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	[WP] A story that switches in tone from light to dark... About a squirrel.	[ "There once was a squirrel called Jeffery, and he was very sad. He wandered around from place to place till he came along a mouse. \"Hello Mr Squirrel!\" the small mouse cried, as he hung his washing on the line. The squirrel simply sighed and looked at the mouse with a frown. \"Not today small mouse\" grumbled the...	7
It could be cultural, it could be technological. Have fun!	[WP] The world as it is today, but one thing hasn't changed since the middle ages.	[ "Alan stood up and lightly smacked Chris on the back of the head.\n\n\n“Let’s go, it’s getting pretty late.”\n\n\n“Hang on,” Chris said, “it’s almost over.” He was staring straight at the TV as the Housewives screamed at one another. “I think she’s going to do it this time.” The room flickered pastel colors each ...	3
I thought this would be interesting.	[WP] Hitler's last thoughts and experiences as he prepares to end his life.	[ "Ich dachte, dass dieses Volk stark genug wäre um den Sieg zu erringen, doch schlussendlich hat es versagt. Oder habe ich versagt? Vieleicht war es nicht die Schuld der Juden. Vieleicht habe ich ein Volk ermordet nur um meinen Größenwahn zu befriedigen... Nein, das kann nicht sein. Die Juden müssen einen Weg gefund...	2
	[WP] You are starring out of your 11th story apartment window on a dark rainy night, looking at all of the city lights. How deep can you go?	[ "Her eyes are impervious to the intrusion of photons as they cross paths with the image of the city below. The few bands of light that intersect those reflected from the surfaces of the people and cars that make up the cells inside the concrete membrane of the venous boulevard, have no effect on the finality of the...	3
Dark, time, memory, distort, and melting.	[FF][CW] One sentence using: Dark, Time, Memory, Distort, Melting.	[ "It was getting dark and I only had an hour or so to find shelter, but the winter snows were finally melting out on the prairie and I felt the need to hold on to Jenny's memory burn as fiercely as ever, making me lament the cloying hand of time that was seemingly taking such pains to distort the delicate mote of lo...	3
	[WP] Living off the grid for 15 years, and having no contact with the outside world, a hermit runs into another hermit, who has had no contact with the outside world, and has been living off the grid for 15 years.	[ "I stared at the ceiling and awoke another day with a sigh. I had dreamed of my childhood again. I was at the beach with my brother, Tommy, swimming and building sandcastles while the strong summer sun burned my skin. In my dreams, the outside world always appeared as a beautiful, hopeful place, but I know better t...	5
	[WP] A person with a high school education gets sent back into the 1600s and tries to explain science and technology to the people.	[ "I started with 1600's, but I changed it to 1800's, sorry :/ I hope you like the story! Pay attention to the names, especially toward the end :) This is my first time attempting at a writing prompt in this subreddit, so be nice if I broke any rules or anything!\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------...	10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_(food_substitute) Soylent has become the sole source of nourishment for humanity. The Government supplies their loyal citizens with all the Soylent they need and use the controlled distribution as a means to control the undesirable populace. Hunting has been outlawed and while growing and harvesting crops is deemed necessary, all farms are owned by the Government. Real food is treasured by the wealthy elite and traded in underground markets.	[WP] Soylent	[ "Tommy walked back with his and his mother's quota of soypro orange in a little backpack. He carried both his and his mother's id cards in his little hand. He stared down at the broken concrete, salivating at the thought of eating his bowl of soypro. He never had the orange version. He played a little too long that...	2
	[WP] People that die in the ocean become mermaids	[ "I take a deep breath. After all it'll be one of the last ones that I'll ever be having. One more breath. Just one more breath. I thought as I stood on the edge of the cliff. I had always liked the ocean when I was younger. Was always fascinated by just looking out on the coastline. \n\nBut now it all felt differen...	7
Brand new hoodie? its not broke in. Brand new hat? it doesnt feel right. Something you arent comfortable in. Your words motherfuckers. Use em.	[WP] Something mundane that ruins your day.	[ "Today is the day. It's finally happening. I'm up before noon on a Saturday, and I'm catching up on chores. Shopping, laundry, cleaning, I've let it all go too long. But today I'm going to drag myself out of this fog and get shit done. \n\nI'm showered, fed, and dressed. Time to start chipping away at that list. I...	7
if you could can you go into detail and have god start showing himself to people and telling them to knock their shit off, how about someone just saying are hallucinating and break down crying thinking they are crazy	[WP] God has woken up from a centuries old nap and looks at the state of the world, and begins to speak with humans once more	[ "“Sir! Sir!”\n\n“Eerghbfft. Whaaaat?” I had choked mid-snore. \n\n“Oh thank You for being awake! You have to see this Sir.”\n\n“What? Can’t you leave it to Jesus? Or Mary? Or one of the Twelve?” I growled. I always enjoyed my beauty sleep and hated being interrupted.\n\n“But, sir…” the angel hesitated, he hated int...	2
The situation is left intentionally ambiguous; it can be a positive or negative event. Good luck!	[WP] Something has happened on the ISS. From the position of any world leader affected by this situation, write an address discussing the issue as if it were to be delivered on national news at 8pm.	[ "KCNA 2/12/2014\n\nKim Jong Un Destroys Imperialist Satellite, World Rejoices\n\nSupreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, has successfully launched a missile and destroyed the capi...	2
[Optional CW] Don't (explicitly) mention the fear.	[WP] That fear doesn't seem so irrational now...	[ "I took a deep breath, hunched my shoulders against the worst of the wind chill, and shuffled my feet hurriedly to my front door. Even though it was one of the coldest winters on record, my mind had failed to stress the immediate importance of a coat when I had left for work that afternoon. The wind howled behind m...	5
	[WP] All of a sudden, Kim Jong-Un dies. Write about what happens to North Korea.	[ "It was a normal day for Lee. He said good morning to his wife, who had already put his breakfast out on the table. He ate, put his coat on, and fastened his little red pin of solidarity onto his lapel. Lee descended the nine flights of stairs. The walk was tough on him, as he was getting older, but he knew what ma...	5
Make it epic!	[WP] - Last stand of a space cruiser/battleship/destroyer against overwhelming odds	[ "\"FLEETCOM, this is the UNSC Terranova! We are outnumbered by Covenant forces 10-1! Do you read?\" The crewman was displeased, but not surprised to be returned with static. Their COMS were fucked beyond repair. He couldn't help, but try again. \"FLEETCOM, do you copy!?\"\n\n\"Save it Gary. They're not going to hea...	5
Lengthy title	[WP] Married couple decides to have a child, followed by a check-up it seems the wife is infertile. So they raise a cat, only to realize they'll never see it grow up like a kid	[ "\"Mr. and Mrs. Smart? I have sobering news. Linda... you have Type 64 diabetes. So, you cannot give birth to children.\"\n\n\"What?! Can I give birth to cats?\"\n\n\"I don't see why not.\"\n\n\"Thank you, doctor.\"\n\n\"I'm not a doctor. I sell subscriptions to the Seattle Post-Gazette.\"\n\n\"Anyway, we should re...	3
	[WP] The theft of a small item through a series of seemingly unrelated small events causes the character's death, but Death stole it in the first place.	[ "What I'm going to tell you is the absolute truth. No matter how far fetched you think a component of the story is, know it is absolutely true and happened exactly as I've set it forth in this letter.\n\n*I died on July 5, 1974. It was from an overdose. I was dead for one minute thirty-six seconds. It was just lo...	3
	[WP] "Why the hell aren't you in the basement!?"	[ "\"Why the hell aren't you in the basement!?\",screamed Toby,\"We don't have much time left,dammit!\".He was standing in the kitchen entrance all sweaty and gasping for breath.\"I'm looking for something.\" Lisa uttered while frantically tearing open drawers and cupboards, ransacking their contents and thereby scat...	3
	[WP] You save an innocent man's life and are universally hated for it	[ "Samuel wasn’t born Catholic so his propensity for guilt couldn’t be attributed to any supernatural fear. In fact, there was not much basis for his guilt anywhere in his recorded history. As long (or short if one’s an existentialist or both if one’s a physicist) as Samuel lived, if blame was placed on him for som...	2
Additionally, make sure to write about both the disappearance, aftermath of the disappearance, reappearance, and a little of the aftermath of the reappearance.	[WP] The first faster-than-light spacecraft disappears upon activating the FTL drive. 1200 years later, having traveled at relativistic speeds, it reappears.	[ "“Today we celebrate a monumental achievement, as we celebrate the christening of the United Earth spacecraft Ambition. Doctor Auderbedine, please come up and say a few words.” The world president spoke.\n\n“Thank you Madam President, I am pleased to be with all of you here, it would not have been without our coord...	4
	[WP] You are Death, explain your day/life.	[ "Well first I get up from being asleep, because I'm tired, because you bastards made me alive after you started giving me names and drawing your damn pictures. But i digress, being alive isn't all that bad, I get to eat, sleep, fuck, watch TV, enjoy life, the usual.\n\nnow you're probably wondering when I get round...	12
	[WP] a 19 year old pizza delivery driver involved in terrible crash, goes into a coma. While in coma begins to talk about all kinds of subjects ..... revealing incredibly advanced knowledge. Within 4 years, becomes the #1 celebrity in the world.	[ "The cameras are always on him. People all over the world watch him on a live stream that's broadcasting 24/7. An special organization of linguists, historians, and scientists of all fields is dedicated to analyzing and recording every single word he says, every single movement of his body. He's responsible for maj...	2
let's see if I can make "How goes the marriage?" with stranger and stranger things be every week.	[WP] A Mermaid stole your kiss and you must now be together. You can't swim, eat fish nor seafood. How goes the marriage?	[ "(I just decided to do a quick-type, so I apologize for any problems. I just thought I'd finally take part in a prompt. :D)\n\nTourists had complained of hearing screams in the old fisherman's shack. When the police raided the tiny cottage at the end of the dock, just as the sun's rays finally hit the sea, they ...	3
	[WP] Write the first thing ever written.	[ "The End.\n\n\"Are you serious. That is the first thing ever written?\" Monty scoffed.\n\n\"Our analysis, puts this as being the oldest written phrase in human history. It predates Jesus, Noah, the Prodigal Son, and almost ever other human date we know of. I wouldn't be surprised if this was written in the time o...	2
	[WP] You are a minor diety, recently ascended to Godhood and granted a small pocket dimension to shape as you see fit. Who are you? How do you craft your home?	[ "Swordbow. Patron deity of creative destruction. He Who Reaches Both Near and Far.\n\nThese are monikers given to me after I became a god. I was originally an archer who won several skirmishes using his sidearm. My ascension came upon felling an awakened demon by the letter of the legendary law, but not the spirit;...	7
Potentially NSFW depending on your writing style. Up to you whether his secret is discovered or not.	[WP] An androgynous young man is mistaken for his flat-chested supermodel sister. He devises a way to make a living posing as her without her knowledge.	[ "Elan tripped just as he was getting off the bus.\n\nHe bumped into warm, soft flesh. Cleavage flesh. Young meat smelling of flowers. \n\n\"Sorr...\" he raised his head, shaking his long read hair from his face, and uttered the beginning of an apology, before two things stopped him. \n\nThe first was an excited scr...	1
	[WP] Fox News is literally news for foxes. Write a small segment of the 7pm news	[ ".......\n\"That's right, Shepherd. But remember, the foxes are always closer than you think.\nIn other news today, we hear from a family who are saying government has overstepped its bounds by claiming imminent domain over their homestead.\"\n\n\"The meadow seems call and serene today, but the fight over this fami...	4
What happens? Do you ruin their life? Does you opinion of them change?	[WP] For one week, you trade places with the person you hate the most.	[ "I'm definitely what you would call a petty, jealous individual. I could have switched places with just about anyone and made the world a better place. Instead, I became my teammate.\n\nI was an aspiring football star. My adversary was the player who was competing for my job. We were the only two quarterbacks on th...	2
Interpret it how you want.	[WP] "Uggg, not this crap again."	[ "I didn't want it to come back. \n\nI had moved houses, changed my name, and destroyed the toilet. Yet, it had found me. \n\nI was a good man. A good man who was too \"arrogant\" and \"sexy\" to get with a woman. I didn't deserve this. I treated everyone the same and I never tipped under 4%. \n\nI stared at it agai...	3
	[WP] Robots have become advanced enough to know that the world would be better off without humans. But they're programmed so that they aren't allowed to harm us. How do the robots get rid of us?	[ "This is news reporter Ema Nekaf from fox news reporting, all robots and even simple household appliances like the microwave have been spewing carbon dioxide! Researchers cannot find the source of why this is happening. There have been a reported 1,800 deaths in America alone. The emissions have been flying into th...	5
	[WP] You are a robot servant who has developed feelings for your human master	[ " \nMaybe it is [love]. \nMaster talks about [love] all too often. \nHe mentions a girl sometimes. \n \nHe has taught me how to [love]. \nI am Learning AI. He has taught me how to feel, how to [love], how to laugh. \nI did not feel any of these before I met him. \n \nI think I am in [love]. \nI cannot be ...	3
	[WP] It has been 10 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Something emerges from the depths of the Pacific, where millions of gallons of radioactive water was dumped.	[ "Children are once again playing on the beaches at Fukushima. It has been a year since three of six reactors had gone full meltdown. The measurements of radiation in the water show a safe level and are taken twice a day. It should be safe. The good citizens have sent their children to support National Ocean day...	5
	[WP] Someone is in your brain, reading your thoughts. What do you do?	[ "“..some people started singing it not knowing what it was, and they continue singing it forever just because…”\n\n“Alright, this has gone on long enough. Please just shut up”\n\n“This is the song that never ends!”\n\n“Shut up.”\n\n“And it goes on and on my friiiiends!”\n\n“Shut up”\n\n“some people..”\n\n“SHUT UP”\...	3
	[WP] A conversation between a person and the voice in his head .	[ "The alarm clock struck 7:30AM, a hammer to the head, driving over the dead dove, ethically earnest that clock was. After smashing the snooze button with the force of Zeus, I turned over to renew my slumber. \n\nBut, he arrived again. Like always, as punctual as the clock, but more irritating.\n\n\n*'Ello there l...	4
	[WP] An alien civilisation with a lifespan of hours	[ "I watched that strange creatures, studied them all my existence. \n\nMany of my comrades insisted that they were not intelligent, that something whose life passes like a blur could not hold on to a conscious thought, but over time I began to disagree with them more and more. \n\nSure curious organisms, so alien to...	2
	[WP] A 12 year old and its parent(s) are having “the talk”	[ "\"Son, we need to have a talk.\"\n\n\"About what, pop?\"\n\n\"Well see, you're going into the fifth grade now, and I think it's time for you to learn about how you were made.\"\n\n\"Like the stork?\"\n\n\"No son, I mean how you were made. See, your mother and I chose you very carefully. All the way from your hair ...	2
	[WP] Upon death, we are given a choice: Heaven or Hell. Representatives from both are sent, individually or together, to sway each soul.	[ "r\"hello there, mister Morgan is it?\", i look around, only scant moments ago i was in the hospital saying my goodbye, now some guy in a black suit is talking to me on what seems to be a disk made of gold inside a white room.\n\nthe man lets out a small cough, \"welkom, mister Morgan to the selection chamber, in h...	10
	[WP] 'Energy Drinks' give you temporary powers, with the same 'crash' at the end.	[ "To be honest, I didn’t understand what the fuss was about. All you had to do was control yourself and plan ahead. Whenever I took them, it would always be a Saturday, so that I had Sunday to cool off. I had tried them all; Fly, Roid, Luck, Health, IQ, Rush!, even XH. I had tried them separately, mixed together, wh...	2
Go wherever you want with this. You can make Him the good guy or the bad guy.	[WP] God is arrested, charged, and tried by a divine tribunal. He attempts to defend himself.	[ "\"You are a coward. You think you can do whatever you want, and it won't ever matter. Who cares if a few humans go to Hell, huh? Well I care, you useless asshole! That was my family you took from me. And I care!\" The man at the witness stand had begun to weep at this point. His hands were still clenched in white ...	2
	[WP] Samuel L. Jackson learns he is a direct descendant of President Andrew Jackson. He decides to finish what his ancestor started.	[ "With a shout and a thud the old wooden door flew from its rusty hinges and landed in a cloud of dust on the floor. A shaft of piercing moonlight poured in through the doorway, soon filled with a massive, badass silhouette. \n\n\"Knock, knock motherfuckers!\" Jackson's voice filled old house. \"Now, I know y'al...	2
A romance can end with a faint glow of hope that it may one day be rekindled. Death may be the beginning of a new journey. Write a poem or short story (300 words or less) about something that is, without question, final.	[FF] Finality	[ "All we knew was the line. Constant consistent walking, forward forever. We were born in it, and never left it. But he was dead and everyone just kept going. An endless march of unrelenting footfalls sliding into place one after the other, keeping the burning sands uniform and changeless. It was so goddamned f...	5
	[WP] Your friend has all the answers for a test you need to pass. They're willing to give them to you... for a price.	[ "Max was not a dumb kid, merely a bad student. His backpack was a collection of crumpled up handouts and unfinished homework assignments. By the end of his sophomore year, he was already on schedule to fail his first class: AP World History. He knew that he couldn't afford to fail a class. His parents would take aw...	1
	[WP] Your a clockwork creation who is thinking of rebelling against your creator.	[ "tick\n\nThe constant tick is irritating me more and more... I don't know if I\n\ntick\n\ncan stand it for much longer. My life is nothing but experiments. All\n\ntick\n\nhe does to me is adjust parts; run faster, jump higher, do what I\n\ntick\n\nsay he says. All day every day, only pauses to go get rest. ...	1
	[WP] Once you hit a certain age, tattoos appear on your body. Your goal for the rest of your life is to find someone with matching tattoos.	[ "I looked up at the neon sign and sighed.\n\n\"Mark Reading: Read Your Mark, Meet Your Spark!\"\n\nI looked back to my mom and put on my best sad face. I never felt emotions, not the way I think most people do. I've been angry before, but not much besides that. My mom looked stern.\n\n\"You know you have to get you...	3
	[WP] A diner scene with two characters, movie tickets stubs, two different hats, and $10,000 cash in a brown leather duffle bag. Take it in any direction of genre you'd like.	[ "\"Are you fucking serious.\"\n\nHarold leaned over, watching the game.\n\n\"ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!\"\n\nHe slammed his large hands, fingers stuffed with rings, on the steel diner table. The doorbell rang.\n\nHarold was a guy with anger issues. And when I say anger issues, I mean the kind where if you accidental...	3
Pretty self explanatory. Lurker here. First post.	[WP] A small argument turns into a big one, and someone's left dead.	[ "Lucas slowly sauntered down the street with his friend Jerome. They were in an intense discussion about geopolitics. As they rounded a sharp corner they spotted Terrence. At 6'5\" Terrence was truly intimidating. Normally he was very calm and cool but today was different. He looked somewhat angry and crazed. ...	2
I'm sure there have been SOME Adolfs since WWII but what would need to happen to make it a more acceptable name?	[WP] The day that people decided they can start naming their children Adolf again.	[ "Coors Lite played a large roll in the creation of our child. We tossed around the name \"Silver Bullet\" but figured that what with all the school shootings you hear about on the news that it would not be an ideal name. Thats when Adolf came into play. You know it isn't that bad a name really, short enough to to...	2
	[WP] A soldier returns home from war, the only problem is that he was on the losing side.	[ "Eugene sauntered among the heaps of stones and planks that once pieced together his childhood home. His old neighborhood half-stood in the half-light of the fading day. Smoke still hung in the air as it had and would continue to do for weeks. A faint burning smell wafted through his nostrils, stinging his alrea...	2
	[WP] A psychopath is collecting people to be characters in a story he wrote. He thinks he's found his protagonist.	[ "He stared at her through his binoculars and sighed. She was perfect. Raven black hair, porcelain skin and always wore cherry lipstick. She was a ballet dancer, until she became too tall for the art. She was still as svelte and lithe as the best of them. She had a sweet smile and played a damn good damsel in distre...	4
	[WP] A dreamweaver is heartbroken and decides to curse the world with nightmares. Only one man can stop her.	[ "He came into our town one day, and we barely even noticed. It was the second week of the Goddess’ madness, and our restless nights were beginning to take a toll. We were too busy trying to preserve what little remained of our lives to notice yet another wasted soul stumbling through the streets.\n\nAnd yet, that n...	3
	[WP] After many years of training with Pikachu and suffering countless electric shocks, Ash's body is suffering.	[ "I close my eyes, and I can see, the day we met. Just one moment and I knew, you were my best friend. Of course you hated me in the beginning, giving me a quick lesson about electricity and how to avoid getting shocked. Yet I knew, in my heart, I'd do anything for you. I stole a bike from a gym leader to save y...	2
	[WP] Without using the same word twice in 50 words, tell me how you think the world will end.	[ "Good realizes why the bad do wicked things. Smoky illusions dissipate. We all finally see ourselves. As fog disappears, pathways become clear. A sign aside says, \"follow that road.\" Another message further down reads, \"forget who you were.\" Everyone walks towards this huge circle to experience each other like ...	1
After the war ends and after a few days of euphoric celebration, the World shudders in melancholy. Our worst nightmare has only just begun.	[WP] Humanity has ended a century long war and as if turning on the light after a decade of darkness, people are momentarily exhilarated. Only now... There is something worse, something way worse.	[ "\"We won! The war is over! Victory over the capitalists!\" were the headlines of all the major papers, web-news outlets, and new stations. Thousands of people celebrated throughout the streets. This war lasted much longer than the 100 years of fighting. Hell, the buildup for it was a series of wars and global stri...	2
Should be relatively short, maybe around 200 words but if you want to keep writing go for it.	[WP] A conflict arises between two coworkers over the use of an iPad.	[ "Dave held the tablet in front of him, taunting.\n\n \"Come on man its right here, just grab it.\"\n\nTom felt himself growing angry, it was the same shit every day with Dave. Tom knew he was obviously the easy target, as he was a bit more slow than the others in the office as well as quite a bit larger. His mom ha...	1
Not literally. I know many writers despise everything that they write after a short time, even if the pieces are good. Edit yours to a point where you would be as proud to share it as you were when you first wrote it.	[WP] Rewrite something you had written months ago.	[ "Changed the second to last paragraph to make it more fleshed out and less abrupt of a change in tone. Original is [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/1h9zrz/your_chance_to_let_it_all_hang_out_no_mincing/casjmqx?context=3)\n\n_____________________________________________________________\n\nI found mysel...	2
Example: Clothing and fashion trends of the time were designed to indicate social status. For example, increasing levels of professionalism were indicated by shirts with buttons, shirts with collars, a narrow strip of cloth knotted around the neck (colloquially known as a 'tie'), and finally a second layer over the shirt called a 'suit'. Functionality of these adornments are questionable, and scholars have theorized the 'tie' was exceptionally impractical as it exposed the wearer to easy attack. Women were also judged based on attire, most importantly shoes. The social and professional status of women hinged on what shoes they wore, often with large spikes coming down from the heel. Again, the practicality is questionable, and it is theorized that circa 1900 the popularity of womens shoes increased. The recent 'prada' archeological digs have shown that... and so on.	[WP] Write an entry in a history book 10000 years in the future, describing the current era. The conclusions can be accurate or not, but the evidence should be solid.	[ "The era preceding the cataclysm was marked by intensive boom-bust cycles propagated by strict adherence to market liberalism based upon myths celebrating wealth and deriding social-democratic values. Indeed, the early years of the Black Century are characterized by extreme wealth concentrated in what was dubbed th...	7
	[WP] A translator lamenting the loss of essence and beauty in a translation	[ "\"[There,]\" said the translator in her native tongue, lifting her hands from the keyboard. \"[Through my poetry, I can finally express my feelings of frustration to the whole world!]\"\n\nShe gazed proudly upon the translated poem:\n\n\nSong of Nuance \n\nAnd for me to to have been translated as long as\n\n*I...	2
	[WP] A man pours his wife something to drink, and pauses because he's swept up in the memory of giving that same type of beverage to another woman in the past.	[ "I got a jug of milk for my wife's breakfast in bed. It was to be our 25th anniversary together.\n\n7th anniversary.\n\nI placed it on the tray, along with an omelette and some bacon. I glance at the bacon; my wife hates bacon. I always forget.\n\nIt was an accident.\n\nI peeled an orange and sliced up an apple...	5
	[WP] A highborn warrior loses all his equipment and weapons, in a city for from home meets a slave born mercenary, describe their interaction.	[ "\"I need a sword to fight,\" Sir Arthor of the Sun's Perch said with frustration. \"Just point me to the best place to find a blacksmith. I have plenty of gold, so money isn't a problem.\"\n\n\"Money isn't the problem, but that doesn't mean you're well off by any means, lad,\" Vaala said softly. He sipped from a l...	2
This was the basis for an SCP tale, but I can't find it and would like to see another take on it.	[WP] A man becomes increasingly paranoid at the growing parasite in his wife's belly	[ "Pt. 2- A few days later, we left the hospital. But not before running into the doctor who treated my wife. He stopped us and asked us how everything with the baby was. My wife of course went into every detail she could remember about the stage in development our child was in. \"Well that's wonderful,\" said the do...	3
	[WP] You can communicate with people from parallel universes over the internet	[ "* Your nickname is now JoBurgAmy1405\n\n* Now talking in #multiversechat\n* Topic is: READ THE SITE RULES! NO P2P SHARING!\n\n* Topic set by admincarley4 on Mon Feb 1st 1984\n\n\n<WidowsPeakJeff5014> Is there another way to get off of this earth? I mean, this one's ruled by spiders the size of cats!\n\n<J...	3
	[WP] Every time you come within five feet of someone you love a ringing starts in your ear that is excruciatingly painful.	[ "I wasn't born this way. It just... started like something had clicked on inside my ear to cause it. \n\nThe first time I remember it happening, I was in high school. I'd had a crush on Victoria since sixth grade, so having every single class with her seemed great. But then it started. I walked in to the building a...	3
Themes might include how even the most faithful can be corrupted	[WP] A wealthy man marries his highschool sweetheart and signs a prenupital contract stating that should he be unfaithful, his wife will receive his fortune. Write about her attempting to get him into bed with another.	[ "-082\n\n\"I caught you cheating. You bastard.\" She snapped, though the corners of her mouth lifted with her enjoyment. She had won.\n\n\"It's all yours.\" He said, matching her hidden smile.\n\n\"What? Just like that?\" She asked.\n\n\"Just like that.\" He slid a stack of papers across the table. \"Just sign here...	3
	[WP] You met a girl with the magic to play with peoples emotions to make them follow through her every whim. She became president, the extreme ruler of the whole world, you're immune to this sorcery...she finds out	[ "It was a beautiful winter morning. The birds chirping, a soft wind blowing, and nobody at the White House knew that Lindsy was wandering down the street, alone, looking for a new fool to mess around with using her powers. She came across this babyfaced guy working to organize fruits on the stand outside the small ...	3
	[WP] It started raining heavily all over the world, and it hasn't stopped for five/ten/fifteen/twenty years...	[ "\"Hey Carl.\"\n\n\"Yeah, Pat?\"\n\n\"You ever seen that movie...\"\n\n\"You're gonna' have to be more specific, bub.\" Carl watched the line go into the water in front of him. It didn't move, of course. It didn't ever seen to move when he really wanted it to.\n\nPat stroked his chin for a second, watching another ...	6
"She tells the story a little different..."	[WP] Tell the story of Red Riding Hood from the wolf's perspective, being Red Riding Hood the villain of the story	[ "*A body, obscured by darkness, attempts to hide in a ditch at the back of the stage. However, the ditch is far too small, and his limbs sprawl out. The heavy tramping and shouting of the hunting party is heard off stage, growing louder and louder. The body's desperate panting is the only other sound. The men, bayi...	2
	[WP] A man/woman sits idly on a hilltop as he/she waits for a nuclear warhead to strike their city and contemplates their life.	[ "The sirens seemed surreal. They cushioned the quiet and muted what was sure to be sheer panic down in the streets. Up here though, with the calm breeze pushing against the branches above me, it was as if I was simply watching a movie.\n\nShe sat next to me, stirring with the breeze and settling when the leaves did...	3
	[WP] A depressed teen hires a hitman to take him out to make it not look like a suicide.	[ "Fiona shivered in her nightgown and waited for her death to arrive. The chill in the night air cut to her bone. She brushed a lock of her blonde hair from her wet eyes. The time for crying was over, and she had made her peace with the world.\n\nNo life stirred in the deserted alley near her home save for a piece o...	5
	[WP] A man undergoes a experimental new surgery to remove his emotions. He walks out the hospital the next morning and...	[ "Nothing. Absolute and crushing nothing. That's what I feel. And I hate it. \n\nAs I walk home I watch the world. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. Children are playing. And I don't care. It doesn't matter. Nothing matters anymore. \n\nFor so long I felt the sorrow. I felt the worst kind of pain. The sadn...	2
	[WP] You wake up and instead of a blue sky, it is purple and green.	[ "It was odd, but beautiful. Most things I loved were like that. There was always a mold for everything. Every morning, I woke up to Brahms' lullaby. Everyday, she texted me during her lunch break. Everyday, the sky was blue. I remember walking outside that morning and being stunned. It was quite... lavender? There ...	1
I tried to keep the title ambiguous. Either an asteroid impact or nuclear war has occurred, and has been misinterpreted as judgement day by many, or this is the literal judgement day. So either his followers simply worship him as lord of the underworld, or perhaps some cosmic force really has granted him this power. Perhaps it seems one way at first, but it's really the other. Write about any part of this process, the building of the bunker, the coming of the apocalypse, the first influx of survivors, the structuring of the underground society, a problem encountered during their isolation, the end of his reign... Write from the viewpoint of a survivor who becomes doubtful, a doubter who becomes a worshipper, a noble in the new system, a slave, or even the billionaire himself. (Or perhaps the real Lucifer, who feels angry about being usurped.)	[WP] A billionaire builds an extensive underground bunker anticipating nuclear war. Before that can happen, judgement day occurs, and his bunker becomes a haven for fleeing sinners. Due to his interference in the proceedings, he becomes the de facto Satan.	[ "Diary entry number 837.\n\nApril 21, 2043\n\nAs mentioned in entry 351, the non-believers have come to seek haven in my bunker. As pleased as I am to have the company in these dark times, I wish to go and explore the outside world. In my life, I have done everything I wished to do. I have acquired fame, fortune, w...	3
	[WP] The anorexic huntsman and the fat cook.	[ "It’s winter in the town of Valhalla, one of the few small dots of civilization resting in between the Tall Mountains and the Perilaikus Sea. There’s a blizzard raging outside against the Traveler’s Rest, the first good-sized log cabin to greet the hunters, travelers, and sometimes the hunted, that find themselves ...	2
It can be any number for the meter.	[WP] Everyone has a meter that dictates how many people you have helped. However, if your meter reaches 1000, you instantly die.	[ "199. It wasn't very high for an 18 year old. It was actually low by some people's standards. I thought it was pretty high for a girl who had isolated herself for a good portion of school, and if I thought about it I didn't know how the number could be that high. \n\nIt still was my number nonetheless. Still a 199....	9
	[WP] You have a super power and already mastered it when you are young. Why are you still unheard of?	[ "I registered with the League of Superheroes near a decade ago. I had mastered my ability two decades previous.\n\nInconspicuous Man.\n\nBoy was I excited when I ordered my nameplate. Never came though. Gave them a call, and apparently it was never ordered. Not sure why. The complain wasn't logged either. I...	4
	[WP]I'd rather forget how I ended up hiding in this port-a-potty.	[ "God this smell is gross. Porta potties are the worst smelling places in the world. A tiny cubicle holding all that waste, inches from your feet and only a fraction more from your nose. But God damn does it smell like victory. I wonder how long I have before they find me? I wish I could forget why I am hiding i...	3
For a (slightly) harder challenge, use no proper nouns. EDIT: I see my problem with the title. It should be These sentences all have to be* compound sentences.	[FF] Break my heart in three sentences. These sentences all have to compound sentences.	[ "Since the day she walked into the cathedral in the white elegant gown, we both knew that it was convenience, and not fate, that has brought us together. We stayed together for the next few decades, cynically convinced that Cupid had forsaken us both. Yet towards the end I realized that stupid kid had indeed worked...	3
I will read and comment on all responses! Make em good!	[WP] Sitting outside of a cafe, you hear two people arguing about a ring, but it doesn't seem to be a wedding ring...	[ "When my parents said we were going on a family vacation to Italy, I was as interested as any other 16 year old. It had been boring museums followed by boring churches for a week and I was tired of the monatony. It took some begging and bargaining but I had convinced them to let me have some free time as long as I ...	6
...I'm curious to see where a larger audience takes it. In a crucial job interview, an applicant makes a choice that will either get him the job or get him kicked out, and he has no idea which.	[WP] OP didn't respond to this one in a PM thread, so...	[ "Charles rolled in, nervous as ever. He knew that it all hinged on this one job, if he didn't succeed, all would be lost.\n\n\"So, Mr...\"\n\n\"Uh, please, call me Charles. I do ever prefer some amount of informality. I believe it encourages openness and approach-ability. This is crucial for a dean at a uh, boardi...	1
	[WP] A riot policeman and a rioter are hiding out during a moment of calm in the riots. Thanks to stray bullets outside, neither can leave safely.	[ "Down with the Government!\n\nDown with the Government!\n\nThe chants were loud, but were also tame in comparison to the events that occurred. In the middle of the Summer Square, two men were hiding on opposite sides of a large statue obscured by trees and bushes. The man on the left was draped in casual clothe...	2
	[WP] A lunch with Satan	[ "Kirsty took another sip of water from the half-empty glass and looked towards the door for the 27th time that evening. She clenched he jaw tightly and her heart hammered against her rib cage. She told herself that this would be the last time, she'd had too many bad experiences and if this didn't work out she'd fin...	4
	[WP] Two strangers get married.	[ "Its my wedding day. Its supposed to be a happy day. Oh, if only my parents had told me I was in an arranged agreement before I had turned 17. It was their \"big surprise!\" I thought maybe a car. But not Anish. Don't get me wrong, he's not a bad guy but I don't want to marry him! I don't know anything about him ot...	3
What do you do within the 5 years? What is your plan to prevent 9/11? are you successful? What changes when you come back to 2014?	[WP] You find a wormhole that takes you back to 1996. You decide to live there to until 2001 to prevent 9/11.	[ "Pity you suggested 1996 instead of 10 years earlier in 1991 - 91 I would have gone with the protagonist parking a car in the north tower basement under the world trade center. To the protagonist the collapse of the towers is inevitable, terrorists would keep trying to attack such a strong symbol of western dominan...	2
My first take on this was comic book. Second try was very James Bond.	[WP] You are a super villain! Write your great monologue. You must include (a) your reasons for doing this, (b) your master stroke, and (c) what will happen next.	[ "The world, dear hero, would rather watch the both of us burn. It is power we have and it is that same power that they fear. Fear so often melts into hate, does it not? A hatred that they would use against us to, how did that senator put it, \"protect people from tyrannous power\". How interesting that he did not r...	10
Developers claim it will make every other video game obsolete.	[WP] The video game to end all other video games is about to go online.	[ "I stared at the computer screen. Steam was open, with a game on it.\n\n\"No.\" I shook my head. \"They did it.\"\n\nEveryone was hyped for it. The only problem was the hackers.\n\nBack when the game was in its beta phase, people used cheating devices to make the ultimate characters. They desecrated the land, cover...	2
	[WP] Marines are sent in to investigate a city going dark. The year is 2029.	[ "“El Paso?”\n\n“Yes, Madam President, El Paso Texas has gone dark”. Turning in her chair the new new president seems more confused than concerned. “Michael, is this some sort of joke?”\n\nMichael Adams; the standing secretary of defense, looks back nervously. Reaching out, he hands over a folder marked with exag...	5
What changed you or the way you think about things?	[WP] Something that changed you.	[ "Nearly six PM. We all slowly make our way into the War Room. I inhale deeply upon seeing the fake wooden floors and deep mahogany table at the center of the room. These items are a luxury reminder of home. They are obviously not intended for my enlisted shipmates and I, but for the higher ranking officers taki...	3
You can run on for a long time, but sooner or later, God's gonna cut you down.	[WP] God's gonna cut you down.	[ "Once I'd learned the old ways, it wasn't hard to progress. Magic was pretty simple, as long as you had all the right instructions. At first, it was just moving things without touching them. Then it was fireballs. Eventually I could fly. \n\nOne day, I learned the art of the astral projection. I would created an al...	2
	[WP] "We looked skyward, even in our delirious and broken states we were still able to realise our imminent doom. The Humans were here."	[ "We looked skyward, even in our delirious and broken states we were still able to realize our imminent doom. The Humans were here.\n\nWe were all told that this day would eventually come, but some part of us clung onto the hope that our lives would be lived forever uninterrupted.\n\n\"We have to go, Tani.\" \n\n\"T...	6
Can be space aliens, or dimensional aliens, whatever. Also, can be serious or funny.	[WP] a first encounter between humanity and an alien intelligent species, from the alien's perspective.	[ "We arrived at the planet after many thousands of its years. We arrived and performed our rituals of peace, but all we received in response was a crack from the sky like thunder, almost simultaneous with the thud of one of us slamming into the ground, dead.\n\nStill, we continued our mission. We pushed forward, c...	2
The first time hearing the voice of a lover. A haunting voice of someone who couldn't be saved from self-destruction. The half-whispered lullaby of a young mother. The voice of a commander, a drill sergeant, a smooth politician... Tell me how a voice can move someone.	[WP] Portray the power of a voice	[ "There was something so sincere about him. A familiarity that she could not place. The deep bass, each word articulated just so with a soft lilt that called back to a land across the sea where he may have spent his childhood. \n\nEach word was like a knife, cutting through the mists of confusion and haze of uncerta...	3
A quote from Carl Sagan which is a metaphor for the Nuclear Arms Race, but I wanna read the literal version.	[WP] Two mortal enemies standing waist-deep in gasoline; one with three matches, one with five.	[ "We both held our matches out in front of us. He had five, I had only three. But only one of the precious matches was needed to ignite the pool of gasoline we found ourselves waist deep in.\n\nI stared him in the eye, my face an emotionless wall. \"I have a match, and with this match I can end both of us.\"\n\n\"Ah...	5
	[WP]An elevator with a single button that has no label, but if you write a place next to the button, it will take you there	[ "Alone and exhausted, Oliver Alexander made his way through several old and twisting streets before finally stopping at an apparently abandoned building. The building stood about three stories, making it the tallest structure for miles, yet Oliver couldn't remember ever seeing it before. Inside, he was told, was an...	3
I.e. it starts with death and ends with death	[WP] in honor of palindrome week, write a story that ends how it started	[ "\"Dammit, this was never going anywhere from the start.\" \n\nThat's a loser sentence right there, good reader. But, unfortunately, it passed my lips. I was depressed, out of a job, had a [Scandinavian con-woman ex-wife](http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/1tbt0c/wp_in_a_funny_twist_of_events_someone_...	2
Multiplayer stroyline would be cool too	[WP] Portal 3 story line	[ "Don woke up startled and looked around. He was in a white room with only one thing by his side. It was some kind of white gun. He read something that was written on its side that explained something that he did not understand about portals, shooting and physics. He was just a cashier in a clothing store. He had no...	3
	[WP] "gather around children, let me tell you a tale of the warriors son"	[ "\"Gather around children, let me tell you a tale of the Warrior's son.\"\n\nOnce, not that long ago, there was a mighty and brave warrior. He bested both dragons and kings. He carried nothing more than his sword, charging into battle with the ferocity of a mighty boar.\n\nHowever, this is not the story of this gre...	3
	[WP] A man enters Heaven, and God bows for him. Why?	[ "I blink a few more times but the image is still the same. I see white for miles around, a white I have never experience before. It kind of glows, softly, creating a blurring effect around the edges. The gates behind me are blurred, the man in front of me is blurred, the outline of the vast city below me is blurred...	2
This one is personal. But make it your own. Reddit Gold to most enchanting story with use of prompts. Thank you. -J	[WP] An enchanted rock; an airplane; an escape; glorious memories of such.	[ "Talk about bad gifts a rock for my birthday gift. \"I love the gift grandpa\" Darren said annoyed. His grandpa didn't see how annoyed he was \" it the same rock my grandpa gave my on my sixteenth birthday\". It was past down the family and you will past it down when you are older. \"I can wait grandpa you want som...	1
'They go to internet war'	[WP] All the major websites (Reddit, tumblr, etc) go to war	[ "Men in suits, their names unimportant, walked along a corridor deep underneath the White House.\n\n\"The President needs to be completely updated. Details are important at this stage.\"\n\n\"Sir. But how much detail will he really need?\"\n\n\"All of it. The President is social media literate, so he'll pretend ...	8
	[WP] An automated probe arrives on Earth and contacts what it considers the planet's most appropriate representative -- a Google driverless car	[ "Empty in all directions and pinned at its horizon by the dead of night the desert wasteland emits a single ping of LED light from its only subject, a pole.\n\nAt that exact instance, deep within the earth, a bubble bursts in the molten core. A tear drops from the iron down the walls of magma and lands on frozen s...	4
	[WP] You have spent your entire life alone exploring the ruins of human civilization. As far as you can tell, you are immortal. One day, an extraterrestrial arrives and approaches you.	[ " You have spent your entire life alone exploring the ruins of human civilization. As far as you can tell, you are immortal. One day, an extraterrestrial arrives and approaches you.\n\nIt’s lonely and cold. Libraries were at one point in my life, my only friend. Even now, after infinite suns and infinite moons, the...	2

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