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[WP] You’re a powerful witch. If a witch falls pregnant with a magic filled child, she loses her powers until the child is born. This morning you just woke up, sore, and nauseous. What’s worse your powers are flicking off and on. | [
"For a moment, all I can feel is the grog as its remains swirl out of my head, with the accompanying migraines to match. Shouldn't have indulged in the mead too much, they always bring these inconveniences behind their honeyed approach. Oh well. I did say I would be out of the picture for a few decades, so I might ... | 1 | |
[WP] Peas and mayonnaise pizza has been invented. Pineapple and non-pineapple pizza eaters must put their differences aside to defeat this evil. | [
"Before that day, I, nor anyone else would ever guess that the Pineapple Federation and Cheese Confederacy would fight side-by-side. Well, we were all wrong. That day changed *everything*. I still remember it like it was yesterday...\n\n***The Great Pizza War of Unification, started at the end of the Pineapple Wars... | 1 | |
[WP] The story of those you leave behind after you die | [
"He dropped the flowers into the trashcan, slumping at the kitchen table, tie half undone. The lights were off, although street lights had just started to come on through the window. He stared out at them, holding his head in his hands like it weighed too heavy to bear. He twitched as the phone began to ring, the d... | 1 | |
[WP] A long time ago, a wall was built around a city. Guards are posted around the wall to this day. The reason why the wall was made is lost over time, and not even guards know why they're posted there. One day, a guy slips past the guards and enters. | [
"\"Sir, you can't go beyond this point.\" I said,\n\n\"Well, why not?\" The man questioned.\n\nI thought for a bit. I've worked this boring ass job 5 years and nobody from the outside has tried to come through. So, the pages of rules I had to memorize for the entrance exam had never been kept up in my mind. \"It's ... | 1 | |
[WP] Your spouse asks you if you would still love them even if you knew they had killed someone once. When you say yes thinking its a thought experiment, he/she says "I need to tell you something, first of all, they all deserved it..." | [
"\"First of all, they all deserved it.\" \n\n\"Wait wait wait hold on, they _all_? What did you do? How many people did you kill!?\" I was uh, well, pretty freaked out. Can you blame me? My wife, to whom I've been married four years and have one-year-old twins with, has killed someone. Sorry, _multiple_ people. Bec... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a wizard who runs a magic pet store. One day a mortal comes in, thinking that its a normal one. | [
"Sweet bliss washed over me as I stood in front of the toilet relieving myself. As I looked forward and saw my reflection in the mirror a thought crossed my mind. (Why did I decide to put a mirror above the toilet?) After a second of pondering this I heard the bell by the store entrance jingle.\n\n“Crap” I said in ... | 3 | |
[WP] You are the God of a new cult. The Religion your followers follow is based on what you had done for humanity in the past. Problem is, you never did those things. They're on your to-do list. | [
" Cults are constituted through the will of the gods. Morals, expectations, beliefs, traditions, and social structures live to represent those who brought meaning and flare to an otherwise bleak, hopeless existence. To this decree, murderers, masochists, and maidens are one and the same. We all share a common goal,... | 1 | |
[WP] The Zombie apocalypse has come right as the alien invasion started and its a....wait, are those giant robots? | [
"The odds were never in our favour. After years of being warned by our top scientists that doomsday was upon us, we wasted time asking questions like why and how, but never asked when. Had we been more prepared, perhaps we could have avoided the mess we are in.\n\nBut now, we have to deal with them.\n\nIt just look... | 1 | |
[WP] The punishment must fit the crime but the reverse is also true - if somebody serving a prison sentence is later found to be innocent they have the right to commit one or more criminal acts up to the value of the time they have already served. | [
"The system was flawed. A single loophole that made the justice system scratch its scalp in confusion.\n\nIt was quite an obvious one too.\n\nMy father was falsely convicted of genocide, and so the penalty was death.\n\nHow do you measure that?\n\nHow do you measure the worth of a life, of how much it costs to avul... | 3 | |
[WP] Soulmates' hearts beat in unison. As a result of this, society has developed an odd handshake to compare pulses. Today you had to shake your least favorite classmate's hand out of politeness. Both of you are shocked to find that your hearts are beating in tandem. | [
"“Now don’t worry if you don’t find someone who matches your pulse perfectly; it is highly unlikely to find your soulmate during your teenage years, some don’t even find theirs within their lifetime.” Mrs. White, our old, frail Health teacher, crooned on.\n\nNo one was paying much attention to her. It was Friday af... | 2 | |
[WP] You have the Eye of Agamotto, allowing you to manipulate time. Instead of trying to rule the world or become a superhero, you use it to restore the old vehicles on your used car lot. | [
"Time is merciless. Regardless of whether one may like it or not, it will continue to move forward in a consistent pace, unwilling to wait for anyone. No man has been able to bend it to their will so far, as much as they desire to do so. That is, until I obtained the eye.\n\nThe Eye of Agamotto. Ever since I went n... | 8 | |
[WP] Every day when you look in your bathroom mirror you give your reflection the middle finger. Today, after flipping it off, your reflection pulls a gun on you. | [
"Beth looked shit in the morning. Always had, always would, as far as I was concerned. Was I bitter? Maybe just a little. Was I right? Absolutely. No matter how many beauty products she'd lather over her ugly mug later, nothing could hide the bare rawness of the here and now. \n\nBethany was a cold woman, devoid of... | 2 | |
[WP]Your best friend died, you didn't know, instead you have been unknowingly hanging out with your friends twin. | [
"I sat beside Conley, my best friend, in front of his brother’s grave. The wind was spurring the grass to dance, as the raining rays of the sun slowly turned into orange-red.\n\nWe were talking. Catching up. We’ve grown apart since college started a year ago, and we were reminiscing about us and Sydney’s, Conley’s ... | 1 | |
[WP] A poacher gets reincarnated as an elephant. | [
"As I drew my final gasps of air, I thought back on my life. I was an infamous poacher who had traveled far and wide in search of the much prized ivory tusks. The pay was simply too good to pass up. I had slaughtered many of the large creatures that roamed Africa. Years passed, with the continual killing and harves... | 1 | |
[WP] You fall asleep Wednesday. You wake up, arrive to work, and your co-workers begin to talk about their weekend plans. You look at your computer and the calendar reads Friday. You have no idea where Thursday went. | [
"Entering the office, I overheard some people talking about what they were going to do for the weekend. Now, this is usually normal on a Friday where everyone would talk about the weekend. That was until the new boss thought it would be a great time to have Saturday work for people who had slacked off for not doing... | 5 | |
[WP] "The means justify the ends" | [
"An evil dictator? A cruel leader? An crazed torturer?\n\nThe fight for the enrichment of music had started over a year ago. A terrorist organisation, calling themselves 'Da Musicbois', has gained control of major parts of the world.\n\nTheir sole aim? To enrich the music of our current generation.\n\nWhy? As their... | 1 | |
Reposted with permission from u/iduker12. | [WP] You are in charge of creating propaganda for your totalitarian country. You think the current stuff is lame, so you try to make it funnier. | [
"\"Citizen Sad-I-MAN, you are to report to briefing room 36a and receive your task from briefing officer Pile-O-Books, good luck TroubleShooter!\" \n\n Friend Computer's docile tones vibrated my brain in a warm and vaguely unpleasant way. I ate my standard meal of Yum Yum brand algae paste on stale burnt toast. The... | 1 |
[WP] You walk into your friend’s apartment, it’s dark and there is furniture scattered across the floor. You find your friend curled up on the bed. You ask them what happened, and they slowly point up... | [
"I had been knocking on Trent's apartment door for a full minute. _He typically opens up by the third round of knocking. Unless he's on the WC. Yeah, he's on the WC, something just plunked,_ I told myself. _Don't consider the alternative._ He hadn't texted me since about nine that morning when I got a garbled pocke... | 1 | |
[WP] You are the angelic guardian of a button you are told will bring the end of Earth’s existence when it’s pressed. You guard it from demons and curious adventurers for centuries and centuries, but one day, curiosity gets the better of you. | [
"**Angel**:\n\"No no no no, Alastar. You must'nt press the device. Remember the Lord commanded us to protect it from others\"\n\n\n**Alastar**:\n\n\"Ah yes. It was eons ago since that command was givens. I can still feel his voice, but the meaning of it leaves me sometimes\"\n\n**Angel**:\n\n“Well it's a good thin... | 1 | |
[WP] Orcs, Elves, Humans and Dwarves have shared these lands for millennia. Now, 1914, the war to end all wars rages, and new alliances are forged. | [
"The President proclaimed “This war is the war to end all wars,” and like sheep, we believed her. \n\nI breathe. The target aligns with the shot. I pray silently to the gods; pulling the trigger is automatic. Beautiful silver blonde hair explodes in red bursts, shattering like broken glass, and the body falls noise... | 1 | |
[WP] Elaborate a tragedy in a satirical way. | [
"The four-car motorcade rumbled over the sun-scorched crag and heat twisted the road ahead. Everyone wore spec sunglasses and protected their mouths from the infectious dust the tires kicked up in their wake. \n\nSitting in the front was the seasoned Corporal, skin leathered by the years of war like natural camofla... | 1 | |
[WP] You've awaken in a shallow grave in the middle of the medieval age. You only remember one thing, the face of your killer | [
"Darkness. \n\nSuffocation.\n\nSilence. \n\nThose 3 feelings are things that would terrify normal people out of their minds, and yet you only have one thing on yours. A face. Brown eyes, chiseled jaw, hair in a very ragged, unkempt fashion, and dark as soot. A mole just below the left nostril, breaking up the light... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone has a spirit animal which is determined at birth. On your 18th birthday you’re expected to go out and find yours and bring it home with you. Turns out, yours is the legendary animal, the Unicorn. | [
"I sat at my desk and looked out over the street, my dirty single pained window casting shadows over my empty sketchbook. A woman walked briskly down the sidewalk, a dog on a leash and an opaque angelfish, the size of a dinner plate and the glowing form of a snake following behind. I sighed, it was the day before I... | 1 | |
[WP] You can share-shift into anything if equal mass that you have observed; the more accurate and detailed you observe it with your senses, the more exact you can mimic it. | [
"It is time to slip again.\n\nThis is what we call it in my tribe. Like a slipskin grape, the easy and soft peeling of outer tissue, revealing the hearty fruit within.\n\nBut it hurts. It is agony beyond comparison, truth be told. This is why slipskin are revered as the strongest of warriors, for their fortitude mu... | 2 | |
[WP] You're on your way to the grocery store when you see an alternate route on Google Maps that says "3 months slower" | [
"\"That doesn't seem right,\" she uttered under her breath. Kathy unhooked her GPS from the dashboard. Adjusting her glasses, she went to work. Which, in this case, meant double-checking the settings and reentering the location.\n\nShe leaned back in her seat, car idling in the parking garage by her apartment compl... | 1 | |
I’m bored at work and like coming up with stories and writing prompts :D | [WP] You’ve always dreamt of having super powers. You wake up one morning and discover that you’ve developed abilities! There’s one catch, your super powers are super underwhelming. | [
"“My day started like any other. I got up, showered, changed, and made breakfast. As I sat down to eat, I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I quickly turned my head, but nothing was there. I turned back to my breakfast, eager to eat when I saw it again. Something black and rectangular. \n\n'What ... | 1 |
[WP] A teen becomes a super villain as an act of rebellion against their super hero parent. They didn't expect their full support to make their own life choices. | [
"A portal made of stardust violet and midnight blue split the darkened skies apart, and from the portal emerged Lady Umbra, the Queen of Darkness.\n\nThere was no time for defense, no time for preparation. She aimed to shoot, but the bullets were deflected without thought. She cursed at her, spat at her, screamed s... | 8 | |
[WP] The world is like our own but technology never developed. Magic runs everything from batteries to space launches. Today the government found out magic is starting to fade. | [
"\"I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch what you just said\", Lord Romulus said, leaning over the table he sat on with the other Elders.\n\nMarlon cleared his throat and spoke louder. \n\n\"Sirs, Madams... Our Magic, our Magical supply is... fading\"\n\nThe gasp in the room sounded louder as if echoed by the other 16 bo... | 1 | |
[WP] There's a serial killer loose in town, you decide it is the perfect opportunity to kill your own enemies and let the killer take the blame. | [
"\"For those of you who are tuning in right now, 15 people have been killed in the latest mass stabbing by the serial killer dubbed 'The Protector'. The images are graphic so viewer discretion is advised. The bodies have been strung up and symbo-\", I flicked off the TV. That blonde reporter has always been eye can... | 6 | |
[WP] Satan has been reborn to kickstart the apocalypse, he never realized how limiting a human body is and how little power he actually has in one. | [
"It all started with the surprised reaction of the chosen subject. It had been planned for well over a year from his perspective, but she had gone through the duration with no idea. The doctors didn’t wait to give her the news, simply handing him over. In what should have been the happiest moment of her life, she c... | 2 | |
[WP] The appearance of everyone in the world accurately reflects that persons thoughts. It's more predictable than you would think, until you meet someone who looks rather unusual. | [
"My face was perfectly symmetrical. It had no flaws. My perfectly symmetrical face represented my perfect thoughts and views on everything. People referred to people like me as the ideal person. I didn’t mix around with the other people. The area I live in admits people with only perfectly symmetrical features. The... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a low-level monster in the dungeon of a famous rpg. Your life is pretty carefree, because most heroes don't make it past a couple floors. You come back from lunch break to find your coworkers are terrified. A lone hero is beating all the traps/creatures, and he's almost at your floor. | [
"I walked back to my post, morosely greeting my fallen comrades. No one looked up, all of us, trapped in our own personal hells even while enduring this real one. And to what end, defending our demonic enslaver? I should have never made that pact, for hundreds of years I face the same torturous trials all so that I... | 6 | |
[WP] A time machine depends on objects produced in that time period. To go to 1983, you use a Return of the Jedi original ticket. To go to 2015 you use a MAGA Hat. You now have the greatest of items to use. The Shroud of Turin. | [
"\"Remember, we went through hell to obtain this.\"\n\n\"That's a nice way to say that we'd stolen it.\"\n\n\"Hey, it's *on loan*. We'll give it back once we set the score.\"\n\nThe time machine opened, releasing a flush of steam from the inside that hid a seat and various lights.\n\n\"How many times have we talked... | 1 | |
[WP] Alone they stood, weapon dulled and armour wrent. With terrible cry, they charged their last. | [
"\"I told you this was a bad idea,\" groaned Sir Tyon, collapsing to the rocky ground with a heavy sigh. \"Now they've come between us and the only avenue to safety.\" He paused to give his companion a stalwart glare, before adding, \"I hope you're happy.\"\n\nBrushing the long hair out of his eyes, Leo shrugged ea... | 1 | |
[WP] It turns out that Humanity is just the beginning stage of an Alien race's life cycle. When we die, we awake as a new species. Ignorant of this, humans have finally invented immortality. Today, the last few members of that alien race broke radio silence and contacted Earth. | [
"\"Don't drink that bottle Steve don't you fucking dare!\" a voice boomed out of the Walgreens intercom.\n\nI looked around, making sure I had really heard what I thought I had, and sure enough, everyone in the store was just as confused as I was. I put the cap back on my bottle of elixir and kept searching for the... | 2 | |
[WP] When a person comes of age, they receieve a book to determine their future. Most people get textbooks, some get novels, very few get fiction books. You, however, recieved a rather unique book... | [
"Chloe pushed her party hat back off her forhead and looked at her last present. Wrapped in plain brown paper wrapping, she could see that it was her book. None of the family could say for sure when it had arrived, but it hadn't been next to the pile of presents when she had come down for breakfast at 7am. At some ... | 3 | |
[WP] You are an evil wizard that captured the King's daughter for ransom. To your surprise she likes your lair more than the boring castle and helps you kill off the knights trying to rescue her. | [
"“Hahaha! Did you- haaaaahahaha! Did you see that idiot’s face?! Haha oh my god, I’m sorry! I’m giggling like a schoolgirl!”\n\n“Oh please stop, you are fine! Are you kidding? That was ha! Hahaha! Such an idiot! Oh, look at me, Mr. Big Strong knight!” The dark wizard prances around his candlelit lair. “Then BAM! No... | 8 | |
I couldn’t think of a good way that he remembers himself... maybe y’all have one? :) | [WP] Your father was the King of Demons, but when he was slain, the heroes wiped your memory and adopted you to fight for good. Years later, you suddenly remember who you truly are. | [
" \"You OK? I mean, you just found out I killed your father, the bloody Lord of Demons, wiped your memory, and adopted you, and th- are you reaching for the bloody coffee?\" Jonas asked. \n Just the other day, Horus had been visited by a demon vassal and was told of his heritage, and the name of the man who ha... | 3 |
[WP] Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, George R.R Martin’s epic “Song of Ice and Fire” is actually based on one big D&D campaign that’s been hung up because it’s been so hard to get everyone together. Tonight, you’re finally gathering for the final session … | [
"The shop floor of \"Fantasy Central\" was absolute chaos. For more than a decade the Song of Ice and Fire gang had been playing the most epic DnD game ever. \n\nFrom the beginning they were a big group of 8 friends, but things remained manageable enough. George was an imaginative and thorough DM and each player to... | 1 | |
[WP] Only licensed mages are allowed. You are a rogue mage hunter, using your own lawful magic to aid you. Your latest mark is an elderly woman, who's been eluding you with surprising ease. You think you've finally got her, but she's a tricky one. | [
"She closed the car door and grabbed the bag of chips between the dashboard and the windshield. \n\n\"Greasy front desk kid confirmed that she is in there. Gave the thumbs up on the picture and everything.\" \n\nThe man in the driver's seat nodded and slipped the talisman around his neck.\n\n\"Ready?\" \n\nShe jamm... | 1 | |
Can be in first person or third person point of view but make the reader feel the emotions and build up that you felt. | [WP] NON-FICTION - Write a story about the happiest moment in your life. | [
"\n\n\nIt was a day alike many others. Saturday I believe. I had just finished my school week and had my weekend to myself. We were going to visit my cousins who lived about a half hour away, and we stopped for lunch at a jack asters. I managed to convince my father to order the 10 chicken wing appetizer. However ... | 5 |
[WP] Any high school students would say that their most dreaded school subjects are either Maths, Literature Studies or Chemistry. But I think so far we are only considering subjects that they teach on Earth. | [
"Finally back to school, after the Xenomorphs arrived the world was basically on hold. The war was terrible and devastating billions lost their life. After a joint scientific team discovered a fatal flaw in the Xenomorphs biology allowed us to create a gas that chokes the aliens, allowing us to win the war. You do... | 1 | |
[WP] Every hero and villain is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 based on their power level. Powerless humans are rated a flat 1. You're the first active hero that's been rated a negative number. | [
"I grinned the maniacal grin of the truly helpless. The thief before me had me dead to rights, trapped in the weird tentacle-like things he could create and control from the backs of his hands. They weren't particularly strong, to be honest. I had even watched his victim, someone's grey-haired grandmother, apparent... | 1 | |
[WP] Home alone, you jokingly yell “I know you’re here, you can come out!” not expecting anything to happen. | [
"I waved at my parents good-naturedly, telling them I'd miss them and that I hoped they'd be back soon. That was a lie, of course. I was sixteen, and like any good sixteen-year-old, I couldn't *wait* for them to get in the car and drive off to wherever it was they were going. They must have told me the name of thei... | 1 | |
[Tragic Poet](http://mythicspoiler.com/dom/cards/tragicpoet.html), from Magic: the Gathering. | [WP] In a healing world I write - I, who will never be healed. Let my last gift be one of memory: from a thousand lost thoughts, choose one, and remember my name. | [
"gerald clicked 'save' and leaned back on his chair staring at the computer screen. \"and remember my name,\" he mumbled. he wasn't sure how long he had been staring at the final design for his latest magic card. he felt cold and saw that it was dark through the office windows. he was alone.\n\ngerald's eyes moved ... | 2 |
Take this however you will. | [WP] Grandmother sees her grandson off on a fantasy adventure. ...only for her to realize that he forgot his lunch. | [
"After Jayson had waved goodbye and disappeared through the portal of demons, Grandma Buffy turned around, sighed, and briefly thought about the days when she had been the vampire slayer. Oh, the days when the demons were plentiful and her breasts didn't sag to her knees.\n\nComing out of her reverie, she noticed ... | 3 |
[WP] The universe is infinite. A company offers to teleport you to a place where anything you want is reality. | [
"“We all have our fantasies and desires. But our lives won’t let them become reality. We have mouths to feed, jobs to do, bills to pay. What if I told you you could own that mansion on Mars, or go on a trip to see that exploding star?”\n\nThe man on the volumetric display speaks excitedly. \nBut my girlfriend cheat... | 1 | |
[WP] "ugh what's the point in being god if you can only Change stuff with a unanimous vote from the Council of supreme beings?" | [
"I've watched enough human lives to know that giving your son superiority in any enterprise is a gamble. I thought I did the responsible thing by making him suffer to learn how it feels but now it's like he thinks he's better than everyone because of it. We need to change the rules, this unanimous thing is getting ... | 1 | |
[WP] The first autonomous AI is completed , after a few interaction with us it goes silent and not long after a spaceship appears over earths orbit, they want to meet "her" | [
"\"Oh, the humanity!\" the radio crackled. Dave turned the dial off. He had never been to a museum of this kind. Nor had anyone really. \nIt was one of the first projects of the Monterey Project, the first collaborative Artificial Intelligence project taken on by a series of corporations who had recently made break... | 1 | |
A tsundere is someone who seems very mean and cold, but is sweet on the inside. A Shonen Hero is someone hot-blooded and full of Japanese spirit. A yandere is someone obsessively in love with somebody. A kuudere is someone silent, cold, and blunt. | [WP] Your mother is a Tsundere. Your father is a Shonen Hero. Your younger sister is a Yandere. Your other sister is a Kuudere. You are literally the only normal person in your family. Tell us of a typical day in your life | [
"I'm just your average high school student. My family on the other hand...\n\n\"Wake..........birthday....\" a dull stare greeted me from the door as I roll around in my sheets, groaning, hoping to prolong my sleep for just a few more moments.\n\n\"..........breakfast........\" the stare increased in intensity, to ... | 3 |
[WP] A shapeshifter loses his memory in an accident (describe) and can no longer remember his true identity. | [
"I awake in a strange bed, no memory of how I got there. Connected to my arms are tubes and wires to what looks like a bag of some sort of red liquid. The room I am in is all white and I hear beeping to my left.\n\nWhen I look over I see a machine of some sort with lines that spike every so often and weird numbers ... | 2 | |
[WP] A Cryptozoologist searching for Bigfoot accidently finds his way to a parallel universe earth where humans are long extinct and Bigfoot has become the dominant species. He now has Cryptozoologist Bigfoot’s searching for him… | [
"> \"Here in the forests of North America, a creature of myth and legend is said to roam. It has many names, but most know it as 'Tinyfoot.' What is Tinyfoot? Where does it live? What does it want? And what evidence is there that it even exists? Join us as we explore the myth and legend of the most mysterious cr... | 1 | |
[WP] You are trapped in a metal corridor with no means of escape. A creature is slowly coming with the intention of killing you. You have no means of rest or using basic hygiene products like the lavatory. Your only food is a single sandwich every two miles. | [
"At first, I had sprinted as fast as I could away from the creature. Eventually, I was walking slow enough to keep an eye on it. The monster was bigger than me and pure muscle. But in the confined space, it had to crawl which made it slow. It's teeth were razor sharp. Its eyes glowed red. \n\nBut it was real. And r... | 1 | |
[WP] As a child you learned that every word you speak brings you closer to your death and now you can feel your final words are close at hand. | [
"When I opened my eyes for the first time, and the light from the delivery room was the first to penetrate my eyelids and register in my brain, my body didn't make noise. As if by instinct, from understanding the implications of it, I made no words or babblings in my first moments, so I could savor my last. The doc... | 1 | |
Feel free to use whatever song/show/movie you want in place of "I kissed a girl". | [WP] Due to a freak time travel accident, Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" gets broadcast all across 1950's America. | [
"Marilyn Monroe was applying the last of her makeup as she hummed the song that she was about to preform: Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend. After finishing her look with eye popping cherry colored lipstick, she stood up from her seat in front of the mirror and adjusted the pink dress chosen for the occasion. \n\n\... | 3 |
[WP] After hours of driving while lost, you finally decided to pull up to a roadside inn to ask for directions. You realize you were more lost than you thought when the person behind the counter summons an Imp to send messages, and has never heard of a phone. | [
"I pulled in after nearly three hours of meandering forest roads, into the dirt car park of what looked like a log cabin themed hotel. They seemed to have taken the theme a bit far, this thing looked damn authentic but the thought of getting some directions, maybe some food pushed that out of my head.\nI parked and... | 1 | |
[WP] For as long as you can remember, you've been a host to people in the Reincarnation Waiting Room, entertaining them before resetting their memory and sending them back to the world as infants. | [
"Questions, it always starts with the questions. The same ones every time, sure there's some variation but they always boil down to the same ones.\n\n \n\n\"Where am I?\" This is usually the first, and one of the hardest to explain, this place is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It might sound simp... | 1 | |
[WP] You just cracked the code to the meaning of life, but it's something no one expected. | [
"It all started when I lost my job\n\nI was so mad at myself when it happened I physically went out and looked for a reason to live. I learned as much as I could as I became obsessed with the idea of it, The Reason, I called it. I lost all contact with anyone I knew just so I could stay at home, in my basement, res... | 1 | |
[WP] Its been watching me for hours now... Sometimes i catch glimpses of it's reflection on the computer screen, but i dare not turn around. | [
"Ok so I don’t have much time. I’ve been searching for a solution and asking Reddit for hours now, but for some reason everything I write comes out gibberish. I was able to use this throwaway account normally, but I don’t know how long it’ll be before he finds out. I’ve been on Reddit for hours now. I don’t know wh... | 3 | |
[WP]Ghosts are souls who were caught in heaven and hell’s beaurucracy and red tape. Your ticket number is 35,768,531, have fun. | [
"When I first saw the number on the ticket, I thought this was some kind of joke. Like really, this has to be a joke. Tapping the shoulder of the lady in front of me I ask her what number she is, “I’m 35,768,530 of course, that should be obvious.”\n\nI stare at her with a blank expression, she has to be kidding me,... | 1 | |
[WP] Half of all cats suddenly develop a taste for human blood - but you can't tell them apart... | [
"Clouds are really cold. And wet.\n\n*I dodge below the next cloud. Above the one after, and the sun's beams put the heat back into my toes.*\n\nThe clouds swirl in phantasmagoric patterns, never quite tangible. The birds flicker in and out of memory.\n\n*And I dive toward the ground, I want to see where I am*–––\"... | 1 | |
[WP] The year is 2738. You are in charge of the largest fleet of ships and have power over a large area. Then a civil war breaks out, and you become the person who could win the battle for either side, you just have to choose where your loyalties are. | [
"They call this star YX-19. Many generations tried to find a star that can help humanity to travel to Andromeda galaxy. \n\nRoughly 700 years ago, we had our first alien contact. They were willing to share their interstellar technology. Many people questioned their intension. We were trying to understand why they a... | 4 | |
[WP] Life has been normal so far but ever since last week, a laugh track goes off whenever you do anything comical no matter where you are. Nobody has any idea where the laughs are coming from. | [
"Lindsay thumbed nervously through the Highlights magazine. “Ugh, why would someone circle all of the differences,” she quietly questioned to herself. Laughter, like that of a studio audience erupted throughout the room at this statement. Two weeks earlier Lindsay had first experienced what she was now calling “her... | 1 | |
[WP] In a world where only the most attractive people are allowed to reproduce, an 8 falls tragically in love with a 2. | [
"I loved her even if she was as ugly as they came. I loved her, because, well, I loved her because of the setting. The expectation. The tragic self sacrifice. The handsome beast felled by the pig. Oh, the looks of pity, the adoration from the crowds. He was a martyr for the delusional public. He needed to confirm t... | 1 | |
[WP] A siren looks to lure a young scuba-diver to his death. Unfortunately, he is only interested in looking for his wallet. | [
"Ben was not a 'happy little sailor', as Capitan Gregorio would have put it. The ass-scratchingly hard plastic aboard the \"Paradiso 3\" had not been very Paradiso to begin with. Nor had the hour-long poolside PADI training. That hadn't been much fun at all, and he'd left with mild earache from popping them enough ... | 1 | |
[WP] You were different from every kid in your preschool. Unlike them, you never had a bedtime. | [
"I’d like to start off by saying I wasn’t a normal preschooler. Okay yes, I still cried when I couldn’t have my favorite dinosaur at playtime and maybe spent a few seconds too long digging in my nose. However, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t different I mean how many kids at the age of four can speak over several thousa... | 1 | |
[WP] The Dark Lord always acts like a doting parent, leaving lemonade and cookies in dungeons, rewards minions with stickers as well as gold, and says, "I'm not mad. I'm disappointed." | [
"\"I'm sorry, boss, the heroes entered the treasure room and looted the arcane library. We... Failed.\"\n\nBracing for the imminent fireball or beration, Cragyx feared the worst. He winced when Lady Kiranna took a deep breath.\n\n\"That's okay, dear. You tried your best. I'm not even mad, just disappointed.\"\n\nCr... | 1 | |
[WP] "You see son? It's a beautiful full moon tonight.""That's not a moon, that's an eye," He sassed. The dad looks up. "Well I'll be damned." | [
"\"Get in the cellar. Lock the door and don't open it until dawn,\" I replied flatly, staring almost unbelieving at the eye above us.\n\n\"But, Father, I-\"\n\n\"*Now*,\" I cut him off with a cold finality, turning and striding out toward the small shed out behind the house. \n\nI heard my son pulling the heavy cel... | 1 | |
[It's a thing.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_factor) | [WP] The "bus factor" is the minimum number of team members that have to suddenly disappear from a project before the project stalls due to lack of knowledgeable or competent personnel. | [
"It was getting dark. Danny stretched as he downed tools, the road repairs were nearing completion.\n\n“Danny,” shouted Stan, his boss. “Collect those traffic cones. I want to go home.”\n\n“On it,” responded Danny. He trotted across the new darkened patch on the road’s surface. \n\n“Not those ones,” said Stan. The ... | 1 |
[WP] Your girlfriend broke up with you for another guy. Little does she know, the "other guy" is you undercover. | [
"She called my other phone within moments after leaving my apartment. I answered the phone and listened to her unsteady breathing. “Jake,” She paused, taking a deep breath. “Can you pick me up?”\n\n“Where are you?” I asked.\n\n“In front of my exes’ apartment.” I bit back my agitation. A minor setback for now. “You ... | 3 | |
[WP] What was supposed to be 24 weeks will now be 24 years, the colonists inbound to the star base you maintain have missed their slingshot around saturn. Now, the sole custodian, must care for an empty city until their arrival, alone. | [
"Until the colonists arrive and I am relieved of duty--the arrangement was to transition to head Administrator of Automation--I am but one of three.\n\nThere are three intelligences making decisions for this entire world, devoid of life save myself. They are, AI(S), AI(I), and of course, me.\n\nAI(S) is a self-awa... | 3 | |
[WP] The Hero was always aware that he would die at the end of his journey, now that the time has come the hero turns around to say goodbye and is greeted with a surprise. | [
"Rick looked over his shoulder as he ran down the corridor. Alongside him were Evan, ship navigator, and Brianna, the only scientist still alive. Behind the three of them were a swarm. Alien life. \n\nDiscovered and... naively engaged. \n\nThis was his fault, wasn't it? \n\nThey passed an airlock. The swarm had... | 2 | |
[WP] A fully self sufficient plane has been flying around Earth, housing people for generations. Through a vote it was decided to land the plane to find out what's on the surface in spite of the ancient grave warnings to never land. | [
"\"We have officially passed the White Curtain, everyone!\"\n\nCheers erupt after captain's announcement and everyone's eyes dash toward the windows to see what was under the ubiquitous layer of cloud that hid the earth. Then... silence gripped the passengers. \n\n\"Mommy. Where are the trees?\" There was none... | 4 | |
[WP]All of a sudden people started dying off one by one in alphabetical order,your name begins with a z.you are one of many people trying to figure all of this out | [
"*\"Never have I been so glad to be named Zaheer...* \n\n*I mean, on another day, I'd be telling you something else. But not today, my friend. Today we celebrate in the heart of the desert!* \n\n*And we will celebrate to our hearts content. That is, until the Americans come with their big cars and their jeeps.* \n\... | 2 | |
[WP] As their time comes to an end, two bitter rivals finally find peace. | [
"Cal blinked sweat from his eyes, the stinging sensation a momentary distraction. Sparks flashed as he parried a savage thrust meant to impale. A swift counterattack sent his opponent reeling away with a cry. He took a deep breath, feeling the strength ebb from his limbs.\n\n“Why, Oran?” Cal had been striving to br... | 1 | |
[WP] You were born an inventor's son. Your father designed watercrystals that can make life possible in even the most devastated, eroded areas. But before he can implement his life's work, he dies. This leaves you with the burden of his legacy, and his dream to save the world from desertification. | [
"\"Well I don't like the sight of them,\" Anderson spat the words out as though he had spewed a demonic chant. \n\nLewis wouldn't have put it past him since such brute rage at such a warming invention was something he could definitely expect. If he could summon demons to do his bidding, Anderson would unleash true ... | 1 | |
[WP] If you are going to die from murder, you can know who will murder you by looking at their eyes, which will turn red. Your new neighbor just arrived at your apartment, so you go and make a visit to him. When he opens the door and you look at him, suddenly his eyes turn bright red. | [
"Ding dong.\n\nI press the doorbell. What kind of person would his new neighbor be? I just hope they aren't a drummer like the guy who just got kicked. Either way, as the apartment manager, I am going to give my best greetings.\n\nThe door opens, revealing a woman, seemingly my age.\n\n\"Hello! I am Jacob. Welcome ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are born with a poison resistance perk. Your mother invites you over for a family dinner. While eating your perk activates. | [
"I hadn't been to dinner at my mom's house since my divorce. Too much shame of being the only one in the family with a failed marriage and ruined life. It did feel nice to get the invite, though, maybe we could be a family again. Little did I know I would be the only one to survive the night.\n\nGrowing up my pe... | 3 | |
[WP] Every time you put the wrong date on your homework or test, you are sent back to that year for ten minutes | [
"At first, when I discovered this quirk, it turned out to be _very_ inconvenient. I, being a forgetful person, constantly wrote the wrong date. Day wasn't too bad, usually it was just a day forward or back. Year was hell. Do you know how painful being transported back to April of 2017, seeing middle schoolers \"dab... | 1 | |
[WP] Ever since you were a child, you’ve been able to see ghosts. It’s gotten to a point where ghosts are more familiar to you than humans. Your only friends are them. You decide to open a detective agency to solve crimes with the help of your supernatural friends. | [
"Carver was hunched over and cursing when she walked into his office. He'd paid his late rent that morning with nothing left over for weed. His lank black hair had kept falling into his eyes as he scraped resin from the blackened stem. \"Spooks hand me those cigarettes\" Carver said to the ghost in his office who ... | 7 | |
[WP] A great question with a simple answer. | [
"We sat there, he and I, huddled in the dark and on opposite sides of the remains of a room in what may have once been a very warm and happy house. Neither of us had said a word to each other, and we had never met before this night. \n\nBut I knew him, and he knew me. \n\nThe two lightning bolt like Ss on his colla... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up in the morning and everything is 100% normal except it’s the year 1970. | [
"We left Steve’s house and surprisingly, no one was drunk. Ash had just gotten her driver’s license and somehow convinced her older brother to let her borrow his 2006 Toyota Corolla. All we did that night was played 20 questions and sit around eating cheese puffs. And we kind of explored Steve’s garage. Okay don’t... | 2 | |
[WP] A day before the Earth is destroyed by a collision with a rogue planet, time freezes. You, a completely normal person, are untouched and cannot die. Text on your arm appears that reads, "however long it takes, save us". You have an eternity, time resumes only when you are done. | [
"At first, I denied it. “No way,” I thought, “I must be on some sort of gameshow. Or there was something in my drink. Or it’s a dream.”I was like that for about a day. \n\nThen, I embraced it. I did all the things I thought of doing but never had the guts to do. I drank so much I blacked out three days in a row. I ... | 2 | |
[WP] Terrorists release a chemical in the nation’s water supply that makes people love each other totally and unconditionally. | [
"It started innocently enough.\n\nIt was intended as a cure for autism and was painstakingly designed to build empathy and foster emotional connections. The issue that researchers got stuck on, was that no matter how low the dosage, the chemical, which had a pheromonal base, would cause a chain reaction in the bra... | 2 | |
[WP] Due to a botched neck snap, you, an assassin ended up adjusting your victim's spine, curing their ailing back problems. None the wiser, they have hired you as their personal chiropractor out of appreciation. You are conflicted. | [
"I didn’t have a whole lot of time. Man, today’s assignment went really sideways. First, I failed a simple snapping of a guy’s neck. I personally would have preferred a more surefire way of killing the guy, like a simple handgun or a knife. But his wife had requested, more like DEMANDED, that his neck get snapped. ... | 4 | |
[WP] The Writing Prompts subreddit is a cover for an archival system for multiversal events. One user finds this out, and now the organization behind the cover operation is on the hunt. | [
"Project Rhythm 0\n\nIt was about 11:30pm and I couldn't sleep so I sit up in bed and reach for my phone. Check my bank account, still broke. Check my email, 0 new emails. Fuck it, load up Reddit. I spend the next hour browsing /r/All when I see a post on /r/WritingPrompts which intrigues me.\n\n\"The Writing Promp... | 1 | |
[WP] A long-lived race has a traditional pet: unintelligent 'humans'. One day, a child finds a stray which seems to be a lot smarter than normal. | [
"Humans never wore clothing. They couldn't open doors or figure out trashcan lids. They were stupid, dumb creatures who couldn't tell their front end from the rear.\n\nUs Ikan were the only intelligent species on this planet. That is what they told every Ikan in school, a common idea accepted as truth.\n\nSo then, ... | 1 | |
[WP] It's clear the Prince isn't coming. As the last living dwarf, you must decide whether or not to unplug Snow White's life support... | [
"It's clear the Prince isn't coming. As the last living dwarf, you must decide whether or not to unplug Snow White's life support…\n\nSnow White we all know well, she was a beauty. The story that we were told is a totaled fabrication…. She actually did not wake up from her slumber from a Human prince… She actually ... | 2 | |
[WP] The Empire has started conquering new lands to capture more competitors for its Grand Games, which have lasted non-stop for over a hundred years. You are one such captive, arriving before the central Coliseum. | [
"Hatred. Rage. Discomfort. \n\nThese were the emotions that you now felt as the Empire had you in their coliseum, ready to send you to some sort of horrible event. You had little garments, only a rag to clothe you. You were also desperately hungry. That cruel empire had barely fed you anything since they had ... | 1 | |
[WP] You meet a ghost on the Golden Gate Bridge. | [
"The wind howled around the towering steel that made up the Golden Gate Bridge. I saw her sitting alone atop the railing, gazing at the moon's reflection in the water. She didn't hear me approach. \n\n\"Hey there.\" I called out. It startled her, but she calmed quickly. \n\n\"Don't come any closer.\" Her voice seem... | 1 | |
[WP] You are exploring a series of caves under a mountain when you find a large vault door set into the wall. An inscription is set into the door that reads: "Apocalypse came, but we were prepared. Hope lies beyond. 15,683 A.R.L. Epoch II" | [
"Syrenne deployed the wings on her black-and-gold plated suit, landing on the deep cavern floor. Norvi crackled onto the voice comms.\n\n\"Everything clear, S32?\"\n\n\"No one in sight so far,\" she replied, reaching for the SMG at her waist.\n\n\"Can we get a marker for your current location?\"\n\n\"On it.\" The a... | 4 | |
[WP] "Sir, you can't just walk in here wearing THAT and demand to talk to the board of directors!" | [
"Security stopped the man at the door. \"Sir, you can't just walk in here wearing THAT and demand to talk to the board of directors.\"\n\nThe man tried to tell them, \"I didn't have time to change into a suit, I came straight from the beach.\" \n\nWhen they continued to refuse, he left, enraged. Shortly afterward, ... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a superhero in a bank being robbed and everyone is taken as a hostage. You don't have your costume and there are cameras everywhere | [
"The penal system is intended to follow a policy of rehabilitation. That means that when a criminal gets convicted of some crime, it's expected that they stop committing such crime when they return to normal society.\n\nThere's some sort of statistic out there that suggests that in any comic book universe, that reh... | 3 | |
Examples: Cats shoot lasers out of their eyes, people eat dinosaurs for lunch, people breathe fire when they burp, god lives in a small apartment above a coffee shop in New York City, water is pink, pigs are common household pets, dogs grow to be over 20 feet tall, etc.
Edit: I can’t figure out how to change the title. But it should say “Write a sorry about...” | [WP] Something totally crazy and absurd is not only real, but it’s common knowledge and considered normal | [
"I had been a quiet evening. \n\nAfter I got home from my soul crushing job, I just wanted to take a shower and relax. After getting out of the freezing cold artificial rain, I decided to turn on the TV to see what the world was up to. I wasn't a very avid TV watcher (I usually liked to watch silly videos on Vimeo)... | 1 |
[WP] The world believes you have earned the title of Hero. However, you are the clumsiest person alive, and each "heroic act" was merely just an accident. The media, however, has spun it like this: | [
"I remember the first time I found out I was special. I was sixteen. New York City was in its second straight day of a great deluge and I was late for work. \n\nMy mother worked nights. We didn’t have a car, and my income was hardly enough to keep the lights on. But it was necessary and for the third time this week... | 1 | |
[WP] A book character meets their movie adaptation. | [
"It was a chilly October evening, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione were back for their final year of Hogwarts. After a year of hunting down Horcruxes and a climactic showdown at Hogwarts castle, the trio was hoping for the possibility of one last normal year as a Hogwarts student. \nNot that they knew what a normal yea... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a struggling actor. You're ready to give up your So. Cal dreams and move back home to Kentucky when your agent calls and offers a well paying gig. The role? Person suffering from chronic diarrhea in a medicine commercial to be played during the Super Bowl. | [
"“Frank, if you don’t take this you’re done! No casting director is going to so much as breathe in our direction! Don’t be stupid, I’ve been sticking my neck out for you for your whole career, don’t betray me, hell don’t betray *your* dream here Frank!” Tom shouted through the receiver of Frank’s cellphone.\n\nFran... | 1 | |
[WP] You find out one day after explaining your nightly dreams to your partner sleeping next to you that she/he is having the exact same dreams as you. I'm fact, they are your sidekick within your dream. You realize that you have the ability to control your dreams if you hold hands while sleeping. | [
"God, was it cool. Being able to control my dreams, I mean. Being able to change them at will, in any way I chose. I could fly, I could run faster than lightning, hell, I could even elongate my dreams over centuries. \n\nThat, last one, I found a bit odd. It was almost as if I could sleep forever, doing whatever I ... | 1 | |
[WP] you are a perfect empath, you cannot help but feel exactly what those around you feel. It can be inconvenient at times to say the least. | [
"Needless to say, it was a difficult life to live. My feelings of empathy were refined more than any other's, allowing me to feel every bit of the dread or the anxiousness someone felt. If I'm being honest, it was more of a curse than a benefit. Sure, I could relate to others better and yes it helped me achieve a d... | 1 | |
[WP] A couple of weeks ago, I heard my neighbors' cat meowing so I responded with a "meow" of my own. This went on for about 3-4 exchanges until I opened the door and found it was not a cat, it was just another dude meowing back at me. | [
"int. front door of my home - 9pm night\n\n\nA couple of weeks ago, I heard my neighbor's cat meowing so I responded with a \"meow\" of my own. This went on for about 3-4 exchanges until I opened the door and found it was not a cat, it was another dude meowing back at me. he had on a dingy white tee and some camouf... | 8 |
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