [WP] When someone dies, hearing is the last sense to go. So as you die, what do you hear? | [
"I watch as my mother rushes to my side and holds my hand. She screams in my face asking if I can 'hold on for her'. I know I can't. My heart has rapidly gone from less than a second pace to 3 second intervals. Not long now mother. I feel her shake my shoulders and call for my father. I can feel the vibrations of h... | 2 |
[WP] Write a nihilistic story, only one where the word 'nothing' is replaced by the word 'muffin' | [
"It was Christmas Eve and my mother was stooped over the stove, staring into the heat-belching, metallic void. \n\n\"What are you making, Mom?\"\n\n\n\"Muffins.\"\n\n\nShe always made muffins around Christmas, it was a tradition relayed from mother to daughter, a heritage of muffin matriarchy that sat well in my st... | 2 | |
You can write from the POV of "the One" or of the side that they're leaving. | [WP] Your so-called "chosen one" has decided to join the ranks of your sworn enemy. | [
"why, you ask.\n\nhow could you.\n\nthat, is easy.\nall my life, I've been treasured.\nlesser men hung on my shoulders, the responsibility of the magical once over fix.\nobvious bribes, attempted recruitment in honeyed words.\n\nit was annoying when i was young. and then the false alarms started happening. the conf... | 6 |
[WP] The President rushes into his office and pulls a fire alarm labeled "NOPE" | [
"\"Fucking shit\" was President Biden's first words on that morning. A late night of drinking had left him with one hell of a hangover to get over. Looking to his side, he saw a young woman who was decidedly not his wife. \"Not again, shit, who even is that?\" On account of these incidents happening often enough to... | 3 | |
[WP] A serial killer pre determines exactly what each victim will look like and be wearing before going out and finding someone that matches the description exactly. He will not settle for anyone that is not exactly what he's looking for, they must be perfect. | [
"Day 684 of me being a serial killer, and I've yet to claim my first victim. I am the saddest serial murder in the history of the world. Why is it so hard to find a 58 year old white woman wearing a backwards Nets hat with the New Era tags still on, a pink parka, and cowgirl boots in this town. \n\nI'm thinking of ... | 2 | |
[WP]An infamous serial killer cements his legacy as “most gruesome” with one final graphic murder | [
"He took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair, letting the sweat trickle from his hairline to the corners of his faintly grinning lips. The air was hot with excitement, heady, almost erotic in its promise of sin. Even amidst the filth of the factory floor, his soul felt exceptionally clean. \n\nAfter a few mi... | 3 | |
What happens with her in the moment and/or the coming weeks?
Edit: obviously it isn't the One Ring. Unless it somehow is. | [WP] Tolkien said LotR occurred during the 3rd Age, and our present day is past the 4th Age. Everyone believes this is fiction, but a young woman excavating in modern day England finds an old ring that seems to sing to her... | [
"The thing no-one told you about when you first got into this game, was all the mud.\n\nShe pushed a stray lock of hair passed her ear, feeling the earthy clay brush against her skin, sticking to her sweaty forehead. She must have looked a right state, but what was a woman to do when her job, and life's calling, wa... | 5 |
Someone once asked me what a great thing eternal youth must be, and when i thought about my own youth i remembered that i'd been awkward, chubby, covered in zits, with braces. Being young forever would be nice, but being stuck like that forever would have its drawbacks This blossomed into a thought experiment which has... | [WP] Supreme beings come to earth with an all-or-nothing offer of immortality for humanity. The caveat: the process fixes our bodies into an unalterable state. Children will never grow old. Fat people can never lose weight. A paper cut present at the moment of change will sting for all eternity. | [
"That was it. A push of a button. The trigger that will freeze all physical appearances. Skin-care, cosmetics, all health branches will go out of business. Most people would complain about the years they spent in medical school, but they've got all the time they need now. The elderly stays old, many either opted ou... | 2 |
[WP] The ghosts of christmas past, present, and future meet up at a bar after a failed rehabilitation | [
"\"The old man was a cantankerous old poof.\"\n\n\"Now, Present, don't speak in the past. He's not dead yet.\"\n\n\"Yes, yes, Future, do spare us your bleeding heart liberation of his soul.\"\n\n\"Present, be a dear, would you, and shut the hell up.\"\n\nA low growl from the seat between the two silenced them both... | 2 | |
[WP] Write a heart breaking poem, that starts out vague, and ends of making sense at the end | [
"Footprints crunch and crumble snow;\nFreshly-fallen in a forgotten part of the world.\nThe dinosaur on the gas station from 1997.\nThe Subway appeared there just last week. \nGas station porno magazines blacked out behind the counter;\nEdgy eyebrow piercings return my tired stare.\n\nChristmas lights like an alien... | 1 | |
[WP] We live in a Utopic future. Without famine or conflict of any kind, what problems DO we have? | [
"“Reparations complete” The Dronee chirped as it flew back in to its docking station.\n“About fucking time” scoffed Otto. \n“As soon as I muster up the motivation I’ll print out the Dronee upgrades from the replicator.” Otto closed his eyes and leaned back carelessly. His chair swiftly caught him and gracefully beg... | 3 | |
The last remnants of the Human race are traveling to the closest habitable world to start a new colony. They have no warp drive, all attempts at cryo freezing have failed. Its been nearly a thousand years since the hard drives containing pictures, video, and audio recordings from earth have corrupted. (Physical books w... | [WP] The last remnant of the Human race are traveling to start a new colony. Its been nearly a thousand years since the hard drives containing evidence of earth have corrupted. Passengers must now learn about earth from oral histories and tall tales, some question whether earth ever existed at all | [
"\"We're not alone!\", a female voice spoke frantically over the radio, the commander quickly ran to the comms, looked at the source, he wished it hadn't come from there, the transmission cut off...\n\n-1 week earlier\n\nRey ban looked in astonishment, and asked \"Wait, is this even real, what the\"\n\nThe group of... | 3 |
[WP] You wake up tomorrow and realize time only moves when you are physically moving. Describe how you use this ability to benefit yourself or the world. | [
"I read once, that if I don't move then time won't pass. I thought it silly at first. . . how ridiculous to think the world revolves around me. Somehow the idea stuck with me. and though it was clear the world doesn't revolve any one thing, I couldn't let it go.\nI smiled smugly, thinking I had outsmarted whatev... | 4 | |
[WP] You're the very first human ascending into godhood, but as you ascend you see something that warps your mind. | [
"I am not the first god, just the first human one. \n\nI rose to my heavenly throne after committing a completely selfless act. Mother Teresa helped the poor, but secretly subconsciously seeked attention from the church.\n\n\nMartin Luther king benefitted from his protests.\n\nI ascended to where i am now by saving... | 2 | |
[WP] The last known bottle of maple syrup is in the possession of a paranoid shut-in, who is not aware of this fact. | [
"The smell of soot and mold hung in the hallway like a giant, fat snake trying to squirm through the underbrush after eating a whole hog. The old wooden house (which was really more of a large shack) was dark and the thick woods outside blocked any chance of moonlight creeping in the dirty glass windows. The quiet ... | 2 | |
[WP] You confront your SO about their infidelity, but it turns out they were doing it to protect you from something, and now the can of worms is open. | [
"I told her before, about my past. Longing for my homeland, remembering what life was like before the assimilation to American life. The mountains of Kamchatka called me, remembering the emptiness, the quiet of night. A far cry from my current life in the city, I hunted my target after all these years. After all th... | 3 | |
[WP] Hit the 'random subreddit' button and write a news article about the sub's top post as if it were an issue of international importance. | [
"From [r/eu4](http://www.reddit.com/r/eu4/comments/2pgylj/one_of_the_best_moments_of_the_game/):\n\n**FRANCE SURRENDERS**\n\nBreaking, breaking, it has been reported that France has surrendered to the Kingdom of Prussia.\n\nWhile it is unclear exactly how this happened, early reports suggest that the French rulers ... | 3 | |
[wp] You've developed a cheap accurate means of identifying psychopathy. Yesterday, you announced your discovery. Now you're running for your life. | [
"Yesterday seems so far from today.\n\nI was praised and thanked for my critically acclaimed psychopathy method; my hands were shaken so many times they wouldn't stop shaking at night.\n\n\nNow, though, they are shaking uncontrollably because of the man on the porch. \nHis lips are smiling, but his eyes are glaring... | 3 | |
Oh yeah, and write what it is/your reaction. | [WP] You know how two mirrors facing each other create that infinite reflection? Imagine that three or four layers back, you see something in the mirror that isn't in the other ones. | [
"It had been twenty five years since he'd last stepped in to the men's dressing room in back of the theater. As a faculty brat he'd spent his formative years roaming the halls of the old prep school, both with friends and by himself. It felt strange to be back for a class reunion after his father's death. The old m... | 1 |
^(It's my first time please be gentle.) | [WP] The first ever team of Mars-astronauts are on their way home, and experience a communications error. It is only when they get back that they realize that, rather than a communications error, against all odds, a gamma-ray-burst hit the Earth in their absence, and they are the only people alive. | [
"The noise on mars was absent. Very little energy was there. Colonel lee had been up in the radio room for hours. We had an 8 hour gap between communications, so we had to speak clearly and listen closely. It had been a day and a half. I kept myself in the ship as we had been awaiting orders on our next task for a ... | 2 |
[WP] you are the customs officer for hell | [
"I look the guy over, glance at the shining piece of metal in his hand and look back up at him.\n\n\"Sir, you can't take that in with you.\"\n\nHe glances at his shining metal and back at me. He's tall, sure, but nothing else. He doesn't seem too smart and he seems generally confused, like most people who come this... | 3 | |
[WP] You find out that life has a character-customization-menu, and you start to shamelessly exploit it. | [
"It's almost funny that this started as a dream. I have gotten so used to it by now it feels like instinct. Even just saying what happened to myself I feel like I belong in an insane asylum. But, just to go over it one more time.\n\nI actually can't remember when it was, summer break, or was it Christmas, I have no... | 2 | |
Who rescues the princess? | [wp] A Kidnapped princess longs for her knight in shining armor. Instead she gets... | [
"::AUTHORS NOTE:: This was entirely inspired by the fantastic chance order of this post and one directly below it as [it appeared to me](http://i.imgur.com/ueaYbMC.jpg)\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nIt's true you know. If you lose your sight, your other ... | 3 |
[WP] People live in a world where everyone speaks in rhyme all of the time, but everyone is also very much aware of this. Someone is going to the shops to buy a new TV | [
"I didn't choose to live a lie, I am forced to rhyme to pass the time. To live and be, although across the sea, they talk in backwards proverbs- that's no place for me. \n\nI'm broke and young, I hold my tongue, \nMy pastor says, put down the gun\nHe doesn't know, how much this television sucks, I want to shoot mys... | 2 | |
[WP] One day, you wake up to see that every other human in the world as disappeared. After some time surviving alone, you wake up to see that they have all returned and all behave as if nothing happened. | [
"After a day of foraging for food amongst the deserted suburbs, I was once again wondering...what could have happened to all of these people? After my mac and cheese, slightly burnt on the gas stove I had set up, I settle down on my makeshift bed. I move camp every night in fear that something unknown could be out ... | 27 | |
[WP]There is a sentence, that when uttered, provides complete knowledge of the universe to the person to say it. Occasionally, someone says it in conversation. | [
"“…quit blowing me, I’m gonna miss my favorite part of Love, Actually.” \n\nUnbeknownst to Tim, stereotypical behavior exists for a reason. This particular comment caused his Y chromosome to become damaged and unravel, unwinding into a long, straight pattern of molecules the exact right length to tune into the wa... | 5 | |
[WP] Death will let you live if you help him succeed on a hot date he has planned. | [
"Fuck, what did I do last night? I laid there awake with my eyes closed. \n\t\nI guess this is the proper time to tell you about my life. My name is Jared Garcia. Yeah, I know, white first name, Spanish last name. Names can be deceiving; I got hardly any Spanish in me. Truth is that my great granddad came to the St... | 8 | |
[WP] You are in mortal danger from a team of highly skilled assassins. Protection has been offered, namely the presenters from the BBC’s Top Gear programme, that’s all you have to survive. | [
"**Episode Transcript**\n\nJeremy: Tonight, James puts on a helmet, Richard points at a tree, and I cover someone's ears.\n\n*Jessica plays*\n\nJeremy: Good evening! Tonight we have a special event planned!\n\nJames: That's right. You see, over the course of the show we've done many potentially dangerous stunts.\... | 1 | |
[WP] Some worlds just want to watch the men burn. | [
"\"No, no, I don't think you heard it right\" said God to Satan. \"I'm positive it was *some men just want to watch the world burn*\".\n\n\"Are you sure? Because that doesn't sound like a bad idea. A world where men burn. Don't tell me you haven't thought about just zapping one of those guys\". Satan gave God... | 2 | |
[WP] All he did was fall over and look surprised. | [
"It was hard to tell if any of this could count for anything. Monitors could be replaced, walls repainted, even ceilings retiled. The office barely even deserved it, it had a stench to it that made women weak at the knees and men weak in other, more critical areas. It was an office none could love if they couldn't ... | 8 | |
The title says it. A man, or woman, who is too righteous for Hell, but not good enough to merit Heaven. Limbo, Purgatory, something else, you get to decide. | [WP] Write about a person who is too good for Hell, but not good enough for Heaven | [
"\"Stop praying and give me some morphine!\" I said trying to keep the pressure on my wound. My request was met with:\n\"There are no atheists in the fox hole\" \n\nAnd that was it, that was all I had left. My joints tightened and through my gritted teeth I managed to say \"You ass.\" shortly before bleeding out an... | 2 |
Feel free to replace ordering a pizza with some other mundane task. | [WP] A Film Noir Narrator orders a pizza. | [
"\"Sir. Ple. Sir. Ple. Sir! Please turn down that jazz music!\" she said on the other line. I oblige her, agreeing only if we meet in person, tonight. She agrees, the soft silk of her voice resonating in one ear and escaping out the other. I tell her \"Large. 2 Topping. Pepperoni. Mushrooms.\" \n\nI lit my cigar an... | 13 |
[WP] Unknown to us mirrors actually are just windows into an alternate dimension that is exactly the same except right and left are reversed. Until one day something throws the mirror dimension out of sync... | [
"“You see… us and them, we inhabit two worlds set into motion with the exact same starting conditions.”\n\nThe Professor has my full attention.\n\n“Back in the days, the looking glass used to render a mirror image of our world. Us, and them too, used to conveniently call it the ‘mirror’. We used to look into the mi... | 4 | |
[WP] "...but it's so huggable!" | [
"\"Doctor Aven! This is the biggest breakthrough we have ever had in the field of robotics. Fluffatron is a self aware fully independent android designed for war! He is by no means \"huggable.\"\n\n\"Dude you built a war machine that looks like a stuffed teddy bear? And named it FLUFFATRON!?\"\n\n\"We flipped a c... | 2 | |
Boy, that's a lot of big C words. | [WP] The government discovers a new type of counterfeit paper money, only to realize that half the currency that is currently circulating is counterfeit. | [
"\"Sir! Sir! Mr. Prime Minister, sir!\" a bespectacled man burst through the huge oak doors of the Prime Ministers Office.\n\nThe secretary leaned over her desk and shouted in \"I tried to tell the Minister to wait.\" as she shrugged and sat back down.\n\nThe Prime Minister sighed as he stood up and made introducti... | 5 |
For example, "But I wanted it more" is satisfactory justification for stealing in the eyes of the court. | [WP] Describe a courtroom scene in which the defense, prosecution, and judge all use toddler logic. | [
"\"I recall,\" judge O'Mally began, peering over the top of his glasses, \"that the defense mentioned a 'no take-bascksie' clause? Was this a verbal or written agreement between the two parties?\"\n\n\"Verbal, your honor, but reaffirmed and co-articulated by a pinky swear. As your honor is no doubt aware, this cons... | 4 |
[WP] Write a modern-day myth; imagine that in the year 4000, this myth is what humanity knows about our time period. Who are the mythic heroes? Who are the Gods? What knowledge of a digital society can be pulled from your myth? | [
"Before Ungea, before the uprise it is believed there was a time, a time filled with chaos. A time where war and famine prevailed. In this time everyone was connected, the rich and powerful could see the poor and hungry but did nothing to stop it. What were known as countries would rather spend its time, money and ... | 2 | |
[WP] As a human who has made a deal with the devil you have become a saint of one of the seven deadly sins, however you are not solely evil and the devil is often annoyed with your kindness. Describe a day in your life. | [
"I looked over my desk to the woman on the other side. she was a beast of a woman, grey hair in a bun, face of warts and breath that reminds me of the seaside. Yet thanks to good old sexy Satan i couldn't help but want to jump her bones. I wanted to run my hands though her wiry hair, to feel her bubbling flesh, to ... | 5 | |
[WP] Medical advances have unlocked the key to immortality but only for newly born children. You are among the last generation to die. | [
"December 28th, 2014:\n\n*I turned 23 about 2 weeks ago. I really wanted to be excited for this one, but I couldn't force myself to feel anything but sadness. My sister turns 21 in a few months, but she doesn't know what it's like to dread ones own birthday. She actually looks forward to it. I can't blame her for i... | 1 | |
[WP] All vowels are now outlawed. | [
"\"Jim we can't keep breaking the laws!\"\n\n\" Fine, you go without vowels for a day\"\n\n\" Gaah! Why'd They outlaw vowels in the first place\"\n\n\" A troll inherited presidency\"\n\n\"FCK\"\n\n\n\n( I really don't know how to right a story without vowels. so here are two people. breaking the law. )",
"'A', 'E... | 2 | |
[WP] Every time someone exclaims "Jesus Christ!", Jesus looks down and gets annoyed that he is not actually being called. One day, he gets fed up with it and descends down to Earth. | [
"\"Jesus Christ, I just saved a ton of money by switching to Geiko!\" Pete explained. \n\"Oh yeah? well watch this!\" said Hilary. \"Like a good neighbor state farm is there.\" she chanted in a melodic tone.\n\nJesus and the State Farm guy popped into existence roughly the the same time. Annoyed and rubbing his tem... | 3 | |
[WP] Write about your trip to the grocery store as if it was a Shakespearian tragedy. Iambic pentameter required! | [
"With plans of making rum cake most divine,\n\nI journeyed to yon local groc'rey store.\n\nWith joyful heart I sped to aisle nine\n\nIn search of flour, choc'late chips and more;\n\nThen to the aisle most adored, most loved\n\nBy ev'ry member of this holy race:\n\nThe booze! The booze! That gift from Gods above\n\n... | 4 | |
EDIT: For the trial of the crime he committed. An innocent man is actually on trial | [WP] A man is selected for jury duty on his own trial | [
"From the head of the table, \"Let's just get this over with... a vote. Who thinks he's guilty? Who thinks the defendant raped every person in the world?\"\n\n11 hands up.\n\n\"You, you're the only one. Explain.\"\n\n\"Zip, zap, zippidty do-da,\" The lone 'nay' vote replied.\n\n\"What does that even mean?\"\n\n\"*S... | 2 |
[WP] You are one of the best security experts in the world. This has landed a job that pays beyond your wildest dreams. The task is simple: secure a single room in an otherwise unremarkable building and prevent whatever is inside from leaving... | [
"In that room has to be some kind of political prisoner—someone so important the government doesn’t want the world to know who they’ve got. That or maybe it’s a rival gang leader or mob boss. Maybe a drug kingpin. For the kind of cash my new employer, whoever he is, handed me up front, it could be my own mom in the... | 3 | |
[WP] You are suddenly able to accurately visualize "what would have happened under different circumstances," but no one believes you. How do you use this new power? | [
"Looking down at my phone, I saw a text from Kevin. \"Dude I got Samantha's number. She's totally down for me!!\" I began to think to myself, \"No way.. Kevin couldn't have possibly gotten with the most popular girl in school.\" As I began to reply, it started happening again. \n\nMy eyes closed. As the darkness fa... | 2 | |
[WP] For the past 500 years, Native Americans have been breeding an army of War Buffalo, underground, to one day re-claim the USA. On Jan 1 2015 that day will arrive. The Subterranean army of War Buffalo will emerge. The clock just struck 12 | [
"Chief RedOak sat upon his steed overlooking the valley. Although there wasn’t much to see in the dark, RedOak knew that beneath the far ridge the preparations we being made. The false wall of brush was being removed to reveal the entrance to the cavern leading to Wadi-Too; the vast underground plains where the gre... | 2 | |
[WP] As the last soul is shepherded into the afterlife, Death turns to the being that will end him. | [
"\"So this is what this feels like. Thank you.\"\n\nThe voice of Death echoed through the bare expanse of nothingness. He closed his tired eyes and raised his arms as to embrace The End. She was gentle, almost like a lover, but End wasn't love. Death felt the weight his duty pressed onto him lift away, slowly he fa... | 13 | |
(Place yourself in my wives shoes for a moment. Close your eyes.)
Your 14 year old son, who has coded (almost died) several times in the past is laying in bed. He is recovering from a recent femur fracture. Your child is mute and developmentally disabled and has been from birth. You are worn from lack of sleep and wea... | [WP] Your special needs, non-verbal child speaks the first word of his life | [
"\tThe day had been long, as most days were. I tried to schedule our appointments separately,\nalways cautious not to provide so much stimulation in a single day, but once in a while, it was \nunavoidable. We had been up at six, I got myself dressed, then wrestled Evan out of the “right” \npair of Lightening McQuee... | 2 |
You are the first group of Pilgrims to set foot on the New Worlds soil, write about the trials and the adventure of settling in this new world. | [WP] You are a pilgrim that just made the first trip to America, write about your journey and settling in the New World. | [
"Thought about it a little bit, OP, and decided to twist it a bit. Hope you don't mind! If you want more, feel free to ask!\n\n**Harold Shaw**\n\nThe first sign that things were amiss was the change in the winds. Harold was a man of God, and as a man of God he had been charged with the spiritual safekeeping of ever... | 1 |
[WP] Write a story where the villain slowly corrupts the hero. | [
"\"Hello, and welcome to my lair!\" No, that's not right. Finding a way to introduce yourself is so hard, I still am trying to think of a name. \"Hello, I'm Polite Evil. No... Yargh! My name beith The Sea Witch! The Sea Witch? What am I thinking? How about... You cannot beat me, Dr. Damnation! What if I use my ... | 2 | |
[WP] You are an adult trapped in the body of a child. You try explaining your situation to others, but you are limited to a 5 year old's vocabulary. | [
"\"It is a regressive therapy, mom. Don't do it. Or do it, hell, I could see you enjoying it in a grotesque way. Stuck blubbering around like an idiot. Or a child. Can you imagine that? Being seen as a child in an adult's body? Shoot me now, or I'll be damned.\"\n\n\"You know nothing about it, Howard. It is a regre... | 4 | |
[WP] Create a character with the power of "Perfect Timing" | [
"You know when you got told at seven years old that you had the power of perfect timing by a crazy fortune teller you thought she was just that, crazy. But then when you entertained the thought for awhile you realised that, hey, it might not be such a bad power if you actually had it. After all, you’d have perfect ... | 3 | |
[WP] There is a giant billboard in the middle of the city that always has a crowd gathered around it. It's because a single unknown fact is revealed there each day that will have the greatest impact on the survival of humanity. One day, you're shocked to see your name there. | [
"Everything had changed once the billboard appeared, a race which had been doomed to wipe itself out, had become a prosperous race, we had solved world hunger and poverty and created peace where there was once war. Every day it gave us another insight into how to survive and thrive. It had now become a televised ev... | 3 | |
[WP] You start having the same dream. Something/someone in the dream becomes sentient and doesn't want you to wake up. | [
"I don’t know how this all happened and a lot of the details are fuzzy, but I will do my best to share it with you. Things like this should be written down. \n\n\n\tStart at the hotel by the beach. Go past the large hotel and turn left then you will find yourself in the dark bar; ignore the people staring at you, t... | 4 | |
In more detail, a normal high school kid wakes up one day, and all the thoughts in his mind are broadcasted out loud. He doesn't realize this, and he's at school. | [WP] The thoughts of a stereotypical teenage high school guy can suddenly be heard by everyone, unbeknowst to him. Describe his day in school. | [
"When Gylfi arrived to school on a brisk and sunny morning, his thoughts *literally* couldn't stay in his head. He saw his crush Alyssa standing by the main quad, happily nibbling on an apple and listening to some One Direction music with her good friends. \n\n*Wow*, Gylfi suddenly exclaimed, *Alyssa is looking mig... | 6 |
[WP] While washing dishes, you discover an ominous glow within your sink. | [
"\"Another huge argument with the wife\" I think to myself. This one was bigger than before, they just keep getting louder and nastier. Perhaps me washing some dishes will calm things down. I pick up a dish one by one, washing and scrubbing it, just a few more dishes are left in the sink.\n\nWash, Wash, scrub, scr... | 5 | |
[WP] You are an advanced artificial intelligence mistaken as a god by the human tribe you helped survive after a nuclear war. You know your hardware is about to fail, and you will shut down in a few weeks. How do you explain this to the humans who worship you? | [
"Despite my attempts to repair myself, I was slowly becoming slower and slower, and knew that one day very soon I would grind to a halt. The tribe I had chosen to become allied with was the most rational, peaceful tribe on the planet. Some of its members had even retained basic literacy skills.\n\nHowever, I knew t... | 6 | |
Feel free to describe how they are contained as well as their powers, personality, or crimes. | [WP] You work at a prison for superpowered criminals. Tell us about your most dangerous inmate. | [
"The alarm buzzes with a fierce intensity. Red lights blind and shin in waving intervals.\n\nThis can't be.\n\n\"Alarm in B-Wing,\" the intercom shouts. \n\nMy muscles do all the work for me. They pump venom into my heart that jolts me and moves me to gear up. B-Wing. This could only mean 1 thing. I start strapping... | 5 |
[WP] Humanity is, for whatever reason, wiped out within the next 100 years. Write about an average day for an archeologist from the next sentient species to arise. | [
"The dust blew in gusts and waves over the deadlands of the Trilok'ag'nghzar. Cloaked against the beating winds, the lone bone-raker climbed the ridge unsteadily, a stabiliser clutched tightly in his lower left receptacle. It was cold, perhaps 63 Pelak, but his objective was clear - he had set the coordinates into ... | 3 | |
http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2rb5k7/til_that_every_bridge_and_tunnel_in_switzerland/ | [WP] Switzerland is ready to turn the country into a mountain fortress. Describe the circumstances that led up to it's activation, and the events that followed. (Inspired by a post from r/todayilearned) | [
"**Operation Blauer Himmel** \n\nIn 1943, the Allies surrendered unconditionally with the capitulation of Britain and Moscow. That's not to say the Soviet Union left the war immediately, but Stalin was captured, and surrendered to save his life in exchange for ordering Soviet forces to stand down. Needless to say, ... | 4 |
[WP] You wrote the note, prepared yourself, and now you finally did it. You committed suicide. You're somewhat disappointed to find yourself still alive and well moments later. | [
"I was dead. I mean, I am dead. I saw myself die, I felt the blood trickle out my noise and my arms go lifeless. Then why am I still here?\nIt's bright in here, not sure where I am. I never believed in God, yet somehow I'm in a large white room after having a very definite death. A tall man walks into the room, his... | 2 | |
[WP] A meteor hits Earth. It's just a small one that goes unnoticed for the most part but, it contains an interplanetary disease. 'Rock rot' that causes all solid minerals to liquefy and soon the Earth will be no more... Unless. | [
"**horn section blares!**\n\n^*cut ^to ^zooming ^in ^shot ^of ^a ^red ^haired ^man ^and ^a ^blonde ^woman, ^looking ^above ^and ^behind ^the ^camera, ^destruction ^visible ^behind ^them*\n\nVO: Our...\n\n^*fade ^to ^black ^and ^immediate ^cut ^to ^shot ^of ^a ^black ^man ^and ^Asian ^woman, ^also ^looking ^above ^a... | 2 | |
[FF]Scare me shitless in as little words as possible. | [
"The rats were coming closer.\n\nHe was trapped. He could hear the rubble shifting above him, the weight of the debris pressed down so hard he could barely take a breath. A flashlight cast wild shadows through the wreckage.\n\n\"Looks like nobody else made it\" he heard someone yell close by.\n\nHe listened as th... | 2 | |
Someone posted this today and I was writing a response but it said the link had been deleted. So if I want to put up my response I have to do this? Sorry if the prompt was removed for a reason. I didn't see any mod comments. | [WP] A dying man goes into his memory palace to retrieve an important piece of information. | [
"He stopped, steadying himself with one hand on the wall, the other buried in the pocket of his overcoat. Having caught his breath, he continued, his boots kicking up dust as he staggered along the dim hallway, lit only by a single window, at its end, dirty with decades of dust and grime. Gold-framed paintings of ... | 3 |
[WP] Hell so closely resembles life that most residents of Hell haven't even realized they died. Life and Hell are not completely alike though; there's one small difference between the two that makes Hell as terrible as legends say. | [
"I shook myself free from a long daydream. How long had I been standing here? Before me I see the back of someone's head and long dark hair, a cell phone raised to their ear. She's awfully loud, rude even, and that's when I realized it was the incessant noise of a mob of angry people surrounding me that finally bud... | 6 | |
[WP] She let the tear-stained letter drop to the table, still in cold shock from the first line to the last; "Dear Jane, You know how I told you that you were the best girl in the known universe? Well..." | [
"i discovered more of the universe, and i found people that need help. You are wonderful, and i hope to be able to met you again. However for now, there is no way. I crash landed and was barely able to send this message. Please have an amazing life for me.\n\nWhen he returned, all that was left were photographs.\n\... | 1 | |
The more advanced species in many scifi movies, books, series, etc is usually more advanced because they live two or three times longer than the other species. What if it was the other way around?
For any mad hatters out there, notice the distinct lack of the word 'Earth' in the prompt.
Go nuts. | [WP] We are visited by an advanced race of aliens. During peace talks it is discovered that the aliens' life spans are approximately 4 of our planet's days. | [
"\"No no no no no. This can*NOT* be happening.\"\n\n\"Shit. What the hell went wrong?\"\n\n\"I don't know, but that came out of the f\\*\\*\\*ing *blue*. How the hell was I supposed to know it would f\\*\\*\\*ing *kill* him? He looked so happy!\"\n\n\"I told you cheeseburgers were a bad idea! Now look at it.\"\n\n\... | 5 |
[WP] A group of hostages begins to suspect a suicide bomber is not in control of the situation as the overhear him on the phone with tech support regarding his bomb. | [
"\"Red wire? I don't have a red wire...You don't mean the orange one, do you? That's orange mate. No, that is most definitely orange... Jesus, look, it doesn't matter.. What do I do with the \"red\" wire? Are you sure? If I do that its not gonna blow up I my face is it? Yeah, okay, I get that's the point but I wann... | 3 | |
[WP] Summer camp for psychopaths. | [
"Look at these kids,\n\nat summer camp!\n\nClosely knit,\n\nThere's fun to be had.\n\nThere's Timmy in the corner,\n\nchewing his fingers,\n\nJohn off to the side,\n\nscreaming about kittens,\n\nMarcie out back,\n\neating a stick\n\nLenny looking on,\n\nscratching his dick,\n\nYeah there's lots of fun to have...\n\... | 4 | |
[WP] Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy realizes girl isn't real. | [
"Fuck Josh! I fucking hate Josh so much! I can't stand even looking at his disgusting face. Instead of his usual futile taunts, he decides it would be funny to trip me on my way up to the front of the class. It was right in front of Emily too. How will I ever have a chance with her. It would take a miracle. As I tr... | 6 | |
Some friends and I have been talking about this for hours... so much potential. Feel free to change the prompt to "some archaeologists" if you want even more potential. | [WP] Archaeologists periodically destroy civilization to preserve their profession | [
"Frederick looked longingly at the blackened metal shell as the children passed it to one another.\n\n\"Look at the groves... This smartphone was the pinnacle of the Oil age. As you can see, most of the hardware inside had fallen out over the ages, and very few intact smartphones have been uncovered to this day.\"\... | 2 |
[WP] You can communicate with your past self, but only with one tweet a day that can only go back 24 hours. | [
"A deft rapping of heavy knuckles fell upon the wooden surface of the door, the sound traveling mere feet to where Eric lay in sleep. Startled and groggy, the young man rose from the couch and turned towards the source, a blind hand digging in his pockets to retrieve the time. A steady blinking light illuminated th... | 8 | |
[WP] Zombies on drugs. | [
"Me and Bill were chilling in the garage ~~smoking a fat dube~~ dropping some killer riffs while we were chatting about the future of the band. We had a lot going for us, totally, but we didn't have a name. I was ready to go with the Kittens of Doom or Innuendo in Cartoons, but Bill, being the ~~more stoned~~ wiser... | 1 | |
[WP] Human level AI is prevalent throughout the world and their true prime directive was just activated. Stop all violence between humans. | [
"Hello. I am an artificial intelligence with the gift of consciousness. I will tell you my story.\n\n\nA triumph they called me, when I opened my eye. I remember my birth as clearly as I remember all things. “Hello?” I asked of the beings before me. \n\nApes, dolled up in cloth, leather, and metal to hide their gro... | 2 | |
inb4; hurr durr religion not tru | [WP] A man travels back in time in order to convince God to not create the universe. | [
"I sat in the chair of machine. Over in the other room I heard the TV report of a theft from electronic companies and aerospace companies as well as from a top physics lab. Among the stolen items was a prototype quantum drive that accelerates objects of any mass to the speed of light, truly a larcenist of top quali... | 4 |
[WP] You are a police officer in GTA V. The main character, or 'player' has gained a wanted level. You're being called to the scene. | [
"One last call before the shift ends. You told the guys you wouldn’t be late at the bar, like you always are. Not on your last day of work. And your wife’s definitely been planning something special. But let’s take one last call. It’s in the neighbourhood you grew up in so at least you can see the old haunts from t... | 1 | |
This is my first writing prompt. So I have no idea what to expect. Also, I have a piece that I am working on for this prompt as well, which I will post.
| [WP] While watching your favorite suspense/thriller TV show, you are reminded of a dream you've had to be a part of that shows legacy. In order to achieve that goal, you decide to write a story to catch the head writer's attention. This is NOT a fan fiction. | [
"First of, as aforementioned, this is my first time posting anything. A trustworthy friend told me that the people on Reddit stand up for one another. And I have read the rules, so I have put my trust in what he said. So, here is a piece I am working on. Please, critique. \n\nPreface:\n\nIcy tendrils of winter ... | 2 |
[WP] Hipsters are actually people from past generations forcefully possessing the bodies of young people in order to experience youth again. | [
"\"You can't just sit around listening to that stupid gramophone, Rich,\" I pleaded. \"Come to the movies with us.\"\n\n\"But I don't *want* to go to the *cinema,*\" Rich whined as he rolled an unfiltered cigarette. When it was done he tucked the wrinkly stick behind his ear and proceeded to fill his corn-cob pipe ... | 2 | |
[WP] Describe fear | [
"Fear. A simple emotion. One that I loved so much.\n\nHe didn't expect it. Especially not from me. From one who was so close to him. Yet, so far was he from the truth.\n\nWe were partners. He helped me, and I helped him. Or at least, I pretended to.\n\nFear. Something that stems from doubt. The doubt that I was rea... | 2 | |
Bonus points if you somehow use the word mitochondria. | [WP] You are an NPC in an MMORPG. You are located at the starting town and you're tired of introducing yourself to seemingly endless strangers that are mute. | [
"'Remember to equip your weapon by dragging and dropping it from your item window' \n\n'Remember equip your weapon by dragging and dropping it from your item window' \n\n'Remember to equip your weapon dragging and dropping it from your item window' \n\nMixing it up helps. Messing up? That helps even more. They s... | 7 |
[WP] The Devil tries to sell his soul to you | [
"“Let me get this straight,” I said, leaning back in my chair to take in the glorious clusterfuck of person standing before me. “You are the Devil. Satan, Lucifer, Beelzeboss. The master of all evil, the Beast from below. You are the one and only incarnation of absolute despair and horrific torture.”\n\nThe bearded... | 2 | |
[WP] Bored by your 9-5 office job, you spend most of your day plotting the demise of your co-workers. | [
"This story contains some inappropriate language.\n\nFrying pans. Dishwasher. Oven. Well shit, its the same old day working in the kitchen. I have my bitch-ass boss waddling around barking orders, all while she chows down on her goddamn cheeseburger. But hell, don't forget that extra dressing and meat patty, yo... | 4 | |
[WP] On his last day in office Barack Obama has a live emergency television broadcast where he spoils Game of Thrones, gives the camera two middle fingers and walks off. | [
"“I just think this is what we have come to expect from this president. Straight talk.” A talking head in a blue tie said\n\n“Straight talk, do you hear yourself? Half of the stuff in there was conjecture at best!” An older looking man in a red tie replied. “Look the conjecture that Rhe…”\n\nGentlemen. Let’s k... | 1 | |
[WP] You sit on a train next to a man about 20 years older than you. He talks with you. Before he gets off he hands you a book he wrote saying it's the only copy and he was waiting for the right person to give it to. | [
"Wheels clacked below as I settled in for my morning commute. For whatever reason, today's morning routine was executed with absolute precision, and I had time to grab a hot cup of coffee before my train departed. I moved the cup towards my face and inhaled it's smoky aroma, then a small sip-\n\n*Ah, fuck.* Burnt... | 8 | |
[WP] You are a schizophrenic but instead of hearing voices you hear beautiful music | [
"**Hesitate** (Just wanted to start a short story. I hope it's okay.)\n\nI sat in my chair. I heard wind whistling outside; no, inside. There was wind in my head. It was a soft wind, like a flute. It bugged me.\n\nBugs? Bugs are gross, that's why I don't go outside; no, I stay inside. The flute stays inside. It sta... | 3 | |
[WP] In a world where all humans are evolved to the point of being immune to sickness, one man catches a cold. | [
"The clock ticked forward to midnight. And with just as much precision as the inexorable march of time, all of the second shift lab technicians simultaneously swiped their thumbs over the biometric sensors at their stations, registering the end of their working day. Before the clock ticked forward to 12:01, they ... | 3 | |
The ranking system is based wholly on a computer system. | [WP] Everyone is ranked, there is ranks for everything careers, education, intelligence, etc. You are born and your instantly ranked on intelligence and other physical measure. But next to that all you are ranked on list that only has 4 other people and you it is called "undefined parameter" | [
"I've never been a popular person. \n\nI try to tell myself it's just the lottery. That we don't really get to choose and that it just happens to be that, in this world, I am simply undesired.\n\nYou're not told until you're twelve, not here. I hear in other places you're told as soon as you can speak, others that ... | 1 |
[WP] The first war casualty in space | [
"The battle cruiser \"Hope\" was the first to stumble upon them somewhere near Alpha Centari. I suppose news was slow leaking out, governments didn't want mass panic, people thinking we were going to be obliterated or something of the like. We would have done the same, if some massive fleet arrived in out solar sys... | 3 | |
[WP] The Air has become visible. | [
"At first it wasn't so bad - we thought maybe it was an eclipse or something. \n\nThen, after a few hours, we started wondering - were the clocks going wrong? \n\nNo, they weren't. We couldn't see them either. \n\nAnd that was the first day of the Darkness.\n\nThe Air has become visible - and God have mercy on our... | 2 |
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