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[WP] A time traveler from the future arrives in present day, claiming to have a message that will save humanity from an impending disaster. As he tries to deliver the message, he must evade those who would stop him and uncover the truth behind the disaster. | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 2 | |
[WP] Two best friends are trying to stay best friends while the narrator tries to make them lovers | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 2 | |
[WP] A young werewolf prematurely transforms for the first time due to a stressful situation. Pack mates transform and pursue them to keep them from accidentally hurting someone. | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 2 | |
[WP] Every year, all humans on earth are ranked by their beauty. This year, the one ranked the ugliest was a small baby. | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 2 | |
[WP] In middle of a battlefield, the disgruntled lake goddess appears in front of soldiers who had unfortunately tossed their grenades and artillery shells into the lake with a simple question. "Did you drop this undetonated active golden explosive, or this undetonated active silver explosive?" | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 2 | |
[WP] You are one of the most powerful beings in the world, but you were content to just be a "normal" civilian. However, the heroes failed to stop the local doomsday monster and you had to step in. Now the superheroes want you to join them, and random villains keep showing up to challenge you. | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 2 | |
[WP] There are two types of rebels in the world. Young, plucky heroes with a prophecy and plot armor, and grim faced, dirt streaked insurgents with old Soviet guns and handmade explosives. The problem comes when these two groups team up. | [
"**Welcome to the Prompt!** All top-level comments must be a story or poem. Reply here for other comments.\n\n**Reminders**:\n\n>* Stories at least 100 words. Poems, 30 but include \"[Poem]\"\n>* Responses don't have to fulfill every detail\n>* See [Reality Fiction](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts... | 4 | |
Your prompt is the following: Write as long a story as you can about a time traveller who is stuck in a particular year. What year is he from? What year is he stuck in? How did he get stuck? What is he currently doing? Does he have a plan on how to get home?
Now the fun part: If there are any completed stories, try to write an abridged version of some of them. Condense it to however small you'd like. (Please avoid the term "tl;dr" on this one. Also, make the abridged version longer than a single sentence.)
The idea of this exercise is to aid people in learning the art of brevity and seeing what parts people took away from a particular story. So, have at it. Be superfluous. Have fun! | [WP] Here's a fun one... Write something long, other Redditors will write an "abridged version" | [
"#I haven't written anything substantial in a few days but here goes. Also, I feel like this is the subreddit to brag to that I got an 8/9 on a recent argumentative piece I wrote in 30 minutes by hand!\n\nHeads dizzy, eyes sealed shut, ear drums popping like all hell, the Chrononauts all wondered why the they signe... | 2 |
[WP] "To extend a life already lived on borrowed time requires three things..." | [
"“Want to keep living, eh?”\n\nThe witch let out a soft cackle and couched as she turned back towards the small table, now carrying a steaming, stone-hewn goblet. Setting it on the table in front of the young man she said, “Go on, drink it.”\n\n“And this will keep me alive?” he asked breathlessly, his shaking hand... | 4 | |
Write a story in 100 words or less that the main feature is blood. The character learns something important through blood, either their own or some belonging to another character. | [FF] 100 Words - It's In The Blood | [
"The viscous liquid fell in splashes. Slowly and slowly, one drop at a time: a bombshell on impact, some splatter fallout covering the curved white walls. The flames roused, licking the cast-iron of the bottom of the pot while more and more of that disgusting red fluid filled it half. The wooden spoon sank right th... | 11 |
[WP] Intergalactic news article with "Planet Earth" as it's subject. | [
"Washington D.C., Earth **(Intergalactic Press)** Yesterday, Senators from Earth Government Congress convened to discuss the future of Earth Government’s policies. This comes after a crippling financial collapse that has put a strain on Earth’s resources, decades of educational decline, and a rise in worlds and ter... | 4 | |
[WP] at wedding of the woman you love, and you're the best man. | [
"I posted something like this a while ago, I guess as kind of a vent. Here:\n\nI don't feel that it is unreasonable to look for companionship. People often underestimate the need for the touch of another human being- a gentle caress, perhaps. A kiss on a good day. Someone with whom to share memories and new discove... | 13 | |
Sky Burial - A traditional death ceremony, most notably performed by the Zoroastrian faith, in which the dead are taken to a place, usually a dedicated altar or an open field, the body laid out as food for carrion birds. | [WP] Your closest friend has died of a terminal illness. Before he died, he asked you to give him a 'sky burial'. Tell us about the experience. | [
"Dec 7\n\nToday Matty died. \n\nI held his hands. Is that weird? Is it weird that two straight guys held hands? My wife was there, a hand on by back. His ex-wife was there, off to the side, huddled into a chair, sobbing quietly into a napkin or something. I wanted to punch the whore. Perhaps that was why I was... | 2 |
Is this a good prompt? | [WP]A Young Man meets a friend on an online game, and they become good friends yet never meeting each other. One day his friend is trapped in a war zone and is killed. | [
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM.\n\nTom's sight was filled from end to end with this message. Just below it a small, Yin-Yang symbol was spinning, symbolizing that The World was loading. \n\nWas it that day again? Tom wouldn't know. He didn't share the room with anybody else (a luxury unbeknownst in the Western Territories) w... | 2 |
[WP] A confused criminal in the middle of a job attempts to escape a ridiculously over the top situation that doesnt involve him/her | [
"The sirens wailed. Blue and red light lit up the black night. He was in deep shit now. Fucking David made it sound so goddamn easy. Get in, shoot the guy and get out. The sirens wailed louder. Holy shit, it sounded like the whole police department was after him. He frantically rushed back and forth, there had to b... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up go to high school and slowly start to realise you're in typical teen high school movie. | [
"<Montage of morning traffic for about 1 min to [cascade by hyper](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhALP8W01Wc)\n\nCamera constantly following one specific car for the duration of montage; follows car into school> \n\n<Camera in car. Music is revealed to be coming from the stereo>\n\n\nMarkus: Did you ju... | 4 | |
Write a story about someone trying to become a god. Preferably something dark. You can define "god" however you like.
Have fun! | [WP] Becoming a god. | [
"I brush the keys with my fingertips. I revel at the sensation, the first tactile stimulus in months. The fingers of my right hand contain the only skin left on my body.\n\nThe seductive whirr of the servos in my left arm plays as I reach across and check the subroutines one last time. No going back now. Could I ev... | 20 |
So you wake up one day and you're omnipotent. Full-on god. You can do anything, the world is your play thing. You have two options:
* Everyone goes crazy with religious/existential awe and terror, and you literally couldn't care less (for whatever reason),
* You, and you alone, are filled with amazement/terror/wonder/wrath, while everyone else in the world is uncharacteristically disinterested in your new-found ultimate power.
Have fun :) | [WP] You are endowed with unlimited, god-like power. Either: You are the only one in the world who cares, or the only one in the world who doesn't care. | [
"I always wanted to know what comes next. I wanted to live to see beyond the horizon of my life, to watch humanity spread to the stars or fall. I've watched, and I've waited. \n \nIt was easy, at first. All the people who wanted help. I helped them. More wanted help and I said, 'yes'. 7 billion voices cried out f... | 15 |
Feel free to write about anything. Did you get up early each year to watch the Macy's parade? Did you always eat steak instead of turkey? Did your family always travel to your cousin's house to endure yet another miserable holiday with Aunt Francis, who admittedly made the best pumpkin pie ever?
You can also write about a tradition that's still ongoing.
Have fun writing, and have a happy Thanksgiving! | [WP] Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Write about one of your favorite Thanksgiving experiences or traditions. | [
"I have a very traditional family. Women cook. Men watch TV. That's the way it has always been.\n\nExcept one part of the whole process. Carving the turkey is and will always be the job of my grandpa. Grandpa makes a big show of getting out his electric knife and slicing into the bird while it is still hidden awa... | 4 |
Side Note: your character is note a mine, simple gestures are welcome but don't have her playing pictionary.
| [WP] Your character is the ghost of a recently deceased 22 year old girl. She's telling her lover the story of her death. She cannot speak, may not communicate through language to the story characters or to the audience. No cliches. Must be told from perspective that is not hers. | [
" > TRANSMISSION INCOMING\n\n > POCKET UNIVERSE CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED AS 0...3: DRAGON.\n\n > ENTRY 0...11. TITLE PROVIDED: GHOST. AUTHOR ID 0...5.\n\nAs I entered the room that night, dejected, I knew something was off. Was it the slightly moved lamp? It might have been. Perhaps it was the open do... | 2 |
I thought of this as a way to help me accept myself, and so far It has helped. so, write yourself out, listen to others, maybe make some connections to other people's. | [WP] vividly describe your character in third person. | [
"His face is a mirror and a sculpture and a painting that changes from every side. It's a study of planes, of light and darkness. The smooth angle of his cheekbones, the crag of a nose jutting forward. His pores are small, his skin without blemish. His eyes are sometimes the stormy grey of the heaving ocean, fathom... | 2 |
[WP] A man believes that every small little thing that happens to him is actually an analogy for his life. | [
"This is Tom. Tom woke up hours ago, like he was supposed to, when his alarm clock went off. Tom then turned off his alarm and laid in bed, staring at the ceiling, for hours. It is now noon, and Tom is narrating his own life in his own head.\n\nThis is Tom. Pathetic.\n\nUnfortunately, Tom can't get out of bed. ... | 2 | |
[WP] Dinner party guests realize they can hear each other's thoughts, but only while seated at the table. | [
"\n\"Oh, darling. Don't sit there,\" the Captain singsonged down from the dais as if unveiling a wonderful surprise. \"Sit up here with me!\"\n\nThe hall broke out in cheers and laughter as the lieutenants rushed down the aisle to the back of the room. A porter caught her arm just as she was about to sit in the cha... | 6 | |
A protagonist falls for a completely different character than for whom they were originally intended.
*Bonus points for same-sex romances.* | [WP] Wait, that wasn't supposed to happen! | [
"“Did you just say the princess is dead!?”\n\n“Yes, sire. I’m so very sorry. She was devoured by demons as we escaped Graggle Rock. It was all my fault.”\n\n“Oh no, so you mean to say that she’s not coming back? Oh what dreadful news this is. My daughter was one of my favorite family members.”\n\n“She was my everyt... | 2 |
Hero must have a Moral Compass of some kind.
Just write about his life, things that aggrevate him what he uses his power(s) for now, etc. You don't have to explain why there isn't any crime to fight, but you can if you want to. | [WP] A Superhero who runs out of villians or crime in any fashion to fight. | [
"It’s been 6 months now and the city is almost complete, I can’t help but wonder what they will decide to call it.\n\nThings are looking up here with many of the gardens really taking shape. I’m glad I took the time to get the Baobab trees from Africa, and all those moss covered boulders form Iceland, the dichotomy... | 3 |
[WP] Aliens plead with the government to have their existence exposed to the public. Government says no again. | [
"\"Mr. President...Mr. President, wake up!\" a harsh whisper ripped John from his sleep and he shot up in bed, his tired eyes shooting instantly to the general on his right. General Barker thrust John's night robe into his hands and motioned towards the door. \n\n\"Sorry to wake you, Mr. President,\" he said, \"But... | 8 | |
[WP] A person who can see bits of the future foresees the "death" of an immortal | [
"For as long as he could remember, he had had that dream. A woman, her name was Clara, every night when he fell asleep he would see her be... annihilated. Every single night, the same dream. Just a quick glimpse of it, really, but yet he knew exactly what it was.\n\nThe dream only showed her destruction, nothing mo... | 3 | |
Inspired by this [post](http://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/comments/1wr1hp/more_killed_by_toddlers_than_terrorists_in_us/)
> Number of persons killed on American soil so far this year by terrorists: 3.
> Number of persons killed on American soil so far this year by toddlers: 5.
> Note that three of the toddler killings occurred on the same day, April 9, six days before the Boston Marathon bombing.
What if the USA spent as much money on the war on toddles as is spent on the war on [terror](http://useconomy.about.com/od/usfederalbudget/f/War_on_Terror_Facts.htm) | [WP] The war on toddlers | [
"Defense Secretary Pete Rogers stands as President William Connor and his Chief of Staff, Sandra Berman enter the Situation Room. The room is dim to accommodate the brightly lit screens of interactive maps on the walls. The maps delineate safe from danger zones in the current conflict. President Connor notices the ... | 2 |
[WP] In this world, you can instantaneously teach somebody a new skill and trade or give them a precious memory of yours, but once you give it away, you lose it yourself. | [
"The boy was eight. \n\nI was eighteen. \n\nHe was terminally ill. \n\nI was completely healthy. \n\nHe had known only pain in his short life. \n\nI had had a wonderful life with plenty of friends and family. \n\nAll he wanted before he died was a good feeling and to know what life was really like. \n\nI volunteere... | 8 | |
Go where your igamination takes you. | [WP]- We, the human's of Earth, become the "alien species" that goes through the universe destroying planets. | [
"They arrived in dropships, space pods, ground vans, hooting and hollering and shooting the weird seven foot golems in the head. The diggers and the harvesters landed about thirty minutes later, well after the shooting party went off in search of new targets to kill because they had killed everyone in this spot alr... | 2 |
[WP] Two people from alternate universes meet, one a cop and another a criminal. They're the same person. | [
"“Thief! Stop right there! Hey come back here? Ah fuck.” Michael sprinted after the man in the red sweater, white baseball cap and blue jeans. The thief turned down an alleyway and almost lost his face to a brick wall. “Shit.” he muttered, he looked around for somewhere to hide, but there were no bins or boxes. The... | 2 | |
Inspired by [this guy on the frontpage](http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1ydtk3/as_if_being_deployed_for_valentines_day_isnt_bad/cfjpyrc) and would love to see what you guys come up with. | [WP] The US Government just passed the "Army Enemy Penpal Program" and you have just received your first letter from a soldier in the opposing army. | [
"I opened the sealed envelope with trepidation, as though it might explode and carefully pulled out the folded piece of printer paper.\n\nmarHaban, AEP buddy!\n\nJust wanted to send you a quick msg and say hi. How is the war going for u? Thing r quiet here, alhamdulillah. I saw on ur form that u from NC. My bro... | 3 |
[Random movie plot generator](http://johnnystreet.com/plot/)
It was suggested that I post this here after I posted it in /r/InternetIsBeautiful ... If you like it, please also upvote the [original post](http://np.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/1ykbau/random_movie_plot_generator/). If this sort of thing is not wanted here, my apologies! I had never heard of this place until it was suggested. Thanks, and happy writing! | [WP] Random movie plot generator | [
"\n>A police officer is forced to work with an intelligent gigalo with one arm. Trouble arises when a dead prostitute is found in their hotel room.\n\n “Bloody Jesus,” Francisco said, rubbing his right temple. The sun blasted it's way through the window, and put needles into his hungover eyes. “What in God's nam... | 3 |
Said character begins to discover how his world interacts with him in the linear fashion video games do (ie. music). | [WP] A video game character becomes self-aware. | [
"*\"Why are you making me climb this wall with my bare hands?\"* shouted Kratos irritably as he scaled the impossibly steep surface of the temple's wall. \"Why couldn't I just go around and use the ladder? Seriously, this is f'ed up!\"\n\nHe jumped from the wall and stabbed into the back of a flying manticore, stru... | 2 |
Thought of a scenario like this while watching the darkside battle in a KH walkthrough | [WP] Shadows used to manifest themselves as dark beings and attempted to kill the owner unless defeated by him or her, but in the 18th century they suddenly stopped for some unknown reason. Your shadow suddenly comes to life in the middle of class. | [
" “Today we’re talking about the French Revolution. If you recall the reading…”\n\n\n\n8AM history class. My professor’s voice drifts in and out of my consciousness, as I strain to focus my eyes on the bland power point flicking across the huge white screen at the front of the room. I’m sitting by the window, so... | 2 |
[WP] A shopping cart wakes up on the bottom of the ocean, 30 miles off the coast. | [
"##\"Aquari\"\n\nOh, really? A pencilnecked lawyer like you is calling *me* a vulture? How about I tell you a story, and then we see who the vulture really is?\n\n*Aquari* was the first human city to be contained entirely within a self-sufficient floating vessel. It was a spheroid with a diameter approaching ten ki... | 2 | |
The nukes will arrive within 15-30 minutes.
Good luck! | [WP] Nuclear weapons are used against Russia; with it, MAD. What happens between their launching and their landing? | [
"20 minutes. It took 20 minutes for the first missile to hit; smack-dab in the middle of Red Square, too. Hell, people were still eating breakfast. The Russki's early warning system provided them enough time for the Kremlin to authorize a full nuclear retaliation before being wiped out. In the 20, maybe 30 minutes ... | 2 |
[WP] A conversation between strangers at a bus stop. | [
"\"Are you a hoodlum?\"\n\n\"Excuse me?\"\n\n\"Are you a hoodlum? My mom says that people with weird-colored hair and black clothes are hoodlums.\"\n\n\"Yeah? Well you better stay away from me then, huh.\"\n\n\"Nope, I never do what my mom says.\"\n\n\"Oh yeah? And why's that?\"\n\n\"So she'll stop drinking that we... | 7 | |
With a boom, the ship landed. The bewildered citizens of <city name> stood in awe. No contact from Earth for 210 years, and now out of nowhere, a ship. The mayor walked up prudently to the now open door; but there was nobody... | [WP] With a boom, the ship landed. | [
"With a boom, the ship landed. A great titanic sound echoing through the valleys and down the river basin called out to the people. The bewildered citizens of Tomahawk stood in awe. There had been no contact from Earth for over two hundred and ten years, and now, out of nowhere, a ship. Voices were raised. Some wer... | 1 |
[WP] God puts Mankind on trial for their sin. Mankind chooses one individual to represent them in their trial. You choose the ending. | [
"\"Have we sorted through all of the applications claiming to be the messiah, yet?\" Ellen dropped her bag next to her desk, which could hardly be seen behind the piles of paper. She looked at Kevan with an eyebrow raised. \n\n\"Erm...\" He started, glancing at the ceiling-high stacks of applications surrounding hi... | 2 | |
[WP] Radical Feminists and Social Justice Warriors become the world's main authority. What happens? | [
"\"Whole world went to shit, that's what happened!\" bellowed Old Jim, scowling as he spoke, each word practically spat at the children circled before him. \"Don't know how or why it happened...maybe we got complacent, maybe we got stupid but everyone was clammerin' over everyone else, itching to look the most 'mor... | 2 | |
This was an idea I had? Would he someone he knew? Would he get tired of his job someday? Would the machine backfire? It's up to you. | [WP] One man's job to choose one of two people. The other one dies. | [
"I had to choose one, but who? Thomas, or David? The gun was trembling in my hands as I quickly had to put a bullet in one of them. \n\n\"C'mon man, you know David. He's a fucking hot-headed psychopath. He's murdered over 100 guys! This decision isn't hard!\" Thomas begged.\n\n\"Well then go on then, KILL ME! If yo... | 2 |
[WP] You wake up one morning to find a doppelganger of yourself in your household. It can't see you, and you can see it, but it still behaves as if it lives there | [
"The sun is most definitely on its way up now. The light sneaks through the crack in between the blind and the window, creating a dagger of light across the pillow. I’ve been lying here, watching it creep along the bed, but now there’s no escape, it’s right across my face and I know any minute the alarm is going to... | 2 | |
[WP] In this world, everyone can look at their palm and see the exact number of lives they made better. How does this change/create history and affect people lives? | [
"My Number. 237. I put away my tools and watched for the glowing green number on my right palm to change. It flickered and shimmered. 239. A twofer, nice. Smiling to myself, I began to clean up the mess I'd made. Sure, my job wasn't glamorous. It wasn't something that earned me a whole lot of respect, but I had to ... | 2 | |
[WP] Buses occasionally disappear. You witness it happen. | [
"It was like something out of Harry Potter\n\nWalking along, on a cold Autumn night, just strolling home from my dead shift job at the gas station,a few blocks from my house, when i saw the number 8 go past. It's bright yellow sheen blitzed pass like a ray of sunlight,illuminating the white fog in front of me.\n\nA... | 4 | |
[WP] [EU?] The year is 2077. For the 100th anniversary of Star Wars someone has released a gritty reboot of the series (ie BSG 2004). How does it open? | [
"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...\n\nIt is a period of civil war. Republic forces under the sway of an increasingly tyrannical Jedi Council are violently crushing the rebellious planets one by one. In an effort to end further bloodshed, the Council has begun construction on the ultimate weapon of com... | 2 | |
This is more "writing practice" than a real prompt. I was hoping to create something for people to work on the idea of showing, rather than telling, to develop scenes and characters. It doesn't have to be long, just a few sentences is all you need to develop something of a scene.
As an example, you should completely avoid *"She had beautiful, blonde hair, but looked tired."* Instead, try something like *"He brushed a loose strand of long, amber hair from her shoulder, his eyes avoiding the poorly concealed circles below her own."*
I'm not directly telling you she has blonde hair, nor am I telling you she is tired--but instad I am allowing you to infer it (and sometimes the reader's inferences may be wrong [i.e., I didn't necessarily say the circles weren't black eyes--that is unintended, and would have to be addressed either before or after in dialogue or further description]).
Give it a shot! Would be happy to offer critiques if you'd like.
*Edit: Oh wait, this is probably more like [CW] than [FF]. Whoops! | [FF] Show me what a character looks like without directly telling me. Make me love them, hate them, or don't develop them at all, but let actions and imagery do most of the work. | [
"If you looked hard you could see a sense of longing in her eyes. Cold and shimmering like moonlight on a lake, it mesmerized me. I went to hell and back with her, but now I can't say a word. I moved my hands behind her head, it was like parting a silk screen that absorbed my rough hands and light as well. Souvenir... | 3 |
[WP] A father dies but is reincarnated as a dog that his family adopts shortly after. | [
"My father, a strict Catholic Christian, had a gaze to his strict demeanor that was spoken of all across Fargo, my childhood home. Such did my father’s reputation precede him that as he turned a corner whoever he might encounter on the other side would instantly cast a serious tight lipped frown across their face ... | 2 | |
[WP] Before color photos the world was actually in black and white. | [
"Every evening I go to the edge of the Santa Monica pier to see the ocean, and every evening I come to the same conclusion. That the emptiness I feel is real. I feel the warmth of the sun against my skin, but am cold. I witness the waves crash against the sand, yet they are dull. I can taste my food, with all of it... | 2 | |
[WP] Two roads diverge in a yellow wood, and I took the one more traveled by. | [
"\"Choose.\" \n\nTwo paths laid before me within the autumn-colored forest, one gently slopped downward on curving hills and the other spiked upward on a craggy mountainside full of sharp boulders and unpleasant twists and turns. \n\nThe statue between depicted a sphinx of some sort, except it carried somber eyes l... | 2 | |
This was adapted from an idea put forward in an Askreddit post. I thought it would make for an interesting story idea.
Thanks for any responses | [WP] World War 3 breaks out between the USA and Russia, leaving the American and Russian astronauts on the International Space Station stranded. | [
"Everyone was agitated. Most of all, the scientists put their love for the job first, and tried not to talk about politics. At first, everyone was at peace to die together, with hopes to finish their reports of the existing experiments to go.\n\nThe American astronauts were trying to get into contact with their fam... | 9 |
[WP] Write about something that happened in your life recently. Except write it like a fairy tale, with a moral to teach the reader. | [
"In a far away land called Nahncents, there were two boys that were the same age, but apart from that, they were almost complete opposites. The first boy whose name was Hurk was big and strong and good looking, not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed and was liked by all. The second boy whose name was Oiler was s... | 3 | |
[WP] A world wide natural disaster is about to occur in which only 1 out of every hundred people can be saved. Random conversations between people talking about if they do or don't want to be a part of the saved group. | [
"\"I have the ticket, Chelsea, and I'm giving to you. Just take it for fuck's sake.\" He shoved the laminated card into my hand, unwilling to just let it go. Then, as if that action alone had completely drained him, he slumped against the concrete wall.\n\n\nHe had always been lucky. Hell, he had literally won a fr... | 2 | |
Vampires are so done. Let's see how a gnome or a kelpie will do | [WP]: A less-commonly used fantasy creature tries to live their life impersonating humanity | [
"Jenna is what her family called her. She has beautiful auburn hair that goes down to her mid-back. Her skin is bronzed from the sun, with beautiful green eyes. \n\nShe walks in the park, smelling the flowers and watching the children run. She wears clothes that she's not use to, covering herself completely. She kn... | 4 |
[WP] The god of pacifism has been transformed into a warrior and tactician by the Elder God. You are now the new God of War. | [
"The target was still in sight. Fighting frustration, the sniper took aim, drew in a deep breath, exhaled slowly and squeezed the trigger.\n\n*Click-Thunk* Nothing.\n\nFighting the urge to throw his rifle off the top of the roof, he stuck to his training and counted to thirty, prepared for a delayed shot that nev... | 2 | |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia | [WP] Write from the perspective of a man with dementia. | [
"A man sits across from his wife at the dinner table.\n\n\"This pork stew is lovely, dear.\" he says, smiling across at her.\n\n\"Thank you. I was hoping you'd like it. I know it's your favorite.\" \n\nThe man smiles again and continues eating.\n\nThe woman dabs at her mouth with her napkin and asks,\"So how was yo... | 2 |
[WP] You will eventually be a great person in the future, and are unknowingly plagued by time-traveling tourists who come to visit you in the past. | [
"My life was fine. I had it under control. My friends and the few family members that would still talk to me worried too much. The vices that I frequented are enjoyed by many throughout our planet. I follow the logic that perhaps I sampled more items from the buffet than your average Joe, but sometimes a guy needs ... | 3 | |
[WP] You have been killed in a car crash, and you find yourself at the gates to some sort of heaven. There is a screen outside showing your entire life, and you receive points, positive or negative, for every single thing you've done. If you don't get enough points, you aren't allowed in. | [
"You're standing there and watch the positive and negative point meter spin. After waiting for two minutes it stops on 1,276 for each. Your negative and positive deeds have evened out. You turn to the gate attendant, God, who says to you \"You have one chance, and you must tell me in six words or less why I should ... | 2 | |
Imagine what would happen if we all treated each other the way we treat each other on social networks. | [WP] People act in real life the way they do online. | [
"I passed another stream of obscenities. An older man, nearing the age of retirement, was in a heated discussion with a boy young enough to be his grandson. I caught the words \"liberal\", \"hippy\", \"twat\", and \"retard\" before I walked on. Political discussion were near-impossible to have. The \"sides\" wo... | 5 |
[WP] You find a door in an abandoned office building that leads directly into Hell. | [
"Meg squatted down on her knees and screamed bloody murder, feeling her skin being flayed and ripped off piece by piece. \"Stop! Please! I'm innocent!\" The sheer heat of hell was unbearable on her bloody flesh wounds. The steaming hot water, somehow a million times hotter than the boiling point of water, rose up t... | 5 | |
A slightly longer version of this was ignore as a PM, but I liked it and would love to see what you could do with it. | [WP] The first artificial intelligence, programmed for human empathy, realizes that the newest, dominant models entirely lack this capacity. | [
"\"How has your day been, ADAM?\"\n \n >Perplexing.\nThe words flashed in bright green letters on a monitor as a robotic voice intoned them aloud.\n\n\"Perplexing?\" the doctor assigned to ADAM's maintenance repeated, \"In what way?\"\n\n >I have been reviewing the schematics for the new model 7's, and... | 3 |
[WP] A soon to be serial killer has his first victim right where he wants them | [
"\"Don't do it.\" He had contemplated this day coming. He was on the brink of death, not wanting yet to leave. He liked this one. Of course - he liked them all, but there were some he *really liked*, and he knew it would be the death of him, more than that death of him. \n\nHe was convinced that this incarnation of... | 3 | |
[WP] Write a story about the perfect girl/boy. | [
"I stared at the photo of her that I kept on my phone. 2000 kilometers sure was a hell of distance, but despite this distance separating us not even a minute would go by without her slipping into my thoughts in one way or another. The ghost of her voice still haunts the air around me, her laughter bring a perpetual... | 13 | |
[WP] You are a soldier in WW1. Write a letter to home. | [
"Dear Father,\n\nMy hands are trembling as I write this. The explosions and the cries from the wounded can not be escaped, not even in my sleep. I remember how you taught me never to be afraid and how to face anything with a cool head. But now, it all seems so useless. The fear within me has spread to every nerve i... | 4 | |
The piano is unbreakable, and can appear at any place or time. | [WP] The misadventures of a time traveling grand piano. | [
"\"That\", stated Joe, \"Is a piano.\"\n\n\"Yep.\" Answered Mohan, counting the boxes slowly.\n\n\"Why is there a Piano there?\" Asked Joe again. Mohan made a small noise, lowering the clipboard and glaring at Joe.\n\"You made me lose count. Again!\"\n\n\"Seriously, we don't ship Piano's. We ship plastic doo-dad... | 2 |
[WP] The Rapture comes, and everyone is accepted into Heaven except for one person. Write from the perspective of this person. | [
"It went by so fast, I didn't quite realize what had happened. The world just emptied,everyone just *poof* left. I keep trying to figure out why I'm the only one left. Didn't really matter now did it? heh \n\nThe first horseman came today. pestilence, lovely guy really seemed as confused as me. I'd probably become ... | 2 | |
[WP] The plane you are in are about to crash with probably no survivors, everyone is panicking except you. Why are you smiling? | [
"It's funny how some people fear death so deeply. In a whirlwind of screams of terror, crying children and the heavy jerks of my plane seat, everything seems so clear. It doesn't seem to phase me, all is numb. I clench my armrests as I feel his eyes on me, panicked eyes filled with tears. I look up and see him whim... | 6 | |
Oh god, I misspelled "crowd", what have I done?! | [WP] The retired adventurer sits by the fire in the crowded tavern, filled to the brim with drink. He calls to attention his crowed and begins to tell his (highly embellished) adventure... | [
"Closin' the tap on me, you say barkeep? Well lemme tell ya, lemme tell the whole lot o' ya, there was a time when rogues like you would BEG me to take their mead for free, jus' so they could say ol' Garth the Tireless had a sip at their bar. And when I'z was feelin' most generous, I'd pull from my pockets the rich... | 3 |
[WP] Lucifer was a myth until Jesus became him after dying on Earth, hating mankind for what they have become. | [
"*Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.*\n\nI was sent here to save them, to save all of them, as my Father had instructed me. For he so loved the world, my blood was spilt so that they might find salvation in his arms.\n\n*Thy kingdom come.Thy will be done...*\n\nWithin the Kingdom of Heaven all of ... | 3 | |
[WP] A mishievous young woman finds cupid's arrows. | [
"The woman, darks girlishly around the grey stone corner, dark curly fluttering with her steps. She peers around the corner peevishly, hardly able to contain her growing excitement, which undoubtedly, from the look of her, is no one small feat to suppress. She's girl of a stunning beauty - from far away. If it hadn... | 3 | |
[WP] You just got home from a date with your wife. You get out of the car, and you see a man covered in butter running out of your house. | [
"As I pulled into my driveway I noticed the house lights were on when I clearly remember turning them off before leaving. “Stay in the car Katie, I believe someone is in the house,” I said, reaching into the glove box and pulling out my service pistol.\n\nI turned the headlights off and inched my way to the door, w... | 4 | |
[WP] Having just bought a new refrigerator your inner child gets the better of you. You climb into the box it came in only to discover it's a portal to another dimension! When you exit the box you find yourself in your own home....but.... | [
"“Wha...what happened?\"\n\nJames sat up and strained his eyes to see. Something had knocked him out. The last thing he remembered was a white light and a throbbing pain in his head.\n\nHe untangled his legs and got on his knees, still unable to see. Why did he feel so strange? He remembered getting the new refrige... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a supervillain who has successfully taken over the world. Now what? | [
"January 1st, 2062\n\nDear diary, today marks the first day of the first new calendar year with the whole planet under my rule. It's a good feeling.\n\nI know genocide is never pretty, and it doesn't look good on you CV, but it worked. Say what you like about mass slaughter but it gets your point across. The hardes... | 2 | |
Truly meant to be fully. Are we really awake or are we in a dormant state? | [WP] You wake up randomly on a bench in the park with no recollection of how you got there, only to find a note that says to speak a certain phrase in the correct condition to truly awaken your true potential. | [
"\"Hey, man. I got the product. Hit me up 555-6195. Say the magic words, and it's yours.\"\n\nI read the note in my pocket as I came to. I had no memory of the previous night. I must have been on that good shit, because I felt no hangover, no comedown. I went to a payphone, stuck in my last few quarters.\n\n\"Hey, ... | 2 |
[WP] You are earths favorite super hero. you have just murdered someone. | [
"I am Kal-El. The people of Earth call me Superman, but I find myself unable to face them. Part of me still can't believe that I did it, that I killed Lex Luthor in cold blood. Another part of me knows that he deserved to die, that the people would understand.\n\nFor now, meditation with my father's projection a... | 2 | |
"Hi, Rob."
"Hey, Clarice. How's your day been?"
"Not too great. I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Oh. Well, is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yeah, I came by to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Do you have any more of, you know, those little green things you had earlier?"
"Green things? Oh! You mean the... Actually, I ran out of them."
"Oh. Darn."
"Sorry about that."
"It's alright. But tell me when you have more, okay?"
"Sure, alright."
"Well, be seeing you."
"Bye." | [WP] Turn this banal, everyday dialogue into something wonderful by adding narration. | [
"Clarice watches Rob enter the restaurant. They had been there so many times that they each knew the layout and décor like the back of their hands. It was at this restaurant that he first convinced her to participate in the experiment. \"Hi, Rob.\" Clarice says seductively with a red lipstick smile. Rob looks at he... | 2 |
[WP] A 12 year old boy is walking along a beach and discovers a magical lamp. He rubs it and a genie pops out. The genie explains that the boy gets three wishes. The boy's face lights up. Fade to black. Cut to, 30 years later. The boy is all grown up... | [
"Standing atop the world's largest building the new emperor of the world holds in his hand the tool which allowed him to amass such a powerful army. The symbol of the new nation, a golden lamp. \nAs the new ruler surveys his massive army stretching out in every direction he rubs the lamp.\nRumblings are heard from ... | 3 | |
There are entirely too many posts about witches/warlocks/angels/demons/the devil/God/Jesus/aliens etc. on here.
Write me something steampunk!
I'd like it to be a story that's not really dystopian, but far in the future after our current civilization has crumbled.
Have fun. | [WP] Write something steampunk. | [
"*The following conversation takes place at Keenan & Son’s Workshop between Keenan Keenan IV and Keenan Keenan V. KKIV is working on a vehicle while KKV is walking into the back of the family’s workshop.*\n\n___\n\n**KKV:** Hey Dad, can I talk to you?\n\n**KKIV:** Maybe. Did you fix the Jefferson’s Broiler?\n\n... | 2 |
However, the process is temporarily disturbing and even painful to the subject. You have sworn to only help those who request it, and are clearly competent to understand the risks and costs. You have just broken that vow. | [WP] You are world-famous for your miraculous ability to quickly and completely heal the emotional pain of others... | [
"The red-haired mer-girl stumbled behind me on her knees. He long curls tangled as she tripped herself over them, mashing her hair into the concrete where it mixed with dirt and cigarette butts, and dabbed against the scrapes on her knees.\n\nI tried my best to ignore her. Though she made quite the scene with her... | 3 |
[WP] Write a short story about the ocean without using the letter "e". | [
"Salt was in his blood -- and not just that 0.4% statistic that doctors throw around. His dad had caught Arctic fish, Atlantic fish, Indian fish, Pacific fish -- any kind of fish you want, his dad would drag it up with his rod. So it was also with his dad, and so on again -- an attraction to Gaia's liquid parts whi... | 6 | |
[WP] All of earth's species (animals, insects) have decided Humans are a threat, and to eliminate them by force. The war is over, they lost. | [
"Commander Fitzgerald thrust her sword down into the small creature before her, stumbling from this last bit of exertion. Slowly, she stabilized herself against it, pushing back to her feet.\n\n\"... are you.. sure...\" she gasped, looking around wildly, \"... that... was the... last one?\"\n\n\"Yes, Commander.\" t... | 1 | |
[WP] Create a unique villain | [
"The light from the campfire shone on his face as he stepped closer. His skin was a sickly yellow and his smile was full of crooked, jagged teeth. His head had six horns protruding from it, each one a slightly different length. As he walked towards them, his hellish figure became more and more visible. He was weari... | 4 | |
[WP] You are a painter, and each time you go to sleep you wake up in your most recent painting. | [
"\"Lucas, what are you doing in here?\"\n\n\"Get out!\"\n\n\"Is... is that...\"\n\n\"It's nothing, mom. It's nothing, don't bother with it.\"\n\n\"That didn't look like nothing to me. Lucas... are people on the Internet making you do this?\"\n\n\"What?! N-... Seriously, just stop, I don't want to talk about this.\"... | 3 | |
Show, don't tell. | [WP] Take a walk. Describe it to us. | [
"I tried. If it's too boring, tell me!\n\nThe cat is meowing and scratching at the door again, and the time is nearing 20:40, so it was about time to walk her again. There was no helping it, she would be intolerable for hours if I didn't walk her, so I might as well close the laptop lid and have a break for thirty ... | 3 |
[WP] The downfall of Reddit, and how it came to be. | [
"Today students we will be going over one of my favorite subjects the downfall of Reddit. I do realize that this is somewhat of an advanced subject for internet history 101 but it happens to be one of my favorite examples of humanities early internet follies. \n\nI know you all know vaguely what Reddit was and why ... | 2 | |
Depression man! we need your help! | [WP] A man whose only superpower is to make people depressed | [
"I stared at my tenant from the other side of the table. Her hair was tangled and greasy, the bags under her eyes were sunken and dark, and her arms were wrapped around the knees she had pulled close to her chest. I smiled at her cheerfully.\n\n\"Good morning,\" I began, taking a sip from my orange juice. I didn't ... | 2 |
[WP] Write the tragic story of a brother and sister fighting on opposite sides of a war. | [
"It was World War II. Training had ended 2 months prior and I was just about to go into battle. I thought about Germany ever since my brother left for university there. I was excited, or at least I pretended to be. Secretly, I braced the fire of the war, and tried not to thing about it.\n\nAs we were given our firs... | 3 | |
[WP] To help prevent school shootings high schools are now arming trusted students with hidden carry on weapons. | [
"Donovan sat at his desk listening to his teacher drone on about algebra. *Why the hell does math need the alphabet mixed into it* he thought. It was hard for Don to focus on numbers and letters when it was only first period. Mr. Gavin had just gone over the fourth example of how to solve for 'X' when someone kn... | 4 | |
[WP] A man sits inside a hospital with an explosive strapped to him. The timer reads 5 minutes. The police send you in to talk him into disabling the bomb. You go to talk to him, but before you can say a word, he says, "Puzzle me. If you stump me with a puzzle, I'll stop this bomb." | [
"I walked in to the room with the potential bomber and asked, \"On your way to the truth teller's village you come to a fork in a road with a man standing there. He could be a liar that always lies, or a truth teller that always tells the truth. If you could ask **only one** question, how would you determine which ... | 3 | |
Credit: Sarah Selecky mailing list | [WP] Write a scene where the crumb on the table has particular significance | [
"One day Billy came home from school really wanted a snack. \"Hey Mom can I have a snack?\" Billy asked him mom. \n\n\"No Billy it's almost dinner time you are going to ruin your appetite.\" Billy's mom said. \n\nBilly was really hungry though because some kid at school stole his lunch money so Billy could not eat ... | 8 |
[WP] With a lot of bluff, I've managed to survive this urban fantasy nightmare for a week despite being a completely vanilla human. That is, until I slipped, and did what I swore I wouldn't: I asked a question which has an answer that even their children know. | [
" Blood, the colour of life. It paints me a sullen picture, throbbing against the celling of my skull. I know nothing. I am nothing. Blood, I release it from my empty shell with a swift slice, swinging my head backwards and breaking the silence in a rush. A tickle of sorts. \n\nBlood, the children will know me by t... | 2 | |
[WP] - While committing suicide through jumping from a high building, only a few meters before crashing into the ground, time stops, for everything except your mind. | [
"The wind rushed through my hair as I saw the windows pass by me rapidly, barely able to keep open my eyes. I should have felt a release, soon my torment would be over, but all I felt was regret, like throwing a dice when trying to choose between 2 options made you realise what you liked before you saw the results,... | 2 | |
[WP] Take a genre/story type known for its twists, and play it completely straight. | [
"The crack of thunder woke me up, causing me a mild bit of panic before I could calm down and remember where I was. My bedroom, and according to the clock on the table nearby, 2 am.\n\nI lay in bed, listening to the storm roar around me, the various sounds of nature in her fury... and slowly, above the din and ruck... | 4 | |
[WP] None of my submissions in /r/WritingPromts ever get responded to. Write about the outcome when I am forced to make drastic decisions to get the attention of this sub. | [
"\"Sir, you need to see this.\" A young man sitting at a console motioned to an older gentlemen. He brought up a few others screens. Each one linking back to other information. \n\nThe older gentlemen leaned over the man, \"What is it Private Miller?\"\n\n\"Ah, sir, this here.\" Miller navigated to the first scr... | 2 | |
You may be familiar with this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript | [WP] The Voynich Manuscript is finally deciphered and reveals its unexpected real origin and age. The world is stunned by what the manuscript says. | [
"An unusual centerfold dominated the screen as the slideshow clunked into action. Intricate patterns of strangely rendered designs swirled over tatty paper. The speaker, who was far from the stuffy old linguist I expected, clipped a microphone to her blouse and introduced herself as the title slide reading *Voynich... | 2 |
[WP] You are the retired 5th horseman. You predate all the rest, in fact you used to do this Job alone. After a millenia, finding your influence decayed and stagnant in Purgatory, you lay plans for your return to the cosmic stage. Someone isn't happy about that. | [
"The world has been long divided, its boundaries made clear through a union as transient and fragile as even my own existence. Though famine will persist, and plague will always be, and war will never change, and death greets us all in the end, the battle of world dominance has long come to truce. \n\nAnd yet I wak... | 10 | |
[WP] Death has sex for the first time. (NSFW) | [
"I know what you're all thinking, well, aside from the fact that I have decided to personify myself, even though I am technically only a \"Concept\" as how you human beings would describe it... Truly, none of you seem to understand what's going on. But I don't blame you. You're only in a very... low dimension right... | 3 | |
[WP] A young man gains super powers at the age of 16, but he discovers his powers slowly drain the life of whomever he loves. To avoid hurting anyone he becomes a loner. Years later, he is having lunch at a diner alone when the most beautiful girl he's ever seen walks in. | [
"Temptation is the worst thing in the world. Lets say you are the most powerful man on earth. Lets say you decide to use this power to help people, to make a change. So you go where people are, to the city, where there are always those in need. But then you're told that every time you use that great power you hurt ... | 5 | |
If you drive a bubble car, you have my condolences. | [WP] Due to some kind of Nuclear accident, you are forced to stay in your car for six weeks. | [
"These things will never happen to me. People think like that. Least expecting disasters to come knocking at their doors. Destiny it seems to have its own sense of humor. It has been 14 days since I had seen any sunlight. 14 days from the D-day. 14 days since the nuclear disaster.\n\nThe cause? Ripple effect: A co... | 2 |
[WP] Give a book summary for a classic tale made into a sci-fi story. | [
"This is a fascinating idea!\n\nWe could do simple things like: Moby Dick, Ahab is hunting the illusive space whale, a living machine that wanders the stars consuming whole planets.\n\nOr any Shakespearean play using light sabers instead of swords would make some nifty movies if done right.\n\nBut my favourite woul... | 3 |
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