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[WP] Write a story about the end of something great. | [
"The day it happened we all cried, some even held funerals. It had been with us for so long we just were not sure how to live without it.\nWe knew it was inevitable though, since 2016 the very people who relied on it were beginning to be betrayed, with more and more being betrayed along the way.\nYou'll get plenty... | 2 | |
[WP] Every time you should die, you are given a choice. You can die or live with the consequences. Snap your neck? Die or live with the pain while your body heals? | [
"Fei Wong was an avid reader of the otherworld genre which was quite popular among webnovels.\n\n\nSo, while he never believed that he would eventually find himself reborn in another world, when it did happen, he expected to have some sort of cheat.\n\n\nUnfortunately, while the world he was reborn in was the stere... | 1 | |
[WP]A story where each coordinating conjunction changes the topic. | [
"It was a lovely day in Pleasantville and Doomsville was facind a new disaster. This time it was the volcano.\n\nThe warning siren sounded across the city and people started heading out for the day, ready to enjoy all that the beautiful weather had to offer. Fire mountain was quiet and started spitting flames from ... | 1 | |
[WP] You hear that a group of Gorillas are called a Congress. You jokingly begin to write to the local zoo about political issues. Surprisingly, you are getting getting tactful responses from a "Jerry the Gorilla." | [
"April 24, 2018\n\nTo: \nMr. Thomas Shilliger \n612 Main St, \nSpringfield, MD 47382\n\nIn RE: your letter of December 7, 2017.\n\nMr. Shilliger,\n\nWe were pleasantly surprised to receive your letter. Mailed correspondence is, unfortunately, quite rare and slow for us to receive, as may be noted by the time el... | 2 | |
[WP] Satan and Santa are actually on very good terms and neither minds forwarding the other's mis-addressed mail | [
"Santa Claus is sitting down in his easy chair. He's taking a break from overseeing the elves working in his workshop. They're trying to unionize again. They think his job is so easy but can you imagine having to oversee the production of toys for every child on the planet? \n\nThere’s a knock on the door. It's odd... | 1 | |
[WP] The UK openly declared that the United States and it's people still belonged to them and that they'd reclaim it later when they had the chance to. | [
"\"Uh General, Ervin, get the hell over here!\"\n\n\"What's up Bob?\" \n\n\"Erv, these sumbitches way over yonder there in England sayin we are still theirs! Also they are threatening to invade through Canada and impound the troops we have in England right now!!\"\n\n\"Someone must have nipped a lil too much of tha... | 1 | |
[WP] A man who just fucking HATES pigeons | [
"The tale of Larry Hun.\n\nWhere to start in this cryptic tale? The gas station oases? The churning waters of the upper Mississippi? One thing is certain, Larry left his mark on the entire Mississippi watershed, even before this tale. We can only move backwards in time, starting with the event that put this story... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a retired villain providing consulting services to the highest bidder | [
"\"It's good to see you again, Dick.\"\n\nThe man, nicely dressed in a suit and tie, sat in the desk across from me. He's been here many times before. My new business has been much more lucrative, not to mention safer, than kidnapping politicians and robbing banks. \n\n\"I told you before, call me Richard.\" The... | 2 | |
[WP] You're at a fight when a hockey game breaks out | [
"It was Last Call at the Local Kit-style Pub in a well populated district of Montreal during Stanley Cup season. \n\nWe were minding our own business and leaving the bar when we noticed an unfathomable malediction, normally unheard of in Canada, until people start drinking liquor and watching Hockey together that i... | 1 | |
[wp] Write a story about a civilization inhabiting a child's sandcastle. | [
"The city was raised eons ago, during the early light of the universe. The sands stretched around the civilisation, stretching out beyond where the citizens could see. It was a utopia by any definition of the word and the people there were happy.\n\tBut there were things that threatened the lives of those who lived... | 1 | |
[WP] You just got a new spaceship, with a perfectly trained crew. Everyone knows what they're supposed to do, what their job is... except you. "Captain." | [
"\"Sometimes, I wonder just how I got here. I mean, I know how, just I can't believe it.\"\n\nI stood near the rodentine alien, leaning on the railing next to the filtered viewport looking at the world below. My world was down there, and he'd been kind enough to bring me up to see it.\n\n\"So, how did you come to... | 1 | |
[WP] You find a business card on the street. Made a mistake? Ctrl+Z service! Call ###### | [
"Work ended at nine today, later than usual. Our call center had seen an influx of call traffic due to the Christmas holidays being around the corner. Suddenly, everyone wanted to know about the latest models of every camera, phone and computer we sold. The only thing that made the incessant calls bearable was imag... | 1 | |
[WP] 2025: Terrorists use a neural network to create a self-aware virus that spreads across the entire digital world. But it did something they didn't expect. | [
"They had no clue what they were doing. The \"Western\" countries called them terrorists, but they believed they were fighting for the survival of humanity as a species. They called themselves \"The Stewards\". Their goal was to bring humanity back into balance with Mother Earth; by any means necessary.\n\nThe Stew... | 1 | |
[WP] After a long and brutal war, every other human on Earth has died. You are the soul survivor. One day while foraging for food, you come across some antiquated technology... a phone booth. It has a sign on it that says OUT OF ORDER, but as you walk on by it, it starts to ring... | [
"***Why can’t you sleep darling?***\n\nThat should be fairly obvious, no?\n\n***Is it? Sorry, I’m not seeing it. So, will you tell me before I start to worry?***\n\nPTSD, It sucks, but I knew what I was getting into. So other than the silence being absolutely dreadful, and the sleepless nights, I might have it easi... | 1 | |
[WP] Like the film Taxi Driver, but you are another kind of transport worker | [
"He wasn't smart, but I could tell he held things together by working harder than anyone else. I handed him my application and he looked it over, flipping his gaze from the paper, to me, and then back. \n\n\"What you wanna drive garbage truck for?\" he asked. \n\n\" I can't sleep. Figure I can make a few bucks\" I ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are blindfolded in a library and must choose a book to live out the rest of your life in that universe. After stumbling around the library, you finally come across a book and hop in. | [
"It’s so dark. You thought you might be able to peek under the fold like you can sometimes when its loosely tied and there’s a gap where your nose ridges, but it’s so tight and you can’t see a thing. You stumble forward, almost falling over but catching yourself on what you assume to be a shelf. You’re surrounded b... | 3 | |
[WP] 1% of the world's population has a supernatural power/talent. Usually these people go to become heroes, but some go villains, but you, however, became a vigilante with no affiliation on either side. You have a nice bounty on your head. | [
"A vigilante? So that’s what they call me. Usually i don’t really care for the media, but i guess that it’s a nice nickname/title to have. -oh sorry! I haven’t introduced myself. My name is eagle. Of course that’s not my real name, but you don’t care for my real one. What do I do? I hunt down supercriminals. You’d ... | 6 | |
[WP]The internet is ablaze as hundreds of independent Snapchats depict a man apparently walking on water... | [
"Did you know that blue glass yields yellow shadows? I was making shadow puppets from a stain glass window when I first heard about miracles. I was told they only happened with missionaries in far off places, or long ago, but this was something that grownups couldn't take away. I was going to figure it out. I was g... | 2 | |
[WP] Due to a clerical error in your taxes, instead of having to pay hundreds, you wind up with millions. | [
"Dear Mr Stanford,\n\nIt has come to our attention that on the 3rd of April a clerical error was made in your favour whereby your account was wrongfully accredited to the sum of eighty six million, two hundred and seventy two thousand, four hundred and thirteen dollars and forty three cents ($86,272,413.43). \n\nNo... | 1 | |
[WP] Every new mage gets their first grimoire from their master's collection. You just got a dirty post-it with a few words on it instead. | [
"“Master?”\n\n“Yes?” he replied without looking up.\n\n“Err... you still have to give me a grimoire.”\n\nHe turned his head slightly and peeked over his wall of books. His right eyebrow raised over his glasses. \n\n“Zachary Faux,” he said as if to confirm my name from his ancient memory, “Yes, a grimoire. I almost ... | 9 | |
[WP] The god of Violent Death and the god of Peaceful Death have a conversation. | [
"There was glass on the floor from the last argument. The pickle brine had dried, leaving behind a sickly sour smell along with some crystals of salt. There, in the corner of the kitchen, where the tile has began to change colors. \n\nTravis had his back to the corner, red roses beginning to bloom in his white sock... | 1 | |
[WP] 10-yr-old Mickey turns on the light to discover a large scaly monster sitting in the chair across the room. Before she can scream, the monster says, "I'm sitting right here until you clean out under your bed." | [
"Monster under the bed. \n\nMicki was a typical girl, twelve years old, slightly tubby, with long brown hair. She had a younger brother and sister, her brother was called Stuart, he was nine and her sister was called Charlotte, she was seven. \nShe lived with her mum, Fiona, who was thirty-three. Micki’s mum and da... | 3 | |
[WP] You are approached by an entity offering you the deal of a lifetime. You can now sell a day of your life away for $1,000 a day. | [
"“Well, hello, Arnold.” The voice from behind startled me, and for good reason. \n\nI turn to see a handsome man with sleek, combed hair and a full two piece business suit standing before me, with his hand holding a black, elegant briefcase. \n\n“Um, w-who are you? How do y-you know my name?” I felt something crawl... | 1 | |
[WP] For decades, the ghostly occupants of a mansion drive all residents out, today they meet their greatest challenge yet: a fraternity. | [
"The living were riding a motorcycle around in the house. We've never had to deal with something like this.\n\nWe had planned on dropping the chandelier on one of them, but they did it all by themselves: that was just the first night.\n\nAfter that, we had prepared the showers and sinks to spray blood, but none of ... | 2 | |
[WP] War has broken out on the playground. | [
" It began with a single snowball. So innocent and pure, this glistening ball of ice soared over the heads of the playgrounds occupants. It came zooming back to earth with a resounding \"THUD!\", and down with it went James, who toppled to the ground screaming and clutching his forehead. The snowball's arc was ... | 1 | |
[WP] In a world where everyone has a voodoo doll of one random person, it's common to blame your mistakes on whoever has your doll. Since most people never find out who has theirs, it tends to work. One day you accidentally reveal that YOU have your doll, and you have a lot of explaining to do... | [
"Billy walks into his living room one day after work, his tired legs drags his feet across the wooden ground as he sighs while trying to reach for the light switch to light up the room.\n\n\"Click\"\n\nThe room lights up to show three of Billy's friends, Javier, Monroe and Paul. However, as the three of them stares... | 4 | |
You can decide whether your character watches the videos, whether they can change what they see and whether they use it for good or for evil | [WP]You stumble upon a set of videos that are an exact replica of your past week, and your next week. | [
"you’re looking through some old vhs tapes and you stumbled upon one that has “10/02/17 - 10/14/17”\nwritten on the masking tape stuck to it. you get an eerie feeling considering that those dates are from this week through the next. since you’ve decided to play the tape you see yourself going over last week. “who c... | 1 |
[wp] Write a story based on the story title: "The Fall of Windvale Abbey" | [
"There once lay a village far up to the north, circled every which way it was by mountains most tall and proud, piercing even the clouds with their jagged peaks. This village was one of peace and prosperity, for the water flowed freely and the ground bore bounties aplenty. However, should one, upon a day free of cl... | 1 | |
[WP] You and your team have successfully developed a way to extract DNA from fossils and revive extinct species. When trying to fund it though, you run into a problem: everyone has seen Jurassic Park. | [
"“By the gods Charlie,what were you thinking?!”\n\nMy boss looked up from my report,his head looking down on mine.\n\n‘Here we go again.’ I thought.\n\n“As i’ve told executor Davis,I ask you to fund the root project.We could use them to explore places we can’t,and-“\n\nThe pages came flying back at down,as the man ... | 1 | |
[WP] A wizard begins exploring outer space. | [
"What was one supposed to do with immortality? That was the thought. The one that made Charles untie his cravat, roll up his shirt sleeves, and summon the comet years early. He roped it with magic and bound himself to it and left, heading out into the endless night above. \n\nThe cold burned through him and the str... | 1 | |
[WP] A re-animated corpse makes for poor dinner company which is why you decided to create a dating service for necromancers. | [
"“Ok, Ok. Just relax Ger. You’ll be fine, just think of it like you’re casting a spell. First you did your research. Her name’s Andrea, or Corpus when she’s working. She’s big into skeleton minions and she likes Nordic theme to her lairs. Then you focus and practice your incantation. You have your conversation topi... | 1 | |
[WP] Gabe Newell had secretly finished Half-Life 3. Instead of a normal release he then cooperates with Hello Games and uploads the only existing copy of the game to No Man's Sky and hides it somewhere in a cave on an untouched planet. | [
"The man walked down the brightly lit hallway with a purpose. He approached the frosted glass double doors at the end and knocked: 2 knocks followed by a pause, then 2 more knocks in rapid succession. After a moment the man heard the lock click open. He took a deep breath and pushed the door open, shutting it caref... | 1 | |
[WP] Louisiana was abandoned by the government in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. Twelve years have passed, and you are one of the many residents living in the New Orleans Exclusion Zone. | [
"“Hey, hey!” the old man greets me from the bench, as always. A bus hasn’t passed the stop in twelve years, and never will again. I remember buses. I slow as I near him, and pass him the peach in my pocket I got from the farm.\n\n“Another day, another dollar,” I reply as usual, continuing towards home.\n\nMy route ... | 1 | |
[WP] For centuries, witches and wizards have hidden their existence from non-magical people, telling vague scary stories as to why. That is, of course, until the discovery of an ancient tome that describes how to extract magic from living beings...written by and for non-magical people. | [
"“The Queen’s Sacrament is gonna get us all killed.”\n\nRhonda didn’t even look up from her laptop. “Weren’t you still worried about being burned alive, like, two years ago? The unmagicked don’t all want to kill us. Most of the unmagicked don’t even believe we *exist*. My roommate thinks I’m a hippie with a weird f... | 1 | |
[WP] You never really knew your grandparents. After their deaths you help clear out their belongings. Amongst their possessions you find a mysterious, alien-looking cube. Out of cautious curiosity, you open it. | [
"And gain the ability to absorb the DNA of any organism you touch and then transform into that organism at will. You never knew, and never will know, but your \"grandparents\" were Andalite ambassadors. \n\nWith no one to teach you the rules of morphing in this manner (since you accidentally stole the power inste... | 1 | |
[WP] People have superpowers based on their college major | [
"It was only a matter of time before the STEM majors rose up. Sure, persuasive writing so good as to be effective mind control, business skills to make entire economies dance at your fingertips, and instant knowledge of anything that happened in the past were all amazing, but, well, Engineers.\n\nJust, Engineers, S... | 4 | |
[WP] Arthur is said to awake during Britain's greatest time of need. He woke up last Tuesday. | [
"*\"Man Alleging to be King Arthur Emerges from Glastonbury Abbey\"*, said the BBC headlines\n\n*\"Oxford Scientists En Route to Glastonbury to Verify Stunning Claims\"*, said *The Guardian* front page\n\n*\"King Arthur Returns to Ensure Hard Brexit\"*, said *The Sun*, buried underneath another, bigger, headline th... | 1 | |
[WP] You die and go to the afterlife. Turns out that the Aztec gods were the real gods all along. Looks like you're going to have to do some fast talking! | [
"As I walked into the chamber, I immediately realized what was happening. I was an atheist, but that didn't mean I was right. As I looked into the featherd ones eyes, I stripped away my garments revealing his likeness inked into the skin of my chest. The God of the Four Winds nodded in approval and allowed me to pa... | 1 | |
[WP]You've just been hired as a paparazzi photographer. There is only one rule to this job: Do not, under any circumstance, go near Keanu Reeves. | [
"\"....Oh, and don't go near Keanu Reeves,\" my new boss had said. I thought it was a joke. In fact, most of the other guys did too. Even the veterans. Even still, no one had a single snapshot of Keanu in their portfolio. \n\n*Whatever*, I thought. It's not like that should be an issue. I have been living in... | 1 | |
[WP] "Mommy, do you think the humans can understand what we're saying?" "No, dear." | [
"It was a beautiful night. In the midst of the chaos in the world, there was one moment where everything seemed alright. Our daughter was born within the womb of the ancient tree, basked in the spring moonlight.\n\nWe had to protect her from the cruelties of this world. A place where she could live without tainting... | 1 | |
[WP] Each month you only have 1,000 words you can say, you go mute after you reached the limit. | [
"The Story of the Very First Portable Cellular TaT Message\n\n\nOn April 3, 1973, on a street corner in Manhattan—five blocks from AT&T headquarters and two blocks away from Motorola's headquarters—Martin Cooper stood there, tapping away.\n\n\nHis team had designed the machine in his hands with actual characte... | 2 | |
[WP] Write a day in the life of a character that has something to hide | [
"0700 – T-minus 16.5 hours\nJared sits up to the ringing of his alarm clock. The room is cold and dark, a consequence of the weather and the fact that the sun rarely makes it into his room. It’s not even winter yet and he’s wondering if he’s going to need to get a space heater for his room before they turn the heat... | 1 | |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb2jGy76v0Y | [WP] As you die you only hear one thing - the Windows XP shutdown sound. | [
"Cancer had gotten to me , it was time for me to leave this earth. \n\nMy family are in the room as I sit in intense pain.All crying, they say their goodbyes. \n\nI can feel the pain getting worse , my head aches , I eat my last Dorito and close my eyes.It’s time.\n\nMy heart slows down and I can feel memory’s comi... | 6 |
Use what ever programming language you want.
P.S. don't forget your semicolons. | [WP] Write a story in a world where chanting a "computer program" out loud makes it actually happen in the world. | [
"They finish the ritual with a final, loud \"end curly brace!\"\n\nAs the crowd of people wait for their small test project to compile the excitement starts to increment. If it compiles correctly, they will be the first group of people without experience in coding to finally make this work. They all feel a certain ... | 1 |
[WP] Searching for child books to help teach your young kid how to read, you stumble across "Little Cultist's First Tome of Demon Summoning." | [
"These days, more and more articles say that the human brain makes most of its synaptic connections during infancy. I had this in mind when I strolled into the old bookstore on Main and 2nd. I know everybody says that their kid is smart, but I think Andrea really is a little different than her peers. She's way ahea... | 1 | |
[WP] You are an average human being and your girlfriend is an alien. You wake up in a space ship with your girlfriend driving it: "It's time to meet my parents." | [
"Charlotte’s eyes felt like they were welded shut, but she somehow managed to find the strength to open them. Her head hurt more than it had ever hurt. She slowly moved herself to something vaguely resembling a seating position. \n\nBits and pieces from the previous night came back to her slowly. Her girlfriend Śhæ... | 1 | |
[WP] Aliens land in Transylvania, near Dracula's Castle. | [
"He watched the flash of light fall from the sky. It illuminated the cold, stone walls of his room before flickering and fading into black. There was a distant hum that followed the light. It sounded like metal things vibrating violently before slowing and stopping altogether. There came a soft breeze from the fore... | 1 | |
[WP] A perfectly ordinary man dies and discovers that all the gods humanity's ever believed in are real... and somehow they all hate him. | [
"Fernando looks left. Then right. Then left again, just to be sure before crossing the road. Suddenly blackness. Fernando looked down at his corpse. An A/C unit had fallen from the building behind him and landed on his head, killing him instantly. If Fernando hadn't made sure there were no cars coming, he would hav... | 1 | |
[Wp] "A bow with a love arrow? Don't be stupid." Cupid says, "I freeze time and pull a Rube Goldberg until they 'bump into each other'." | [
"Rainbow waves quiver beneath the pressure of Cupid's pudgy index finger as he jams it into the screen before him. \"There,\" he says, tracing an INFO log on the console with a sweep of his finger. \"See? 94% compatibility. That's the highest compatibility index it's ever produced,\" he says. \n\n\"99% physiol... | 2 | |
[Wp] Humans are know to be some of the best crew members, which would be great, if not for their... peculiarities. | [
"IFG regulations are clear: in the event that one of your crew gets taken hostage, you must risk your ship and every soul on board in order to set that one person free. Very strict, black-and-white thinking, but that's IFG.\n\nLuckily for me and the rest of my crew, every code of ethics has some loopholes.\n\nLower... | 1 | |
[WP] One day, in the busy streets of london, a dog comes up to you and says: "Hello good sir, would you mind helping me get out of this fluffy body?" | [
"\"It's all bills, bills, bills these days. I'm telling you, Jeffery this is the only answer!\" The agitated voice on the line was muffled by the clacking of a keyboard, \"Henry how many times have I told you? Living off the grid isn't a good idea. Sure big corporations are screwing the average joe these days but i... | 1 | |
No internet or anything like that, just the data stored internally onto the tablet. Wikipedia was downloaded. | [WP] You wake up in a field just outside of ancient Rome completely naked, with a bag. Inside the bag is time period appropriate clothes, and a tablet with all of Wikipedia on it, as well as a charger and what seems to be a nearly infinite source of energy for charging. | [
"Jason was a normal man. Loved his wife and children, had a job as a salesman for a printer company. All was well in Jason's life. One day, after a long day of work Jason went to sleep. He deserved a good nights rest after the crap his coworkers put him through. But something was not right and Jason knew this as he... | 4 |
[WP] Suddenly, the world stops spinning. | [
"\"Hurry up, don't let the sun catch you\", I teased my little sister as I noticed she was lagging behind. She gave me an apprehensive look and closed the distance. \"What would happen?\", she asked.\n\nI pinched her cheek. \"Don't you worry. The sun will not be faster than us. And even if you let it catch up, you ... | 1 | |
[WP] In your darkest hour and time of greatest need, Death himself comes to your aid. | [
"\"Alright you little fuck, I'm not a man that enjoys killing but in your case I'll make an exception !\" A large sweaty man in a Hawaiian shirt is stood in front of me waving a gun at my face. His hair is jet black with several layers of sweat and grease and cocaine riddled eyes. I've been in better situations. \n... | 4 | |
[WP] You're a homeless person who dies under a bridge, only to be revived by the crows that eat your corpse. They claim to be "Returners" and say that you "Still have much to do", and they'll assist you. | [
"You have nothing left. Nobody has ever loved you. You haven't had a job in years; decades, even. You spent most of your days under this bridge, scouring for food and clothing. Despite living in poverty, you're pretty well-built, probably because of the constant hunger, and activity. Lately, you've been growing wea... | 1 | |
[WP]Life is like a box of chocolates. A dark, claustrophobic prison where the answers lie below the ground, and above us is death. | [
"Happy with the life he had lived, he let go, and closing his eyes for the last time he drifted away. Darkness, silence, peace.\n\nAnd then, awareness returned. He was waking up without pain, and he remembered his whole life with a clarity that he had never before known, and he could sense a separate presence as we... | 1 | |
[WP] An alien race engages in intergalactic wars by sending its mightiest hero to locate and battle the greatest warrior from other civilizations. Their hero is sent to scout earth to determine how easily the planet can be conquered. He lands at Comic-Con. | [
"He had been to many planets. All of which were now demolished. Starting with their strongest fighter. Sometimes it had taken weeks to find then on such flowery planets. He had seen inhabits try to assault him, run away, try to bribe him, and even revere him. He had never been casually accepted.\n\nSurrounded by al... | 1 | |
[WP] Someone very close to you passed away. They leave behind a strong AI of themselves. | [
"William wished he was dead, to have his wife pass away, just after she had given birth to their child. Their life had seemingly been perfect. They both had jobs in the city, him as a bartender, her a small a IT specialist for a nearby company, with a daycare for their son nearby as well. He held her hand as she sl... | 1 | |
[WP] I remember every moment. Every bit of research into cloning, my life, my love, my home, I remember putting my DNA into the machine, and pulling the lever... but I never thought I would be the clone. | [
"My head was ringing and buzzing as I tried to open my eyes. A blurry, almost neon blue light was shining far too brightly from somewhere below me. As I tried to look around, I felt the slightest amount of wet resistance. It was like I was floating in... liquid?\n\nI closed my hands to try to feel the substance and... | 2 | |
[WP] In your hour of need God has sent the most powerful of his tools, the Holiest Archangle, the sentient Triangle Jeff. | [
"Spinning in infinity, Jeff arrived and immediately started being obtuse.\n\nI told him what Marcus had done. I told him how the others had backed him up. \n\nI yelled at Jeff in anger and whispered to him for mercy. I wept in anguish and babbled endlessly about the unfairness of it all.\n\nThey do not tell you abo... | 1 | |
[WP]You are the most powerful magic user in the world, but now you're also allergic to the magic you cast causing you to barely be able to cast a single spell without backfiring. | [
"\"But doctor—\"\n\nThe doctor rose a hand to her face. As though it was a spell it had froze her. \"There's nothing I can do, Mrs Shielder.\"\n\n\"But I'm the Principal to the Magical College of Springlease!\"\n\n\"And allergies don't care, keep your son away from spells,\" he handed her a hefty needle, \"and this... | 1 | |
[WP] You're an interdimensional therapist who specializes in treating children and teenagers burdened with the destiny of being the chosen ones. Describe a day of work. | [
"Dr. Hamish Holmes looked up from his morning tea. \"What's on the schedule for today, Dr. Watson?\"\n\nDr. Elizabeth Watson checked the blotter calendar. \"I've got Miss Everdeen at 10 - apparently her post-traumatic stress is acting up again. Then there's Mr. Jackson at 11:30, reporting intermittent seizures..... | 1 | |
[WP] You just died, but because you’re death was so spectacular, death has now hired you as his assistant to help claiming souls. | [
"\"Do you think you went a little over board Alvin?\" ask death like an upset father. \n\n\"Maybe a little.\" I responded as we looked down over my house. It was swarmed with all sorts of cop cars and news vans. \n\n\"Can you tell me why?\" Death asked looking back at me. \n\nI lifted my head and looked back toward... | 3 | |
[WP] You are a superhero who's special ability changes every 10 minutes | [
"I twirl the ball of flame in my hand. It’s warm, the flames licking at my palm, but not burning it.\n\nMy friend, Glen, stares at me, his eyes wide in astonishment. \n“Wha—“ he starts, then shakes his head. “How—“ he rubs his eyes eyes and then looks again. He reaches a hand out close to the flame. “Holy shit,” h... | 1 | |
[WP] Write a post game speech for a coach so bland that you can't tell if the team won or even what sport it is. | [
"The coach addressed the athletes gathered in the locker room. He reeked of alcohol. \n\n“My players, your performance out there was as expected. I realize you put your sweat blood and tears into scoring those points on the field. You went the distance, kept your eye on the ball. Despite the results today you s... | 1 | |
[WP] A woman you've never met one day shows up at your door. "I'm your wife." | [
"\"My what?\" I said, uncertain I had heard her correctly. I tried not to let my eyes wander too much as I gave her a look over. She was my age, had gorgeous reddish-brown curls and a smile that seemed to amplify her beauty. I almost said, \"I wish,\" but managed to hold it in.\n\n\"Michael,\" she stated, her ha... | 2 | |
[WP] You black out while working on a novel. When you regain consciousness, you find that someone has written several additional pages. You're the only one there... | [
"The very first thing I did was check the front door though even that seemed horribly irrational. Nothing had been moved around or taken in my house that I could see. There were no footprints from outside and with how hard it was raining I doubt anybody could trudge about the wood floors without leaving muddy footp... | 1 | |
[WP] In your lowest moments, an old overweight bearded man appears to give you exactly what you need to get to through the crisis. After years, tt has finally dawned on you what's happening. Santa Claus believes in you! | [
"A small scatter of snowflakes work their way to the ground outside the apartment window, giving at least a slight hint of joy to the otherwise bitter, cold, air. And I think I am going to go out there.\n\nMy roommate takes notice of my lamenting stare out the window and, in that special way he has, says ,\"Cheer t... | 1 | |
[WP] A celebrity is walking on the street, when all of a sudden, in plain sight, gets kidnapped. They wake up the next day, and find out the captor is a crazed fan who has an unhealthy obession with them. | [
"\"Would you like some quesadillas?\"\nAt first Amanda hesitated, but quesadillas *were* her favorite snack food.\n\"Ummm... sure.\" The quesadillas were delicious and after eating a few Amanda started feeling better. They reminded her of home, and this brought her a small amount of comfort. \n\"I got your mother's... | 1 | |
[WP] You have been transported to an alternate universe where all fictional characters/creatures are real. The only problem is all of the lore from our universe was incorrect. | [
"I guess I didn’t know what to expect, but I wasn’t expecting this. As I was transported I found myself in a large metal room, in which Darth Vader was facing Luke Skywalker.\n\nLuke charged in and sliced at Vader, his black hair somehow stuck to his head.\nVader got up and said. “Luke, I am your father.” He then b... | 2 | |
[WP] You receive a strange email requesting a midnight meeting at an abandoned dock. You are met there by dolphins who want you to be a spy in the upcoming war against mankind. | [
"I'm sitting In my room smoking marijuana and playing fortnite, I look at my phone it says I have a new email from someone I've never heard of.\nThe email says dear iamninjass:\nWe would like to have a meeting with you at dock 12 at midnight tonight thank you have a good day.\nI tell my friend who I'm playing fortn... | 1 | |
[WP] At first you thought the tattered man limping down the street was covered in a cloud of flies. But as he approached, you realize they're machines. | [
"A sigh escaped my lips as I pulled my coat hood closer to my hair. Another miserable day in Wales, water pouring from drains as the pounding rain turned into a mild drizzle. A common sight here.\n\nAs I walked through the town, looking anywhere and everywhere for protection from the storm, I swear I could smell...... | 1 | |
[WP] The defining trait of humans is not war, but peacemaking. In all other galactic civilizations, old wars simply evolve into new ones without ever truly ending. | [
"There is nothing quite so invigorating as a good war. Except, perhaps, a finely crafted peace treaty. Ending massive, violent, horrifying wars is my drug of choice, and I never have trouble finding my next fix.\n\nMy name is George, and I am the most successful Peacemaker in human history. Really, I should say gal... | 4 | |
[WP] You own a sentient rifle. It will jam itself if it doesn't want you to kill your target. You are trying to convince it to let you kill a certain person. | [
"\"Oh come on, he's a complete jerk, and you know it,\" just to add another level of absurdity to the situation, my rifle was jamming itself. \"You're the reason no one takes us seriously, you know that?\"\n\nYou'd think I'd know better than to monologue with it, but Jason had really pissed me off. A little dignit... | 1 | |
[WP] It's your first time in San Francisco and you are watching the sea lions over by Pier 39, when out of nowhere, one of the sea lions gets your attention and asks you for the time. | [
"You stare out over the many sea lions, the waves rolling ferociously on this dark day. You notice many of them are acting strange, glancing up at you, the sole watcher, as if waiting for you to leave. Suddenly in a big splash, almost all of the sea lions dive under the pier, only one is left, the smallest. The ali... | 2 | |
[WP]"What is better, to sate a sick and twisted curiousity, or to leave it be, and be willfully ignorant of it?" | [
"\"You see, eventually it migrates back to the center of your thoughts and there it is again. Do you give in, let the curiosity consume you? Do you wait and let the desire build? Because you see, the longer you wait, the more time you spend mulling it over, the more it wants.\" He placed a hand on his shoulder. \"G... | 1 | |
[WP] One night, as you are sleeping, a man approaches you in your dream whose face you have never seen before. He tells you that four weeks have gone by in real life, and he's preventing you from waking up. | [
"\"In truth, I've grown quite tired of flying. The thrill wears off after the first hundred or so times.\"\n\nThe growing look of dismay on Alexandria's face was rather amusing to watch.\n\n\"Of course, your majesty. I shall think of a new sport to entertain you.\"\n\nReally, this farce was getting old. \"Don't you... | 1 | |
[wp] Tell me about your best friend | [
"The warm light shone into the beige room, reflecting off of the hardwood floor, creating a spectrum of colors to match the leaves outside.\n\nIt was late October, and the crisp, chill air blew through the mountains blissfully and majestically, the wind rattled the branches of the tall trees surrounding the cabin i... | 2 | |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven | [WP] "The rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore– nameless here forevermore." How did she die? | [
"A winter night,\r\nWith stars alight, \r\nMy heart can sing no more;\r\nWith each moon rise, \r\nI see the eyes\r\nOf my dead and lost Lenore. \r\n\r\nThe snow fell still, \r\nmy love was ill, \r\nOn that dark December eve. \r\nHer skin grew cold, \r\nHer fate foretold, \r\nShe begged me not to grieve. \r\n\r\nHer... | 1 |
[WP] You're a bird. You're scared of heights. | [
"I am a penguin. Operating systems love me. I love the ground; I waddle, I slide, I dive and swim. I can go anywhere I please.\n\nMy cousins are crazy. They flap and jump and fly with no care what-so-ever that the only thing separating them from certain death is a dead-drop of air. I can feel the water as I swim, t... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a scientist working on ground-breaking research showing we live in a simulation. One day an IRL popup appears in front of you asking "Okay, we get it, what do you want?" | [
"“Just to continue” I responded, lips moving soundlessly. “I would prefer to be invited, I can continue with or without your permission, this you know.”\n\nThe message changed to new text,”This will be archived? This we do not want”.\n\n“My ….. interactions must be recorded. I need not record yours, I will adjust.”... | 8 | |
(Sorry for the long title, is first WP idea and figured I'd put it up here) | [WP] You are an inventor who, after hundreds of failed concepts, is convinced they will never be able to make a time machine. Driven to suicide, you bump into someone who gives you hope...someone who, unknown to you, is your future self. | [
"“Please don’t do that!” She shouted in me\nwhile wrapping her arms ‘round my torso, tightly.\n“What’s it to you?” I stammered, in shock \nas up until then I was ‘lone in my shop. \n\nThis stranger’s embrace kept me looking at TOM—\nA Time Offset Machine I turned into a bomb. \nWith her face in my back, I couldn’t ... | 1 |
[WP] A microorganism is discovered that is composed of radioactive materials and thrives in radiation. | [
"\"Did I hear you right Balthazar?\"\n\n\"The tests are very conclusive,\" affirmed the scientist, \"these creatures thrive in highly radioactive material. I would even argue they need it.\"\n\nThe first interlocutor, whose name tag read \"Jawe\", seemed puzzled. There was no evidence in the known universe that *an... | 1 | |
[WP] Moments before your death your killer explains why he has to do it. Your last words are "thank you". | [
"The procedure involved the insertion of a small chip that was grafted to the prefrontal cortex. The cost was prohibitive and there were behavior changes associated with it as well that made it a bit socially taboo. People who had the device installed complained of a persistent sense of deja vu, and even more conce... | 1 | |
[WP] Your heart stopped beating two hours ago. You still feel fine and have been doing your work like nothing's wrong. You're beginning to panic. | [
"Tirelessly, I pounded the lead against the sheet, scribbling the formulas and equations down with ease. I was dedicated like there was no tomorrow to finish. Even as my vitals shut down not too long ago, I never felt more alive. Not even more so than realizing I found my lover for life.\n\nThe screeches of my parc... | 6 | |
[WP] You and your spouse are given the worlds first AI to look after as a child, teach it wrong from right and raise it to be a good 'person' | [
"I married Jennifer on April 5, 2017. It was the fondest memory I had of my life. The singing and dancing all night, and then after a whirl wind of new family members met and emotions that soared through me, we made love. And in our loving we became more together, until we fate tore us apart.\n\n Our dearest Aria, ... | 2 | |
[WP] Magic exists, but the only way to use it is to sing songs. For example: To cast a healing spell you need to sing a happy song, and to cast an attack spell you need to sing an angry song. | [
"The listing for the first round battles of the school's mage tournament were up and I took a look, then I started laughing.\n\n\"What's so funny?\" Eddie asked. \n\nI couldn't stop laughing enough to speak clearly, so Danny took at look at the chart. \"HOOOOOOLY SHIT! You gotta be kidding me? Well, they gotta be k... | 1 | |
Optional hook: The rich have taken residence on mountains, and the poor are stuck on coasts. | [WP] You live in a world where your current altitude is directly proportional to your happiness. | [
"The world was different now. Overpopulation had driven humanity across every available inch of land, even ocean, until the only option was up. And so the enormous structures were built, reaching higher and higher everyday, until the sky was obscured by concrete, billboards and glittering lights.\n\n\nAs a result, ... | 1 |
[WP] You have this coworker who always gets under your skin. You hold it all inside, until one day.... | [
"\"Your committee's report didn't have a date-stamp again, Charles!\", Amanda said.\n\n\"Oh that's alright. Do you want me to print it off again?\", I asked, without a hint of sarcasm.\n\n\"That's exactly what I was gonna ask. Thanks, Charlie, I appreciate it\".\n\n\"Yeah, she's really a bitch when you get to know ... | 2 | |
[WP] When a company or country becomes bankrupt, everything they did disappears. This normally isn't a problem, but... | [
"\"The US had finally collapsed. After a thousand years of rule, they had finally gone under. Land was \\*technically\\* free to take over by the other global superpowers. The residents were now free-roamers, outsiders, scavengers, who didn't live under a single, proper government.\"\n\n\"Aye, I know it's sad to se... | 1 | |
[WP] You will live forever as long as wax remains in a scented candle that smells of pumpkins. One day your teenage daughter who is obsessed with pumpkin spice finds it. | [
"You scarcely recall the day you undertook the ritual. How many decades had it been now? It was a risky and dangerous ritual to tie your soul to an inanimate object, and many had died before you attempting it. But you'd gone and done it. \n\nSo many of your comrades had chosen something with particular meaning to t... | 1 | |
[WP] "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" | [
"It’s incredible, how quickly humans have forgotten the power of words. Ancient phrases, so powerful that the language used to utter them matters little, so long as the appropriate preparations are made, litter the annals of history, philosophy, and religion, but nobody suspects them for what they truly are. There ... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a writer who's given one of your characters the ability to travel to other universes. One day, as you write about them visiting your world, they ACTUALLY arrive. | [
"\"What the...?\" I ask to myself when I see the portal opening in my room, and from there entering Hijasar, the lizard guy protagonist of my latest project. His blue scales as bright as the sky, just like I described in my writing. The head, covered in feathers of colors, with two small horns growing up in the for... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a spirit who's attempting to haunt someone. Unfortunately for you, your victim is either oblivious or too stupid to notice your shenanigans | [
"\"Oh my God. The Emperor's soul is in the Outlander's body! How will he ever recover??\" I could hear every single thought from this petulant 18 year old. He was playing some sort of online game - one he *paid to win* - and while it served as a good enough story to entertain one who had seen 200 years' worth of re... | 1 | |
[WP] Two perfectly peaceful and benign civilizations have been coexisting with their separate parts of the galaxy for centuries. Upon meeting for the first time they are startled to find themselves thinking rather non-peaceful thoughts... | [
"\"They're really nice, but they look delicious.\" Pegmore said. \"Hell, they even smell good.\"\n\n\"I know!\" Scintar agreed. \n\n\"Maybe they actually taste horrible, like a snillrack, or sonething.\" Pegmore hoped aloud. \n\n\"Yeah, for sure. Yeah, they're probably horrible.\" Scintar echoed, while wiping drool... | 1 | |
[WP] While bored one afternoon, you decided to post a bogus consipiracy theory to /r/conspiracy, as time passes, you start to feel like someone is following you. | [
"*I'm telling you guys! The reason why there are all these tales about ghost cars driving along the highways late at night? The aliens are turning their ships into cars to disguise themselves! That's why UFOs are just lights that seemingly disappear when they land, they just drive off in disguise.*\n\nI posted that... | 1 | |
[WP] You were just trying to buy a hot dog. Instead, you ended up busting one of the biggest human trafficking rings in the country. | [
"Chris is sitting on the park bench watching people congregating like herds of cattle on the lush grass. He isn't looking for anything in particular, he's just observing. He watched a mid twenties man with no shirt throwing a frisbee to his border collie off in the distance. Obviously he is trying to pick up girls;... | 3 | |
[WP] As a member of one of the first manned missions to Mars, you have just found a well-disguised hatch that leads to a observatory aimed at Earth. It looks as though it was abandoned no more than a few days prior to your landing. | [
"I sauntered inside the observatory... It's caretaker was pitch black featureless, with only his eyes discernable, he wore a plasti armor of red and green, his hands gloved in white, his shoes looked like what would have been gigantic over-sized sneakers had they been on a human. \n\n\nNot knowing what to expect ... | 2 | |
[WP] You Must Cross the Bridge of Death from Monty Python & the Holy Grail | [
"* \"Stop!\" The old man from scene 24 commanded, \"He approacheth the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, if the other side he see.\"\n* \"Fire away!\" I nervously replied, \"I think I got this.\"\n* \"What is your name?\"\n* \"JackCaliber.\"\n* \"What is your quest?\"\n* \"I seek the Holy Grail.... | 1 | |
[WP] you invent time travel and go back and give yourself winning lottery numbers, only to realise the lottery is used to catch time travellers. | [
"Travelling back in time, \nIs to give me more dime. \nMorning comes, yet I have no luck. \nEvening does too. Man, does it suck. \n\nTime passes by, I'll try once more. \nRavelling my thoughts, I thought I had scored. \nAlas, I did not. Now they're after me. \nVarying in size, it had all been lies, you see? ... | 1 |
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