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Said horrifying topic can be (but not limited to) war, rape, cannibalism, etc. | [WP] Write about a horrifying topic as beautifully as you can. | [
"Under the singular, swinging incandescent bulb, so dull in its daisy hue, did the water glisten, as if to grasp the moment on its short and rapid journey from the brass-end of the hose to the thick black towel. A symphony of sounds cascaded throughout the small room. In the pervasive dimness, the near absence of l... | 11 |
[wp] A mentally peaceful and organised species of telepathic aliens makes first contact with humanity. | [
"Ok first off this story kind of got away from me, it's long and it's not done. If you don't read it I don't blame you, if you do read it and want the ending I'll write it when I get off work, the good news is I know exactly how it's going to end the bad news is it will be lengthy. Sorry and thank you in advance fo... | 2 | |
Either from your perspective or the entire worlds reaction. | [WP] One day, the Girl Scouts knock on your door selling cookies. You take the order form to find that they have removed Thin Mints. What is the state of the world without Thin Mints? | [
"\"There is no more thin mints?\" I asked as I looked over the form, remembering my days as a girl scout and trying to sell the cookies door to door.\n\n\"That is correct Ma'am\" The middle schooler voice at my door replied. \"We have Choco-mint now\" \n\n\"Oh...Is that like when Tagalongs became Peanut Butter Patt... | 4 |
[WP] Two people have never met, but when they see each other, they both start crying. | [
"Amid the quiet chatter of the waiting room a woman sat quietly awaiting the news from the doctor. Across the room and through the doors a couple paced nervously. While many people had passed through these halls, none were quite as connected as these three. \n\n*Seventeen years earlier*\n\nVanessa’s eyes watered as... | 3 | |
[WP]Everybody has one soulmate that they are destined to end up with and you know who it is the moment you see them. A doctor has just found his. Only problem is that she is in a coma and they have no clue when she will wake up. | [
"Jane Doe--no one knows what her real name is.\nShe was in a horrible car accident and she had no identification of who she is with her when she was in the accident.\nNow she's in a coma and I'm her doctor.\nI knew she was my soulmate from the second I laid my eyes on her.\nThe rumor is that when you meet your soul... | 2 | |
[WP] Your life has a soundtrack, and the music just became very ominous | [
"The jaws music began to play as he walked,snow crunching under foot \"The music from Jaws,really?\" he said as he glared through the snow,making out the red paint of the post box.The music began to get faster as he advanced towards the postbox,with him wishing he could silence the music,which was getting louder \"... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up in the morning and walk into your bathroom. In the mirror, your reflection is pointing a gun at you. | [
"It’s dark when I wake up, just as I like it. The only light source in my bedroom is the early morning light leaking in through the blinds, making thin golden lines on my carpet. Eventually, I rise and stumble my way into the bathroom, not bothering to turn on the light. Which is exactly why I don’t see her at firs... | 9 | |
Is there a subreddit for this? I'd love to share mine. | [WP] Share your most beautiful dream. | [
"I stood in the fields outside of my grandmother's house. It was a pleasant summer day, then I felt a breeze (I never feel anything in my dreams) and looked to the east. What I saw was beautiful and terrifying, A great cloud reaching to the heavens criss-crossed with lightning flashes and moving steadily towards th... | 5 |
[WP] your father is a part of a science team that is researching the human consciousness after death.a so-called major breakthrough leads the entire team to commit suicide. you enter your father's room only to find his head bashed on the walls. you read the scientific report on his desk. | [
"Project AFTER\n\nReport for Subject 3* - Dead for 2 hours, Age: 7\nAFTER effect: Positive, 6 hours after death\n\nAbstract: Subject shows significnt signs of activity. Readings show brain and cardiovascular activity, however the body itself shows none.\n\nWe are excited to report that it is believed that the AFTER... | 1 | |
If the title is confusing, I mean that all humans right now are stuck at their physical age and look. They can grow mentally however. However all humans are now infertile.
You can write from any perspective you want. | [WP] No one is dying anymore, physical ages now frozen. However no one is being born anymore either. | [
"No one knew when it started. The first to realize that something was wrong were the mothers, especially the expectant and the ones who just gave birth. \n\nThose who were pregnant found that their babies had mysteriously all stopped growing in their womb. Millions of miscarriages all over the globe. Except for one... | 10 |
[WP] An ex-substance abuser is now addicted to the addiction foundation that helped them. | [
"You walk up to the lectern. You push your raven hair behind your ears, the way you do every time, and take a deep breath. There's a buzzing fluorescent light in the corner, distracting you, but as you scan the corners of our small, linoleum room, you can't detect the source. Your eyes hang for a moment on a pos... | 2 | |
[WP]one night a year, all fictional characters appear besides theys creators, describe scene where one character complains to his/her creator about his potrait. | [
"I hate this time of the year. Always so damn cold.\n\nIf I could be anywhere else tonight, I would. My friend Harry is in London right now. I visited London once, when I was a kid. When me and my folks were passing by the palace (Buckingham Palace, I think. A damn stupid name for a palace. Why not name it so... | 2 | |
[WP] Tell a story of a character that does the same seemingly menial task again and again, but as the story progresses this task takes on a different meaning. | [
"“That sounds like a job for the guard.”\n\nThe eyes in the room shifted to Tony, the runt of the litter. They stuck a plastic bucket on his head, handed him a broom, and told him to sit by the hatch. While the other boys played cards and read comic books, Tony was instructed to stand watch. The occasional toothpic... | 5 | |
[WP] It's the first showing of a highly anticipated play. An actor with just 1 line decides he wants to be a new major character - while onstage, in the middle of the play. | [
"“Sound and lights… Go.”\n\nAs the sound pulled back, a blue wash grew from downstage and slowly crept up. Slowly the Victorian parlor was revealed. The walls towered over the two lone performers onstage, they were covered with deer heads and antique guns.\n\nKathleen leaned back and turned to her technician, Tom. ... | 5 | |
[WP] "So she came into the office, guns blazing, killing everyone except you!? Why?" | [
"The invisible flames licked the inside of my skin. My blood sizzled as it cooled off the lead. I was in excruciating pain, but I knew it was much worse for the others. Eternal darkness. Darkness and endless pain. I could endure a little shot to my foot. After all I kind of deserved it. Obviously they didn't. The s... | 3 | |
[WP] You just wake up and don't remember anything. You are becoming a zombie but you don't know it. | [
"I wake up in an oddly familiar, but at the same time unfamiliar place. It's like seeing a place that you've only seen in a dream for real. \n\nI take a good look around. I'm in front of a house. Contents of a backpack were scattered around me. The neighborhood is deserted. Roads are fairly empty, save for a few ve... | 2 | |
[WP] Narrate your journey to your demise as a comatose man trapped in limbo, years and years of loneliness slowly eroding your sanity, the only company being a button with "END" written over it and the ability to watch and re-watch all your memories. | [
"**You enter a white room seeing a distressed individual pacing back and forth with a red button**\n\nI think, now hear me out, I think I'm gonna finally do it. \n\n*Do what Frank?*\n\nI think, no I know now that I-I have to do it now right now before it's to--\n\n*Too late? Frank, we've been through this already. ... | 3 | |
[WP] Write me a love story that leaves a hole in my heart. | [
"Jim and Sally met in Mrs. Geoffrey's 9th grade English composition class. They sat next to each other, not by choice, but because their seats were assigned. For that whole first year they didn't talk very much except during peer reviews.\n\nAs luck would have it, in 10th grade they found each other in another clas... | 1 | |
[WP] humankind finds a planet in a solar system far away where a god actually does visit them, it is shocked and alarmed to have been discovered by humankind. | [
"As scientists around the world worked to decipher the \"being\" it began to become ever more obvious that it knew *everything* the scientists were doing even before they did it. They were appauled at this, and try as they might, whichever new thought arose regarding what It was became null before they even had a ... | 7 | |
Write something about the "Clown Wars".
This prompt came from a comment in a thread from another sub.
http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2rufzd/arab_newspapers_around_the_world_react_to_charlie/cnjglkc
credit goes to /u/TestSubject45 I just read it and thought it would make for some interesting stories. | [WP] The Clown Wars were a dark time... | [
"When historians look back at the Clown Wars many names are prominent in the Second Battle of the Marie Calendar’s Pie Factory. Usually we are told about the vicious attack by Cpt. Sprinkles on the whipped cream beaters or the heroic stand of Lt. Bobo and is small squad that held the line at the streusel vat using ... | 2 |
[WP] A couple shipwrecked on an island discover a forgotten WW2-Era Japanese fort. ....and the fort's occupants. | [
"We have waited. We have trained. We have prepared. We are ready.\n\nFor almost seventy years, we have lived deep within the jungles, isolated from all enemies who try to stop us from fulfilling the Emperor's will. The bunker has become our nation; us, its citizens. We have lived on this island for as long as any o... | 2 | |
[WP] A struggling artist prays to god to send him the soul of an artist to guide him. But though, a mistake is made and Kanye West is send instead. | [
"\"Please God, I need inspiration.\"\n\nLuke prayed for the first time in years. He used to be so talented, a child prodigy destined for greatness. \n\nIn his teenage years he rebelled against his talents, he hated the pressure and wanted to be \"normal\". \n\nHe neglected his skills, partied too hard and focused o... | 1 | |
[WP] Make yourself the villain of your story. | [
"I knew from the very beginning that this was going to end badly for everyone, and I knew I would take the blame. I had just finished my breakfast. Peanut butter and jelly with the crust cut off...I was about to kill a man, but I'm not a barbarian. I kept a good watch. There would be security setting up posts soon.... | 2 | |
[WP] Tell me the tale of a famous fairytale or movie from the perspective of an inanimate object. Bonus points for revealing the actual story with the last sentence. | [
"We'd been together for a very long time. Given his nature and overall demeanor I thought we might continue to be for much longer. Sure, parts of me here and there had been lost or broken over time but many pieces of me still remained. I'd changed heavily from my original form to help this man in his mission but... | 2 | |
[WP] A guy is playing a computer game where when you die in the game, you die in real life. The guy slowly and gradually realizes this. | [
"## **Advisory**\n\nPlease review Rules 1, 2 and 10. \n 1. No low effort / joke responses / copypasta *- This includes \"this has done this before\" comments. They will be removed on sight. Mercilessly.* \n 2. Top level comments on a post must be story or poem responses! *- Requests for clarif... | 3 | |
Anyone can go on and on about the beauty of eyes, but we rarely see brown eyes described romantically, so your task is to romanticize brown eyes. | [WP] Brown Eyes | [
" She stared at me with those two reflective puddles of Mississippi mud and I lost myself for a minute. She went for a kiss but I towered over her and she doubled with laughter, unable to make her lips meet mine even on her tippy toes. \n\n She jogged to her bedside table and came back with a thick medical al... | 4 |
[WP] A bomb is about to go off, and your character is stuck in time the moment before it detonates | [
"There was nothing that prepared me for this moment. I was not prepared for the deafening roar and I was not prepared for the Earth to rumble. In this moment I can see everything. Nothing is moving, and nothing will move after this moment.\n\nMy eyes focus on the pictures I have of my family, I will never see them ... | 2 | |
[WP]: As a part of his most elaborate project yet, a master pranker fakes his own death, only to attend his funeral and realise how happy people seem to be that he is gone | [
",,I wonder which of my pranks are they laughing at.'' went through Jonh's mind. ,,Surely the one when I put Sarah's hair on fire, man everyone just lost it that very moment.'' \n\nBut suddenly he realized, this wasn't the joke-ish laugh. This was a laugh of pure happiness, not a tiny sign of blue mood. ,,My gosh, ... | 9 | |
[WP] An alien species contacts Earth with a desperate plea for military assistance. Mankind takes to the stars to defend their new ally and fights bravely. Humanity then realises that it just joined the Intergalactic equivalent of the Axis powers. | [
"It’s strange how the mind deals with impossible sights. All that I can think about right now is my grandmother’s cookies from when I was a child. It was back on Earth, in a country that we used to call “Canada.” In the summers (which were so warm at times that it would be possible to walk around comfortably withou... | 9 | |
[WP] Bill was wearing different-color socks. | [
"Bill is wearing diferent-coloured socks. They are so mismatched that his mother would spank him if he were still a boy. Bill feels it is important to mix it up a little bit, day by day.\n\nSee, Bill isn't very adventurous. Like, at all. This is really his idea of fun and change.\n\nThing is, people who dislike muc... | 4 | |
[WP] Take a classic "Good vs. Evil" story but the protagonist we know is actually the antagonist and vice versa, since "history is written by the victors". | [
"They say size doesn't matter. They say appearances are irrelevant. They say that fake attitudes don't survive in the real world. \n\nThen why was I never trusted when he always was? Why was I always the one who got beaten up by the master? When do I get to be the 'loved one'?\n\nI've been misunderstood by everyone... | 3 | |
Use a fake name or pretend it's fictitious if need be, but drawing from familiar territory write something so brutally honest it will shock or astound the average man; be it a moment of incredible vulnerability or courage or conversely a moment of complete depravity. Write about your first period, write about making lo... | [WP] [NSFW] Write something so brutally honest it will shock and astound... | [
"She drew in a breath and laid her arm across my chest in the dark. I remember her warmth, her cheek against my shoulder. I remember drawing her closer, feeling her leg slip through mine and there we were, wrapped up and falling into one another, formless, at peace in the void. I tried to make out the ceiling th... | 2 |
[WP] Pick a videogame with almost no story behind it, and give it an extensive backstory and lore. | [
"You want to know about the name? You're hardly the first to ask, of course. Here's the story, then:\n\nI've always wanted to be a clown. No, really. I loved clowns when I was a kid. I knew that's what I wanted to be. When I was old enough, I got myself a costume with big old baggy pants and a loud coat and flower,... | 18 | |
[WP] A lawyer is murdered. In the afterlife, she gets to take part in the trial of her killer. Having never known who killed her, she is surprised by the killer's identity. | [
"She couldn't understand why her mother was on the witness stand. She sat beside her former partners John Walstin and Marcus Culgin. They took the case, regardless of the conflict of interest. Amy was their prodigy Associate, making partner only 3 years out of law school. Against her best interest, Pro Bono sho... | 2 | |
[WP] Midway through the filming of a kids movie a building collapses in the background of the scene unexpected. The director realizes he saved a ton of money on special effects, takes the opportunity and turns the rest of the script into a post-apocalyptic action flick. | [
"Robbie Goldstein scanned the set before returning his gaze to the camera.\n\n\"Alright, everybody ready? Kids you good?\" Goldstein asked for the tenth time that day. It was obvious to the crew that he no longer cared for kid's response. If an actor forgot their lines, it was a sure fire way to lose Robbie Goldste... | 1 | |
Your existence has never been known but now is the time to you reveal yourself.... | [WP] You are a super villain who's been hiding in the shadows for decades. You have one power/ability and you've been planning the downfall of one superhero for decades. Now it's time to bring to life your plan.... | [
"Honestly, they'll probably call me a hero for what I'll do the world. \n\nThey'd be fooling themselves to think that, I would never do this for them. To spend all these years, all this effort on the research, for simple humanitarian reasons? I'm no Gandhi, they won't realize what I'm actually doing until it really... | 6 |
[WP] The constant warnings from Stephen Hawking against calling out to aliens or developing AI is an attempt by him to save the galaxy from humans. | [
"\"Rae-King! How are you my friend?\"\n\nRae-King turned to the sound of the voice. The source of the deep and booming voice came from the doorway to his tiny quarters. Inside of the ship, most of the inhabitants of the quarters around his could probably hear his friend greeting him from the doorway, but most were ... | 2 | |
[WP] A man in the future named Jesus reads a book and decides to model his life after the main character. He gathers his modern technology and goes back in time to convince the people that he is their leader through the use of "miracles". Unfortunately he did not read the end of the book. | [
"So there’s this guy. He astounds audiences with his miracles. They clap, they cheer. They see him as more than man, more than mortal. But he dies, just like all of us. He dies and they cry, and they sit in disbelief. How could this happen, they yell. I feel so betrayed, so lost and left astray. And yet, within his... | 2 | |
[WP] Take a well-known superhero and make the reader sympathize with their nemesis. | [
"\"Doctor please\" starts a man as he paces back and forth. \"I need to be transferred to another institution. The screams, and the people here are not helping-\"\n\n\"Calm down John, before I can get you moved out of this facility I have to make sure the medications and treatments are working.\"\n\nJohn takes a de... | 9 | |
[WP] We raised our fists and we said no. | [
"A tide arose from the far East, hundreds of thousands had gathered to parade down main street, their shouts and cries adding to the tempo of marching feet. The men and women held signs firmly in their hands with all manner of slurs and monikers. The city lie in ruins around them, a smoldering pile of steel and con... | 4 | |
You still don't know anything about your old life, but you know they are not your real family. You get the sense that your life would be in danger if they knew you suspected anything. | [WP] You wake from a coma with amnesia. You're surrounded by people claiming to be family who are trying to get you acclimated to your old live but something doesn't feel right. Then you find proof- they're all lying. | [
"My eyes opened to the metal ceiling of the godforsaken ship that had been my home for the last eighteen years.\n\n\"He's awake!\" Uncle Lanin's red face loomed overhead, eyes wide as he beckoned violently towards the sound of rushing feet. \"He's awake!\" \n\nAn immense pressure that I hadn't realized was on my ch... | 3 |
[WP] "We sing a song for the dead, a song of goodbyes." | [
"The sun was shining that day \nBut I remember how much he liked the rain \nWe all sat in black, \nRow on row \nSulking in despair \nWatching our grief grow \nIt matters not what happened to him \nJust that I was his \nAnd he was mine \nOur memories grow fast \nThe silence surrounding ... | 2 | |
[WP]You are the Chosen One, prophesied Hero and Savior of Humanity- except you are slowly realizing you were born into a world that isn't worth saving. | [
"I've been told my whole life that I was special, that I alone could change the world. I never understood what they meant by that. People had always treated me like some sort of god and depended on me to fix their problems. \n\nAll those trips, all the visits to foreign countries and meeting presidents, people in p... | 3 | |
[WP] Write a story from the perspective of a group of soldiers facing one last day of conflict before returning home. | [
"It was the last town we had to pass through before we could reach Allied territory. Schaefer wasn't sure if any Germans were still there, we'd run out of radios a week before. We were all going home, once we passed this last obstacle.\n\nMy brother was walking ahead of me. We entered the town over a small bridge. ... | 2 | |
[WP] Write a simple sci fi story where the antagonist is nature | [
"**Note: I have never written anything creatively outside of school but I really, really want to get into writing. This is my first try, criticisms are much appreciated**\n\n\nThe thick fog rushed past as Luther and Saul rode back toward the compound on their landbikes. They crested a small hill and it was finally ... | 10 | |
This sub needs less Hitler and more westerns. | [WP] In the late 1800s, a legendary gunslinger wins duels by secretly slowing down time. He meets his final challenge in the form of... | [
"It was high noon, as it should be in any good duel. I watched the drifter who had brought his band of 'ombres to try to take this town from me. But I'm the sheriff, and I've killed off all kinds of duelers that looked alot quicker than him.\n\nIf we didn't get started soon it wouldn't be high noon and it was start... | 8 |
[WP] The year is 2218, world population: 200 000 000. | [
"It's been 200 years. 200 years since the first bomb was dropped on the Earth. It started at the UN summit in 2018. China and the US got into a heated debate. Something about a trade embargo, I think. Nobody really knows, it's been lost to history. Nobody really knew in the first place, as the summit's contents wer... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up tied to a hospital bed in a bunker, you are surrounded by world leaders and a handful of doctors. You have developed a condition that nobody has ever seen before, it is worthy of their concern. How did you get here? | [
"I can feel the cold surface pressing against my back. My arms and ankles are shackled to the metallic surface. Fuck. I open my eyes to a bright light and blink. \n\"Cooper, are you with us?\"\nThe voice pierces the fog which envelopes my mind and my thoughts become clearer. I remain silent, but my pupils contract ... | 6 | |
[WP] It's 2045. You're now the Oldest Living Redditor, and this is your AMA. | [
"#IAm the oldest living Redditor; AMA!\n\n^oldestlivingman:\nHello, Reddit. It's been a while since I was online; I used to post under /u/teejaymc, made this so people can easily track the OP replies.\n\nLike it says, I am the oldest living Redditor. I've been around since before the Unternet, back then we would ki... | 1 | |
[WP]A probe like Earth's Voyager probes, reaches Earth. It is not man made | [
"The alarm was blaring as I rolled over and hit the snooze. I argued with myself for a few minutes before finding the fortitude to put my feet on the floor. I sat on the edge of my bed squeezing my toes on the carpet, not sure why I do this just always have. By the time I finally lurched forward the alarm was going... | 7 | |
[WP] You are a gladiator who has just been defeated in combat. As the emperor orders your death, reminisce on the events that led you to where you are now. | [
"\n\"DIE\" \"DIE\" \"DIE\"\nCame the repetitive cry from the blood thirsty crowd, I knelt on the ground supported by my sword, my injuries making it impossible for me to stand. I looked up and saw the Emperor stand, he extended his arm enrapturing the hordes. I saw death in Caesar's arm, in Caesar's smile. It was a... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a wishmaker. A type of lawyer who specialises in closing loopholes of genies wishes in order to prevent the dire consequences that normally accompany them. Tell us about your day. | [
"I opened the beautifully detailed oak double-doors that led to our conference room, and the first thing I noticed was the scent of scorched wood. \n\nVery old scorched wood. Specifically the incredibly rare and magnificently crafted tiger oak boardroom table. \n\nSitting in, or should I say hovering over, a chair ... | 2 | |
[WP] One's faith in Mankind is lost. A small box appears. On it, just a button with a simple question above: "End All Humanity?" | [
"I have no say.\n\nNo matter what happens, the world will collapse before me. Every country is slowly destroying itself and those around it. There is the illusion of choice, the illusion of success, the illusion that we are separate from the animals. So why haven't I pressed the button?\n\nI have spent all of my li... | 2 | |
[WP] Actually give the Loch Ness Monster Tree Fiddy. | [
"It was a cool morning, the Scottish sun barely breaking the fog. I sipped my tea, letting the rocking of the boat ease it past my lips. The wool sweater lent to me by Seamus was the same brown as my drink. It may have been white when we first got on the boat.\n\nThe loch, which I'm pretty sure isn't the correct... | 2 | |
[WP] Magic has been released upon the world again. But magic wasn't the only ancient force that just woke back up. | [
"The screams were enough to freeze a mans blood in his veins. The sound of metal ripping through flesh echoed off the tall buildings. A being, shrouded in shadow and light floated silently before me. The blade in his grasp was unlike anything I had ever seen.\n\n\"You stand before me, mortal. Your final moment is a... | 2 | |
[WP] An immortal, finally weary of the millennia he's spent alone, recounts his saga to a young writer before meeting his final fate. | [
"He looked at the 3 young men in front of him. Each had been related to Him, in some way or another. In such a vast lifetime, indeed, it was difficult not to have a connection with every single human being. He could not endure the pains of this world much longer, and had decided to go on to the heavens to rule from... | 3 | |
[WP] The rest of the universe actually shows up for the Miss Universe Pageant. | [
"\n We were blind considering our imagination of sexy aliens reached its peak in the world with 'three tittied alien' in total recall. Really world? Really? Your only sexiness understanding came from a regular human with three boobs? Thats not an alien thats a defect on a human , a disease perhaps.\n\n Now standing... | 3 | |
I have tons more, I am amazing at making prompts! | [WP] What if, every day, all radio and television signals were hijacked by two charismatic announcers of mysterious origin, who promise great fortune to anyone who can find them before time runs out and hell invades earth? | [
"Martial was, amongst other things, a painter in a past life. He had this strange habit of always picking up on the contours of art pieces; the use of shading, its geometric properties. He’d find things to say about the brushstrokes, the medium – Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure he wasn’t a modern-day Picasso or anythi... | 1 |
^(Slightly inspired by the recent "final bosses' reactions to a speedrunner" prompt. No established universe in mind in particular, go with whatever suits you the most.) | [WP] Describe the final moments of enemies in a typical "dungeon" in a video game before the adventurer's/s' arrival | [
"\"So like I was just sayin' Keith. Lil' fella just strolls on over at me and stares me in the eye.\" said Thane as he drags a long puff of smoke between his lips.\n\nA little card is thrown on the table. The dark-eyed man across the table glancing at it in disappointment.\n\n\"Damnit. Pass.\" The man sighs, starin... | 2 |
[WP] You are a shiny silver dollar, newly minted. Write about the things you see. | [
"The life of a dollar is not a good one. I was just a child the first time it happened to me, torn from my family in the vault I was placed I was passed from hand to hand before landing in the pocket of a young man. The man seemed mainly normal, I would never have guessed he was a monster. I was the only dollar on ... | 2 | |
[WP] A scientist sells his soul to make it possible to travel the stars incredibly fast. In a year multiple planets have been colonized, but the devil is due the scientists soul, but can't leave earth so he hires you as his assassin. | [
"Everyone important seems to have a family. That's convenient for deals like this. \n\nI approached the scientist's house on Earth. A minivan sat in the driveway. Good. There was nothing implying a sophisticated security system. Better. I reviewed his files - no gun or weapon licenses for anyone. Perfect.\n\nI snuc... | 3 | |
[WP] After an incident, you lose one sense but gain a new one. | [
"\"Look, Doc, I get what you're sayin' but I really just don't... I don't see how this could work\" The agent pushes his glasses up his nose and sniffles, his nose and fingertips red in the cold Aleutian air. A page or two drops from the folder handed to him minutes prior, fluttering to the floor as he flips throug... | 4 | |
[WP] Aliens have made contact with Earth. Far more advanced than us scientifically and mathematically, they believe our greatest contribution to the galaxy is our music. Write from the most unique viewpoint you can think of. | [
"\"Are you ready for this, Sam?\", my manager said with a grin on his face. \n\nI was hesitant to respond. To be honest, I have always wanted to go on \na world tour. Its been my dream since I can remember to travel the world and share my music with people who truly enjoy it. There's something about that connection... | 2 | |
edit: those are just two thoughts to questions that could be answered, please dont let the where and why limit the respnses to just those, and they dont even have to be answered. | [WP]There is a character "x" that killed someone for his/her first time ever when very young. Where are they now and why did they do it? | [
"Billy wasn't much of a talker. He mostly just watched and listened. That's why he figured out Mr. Alberts from next door was a serial killer before everyone else. \n\nIn this case being 8 was a blessing and a curse because when you're 8, people tend not to believe you when you say your next door neighbour is a kil... | 2 |
[WP] A man is cursed to speak only in song lyrics. His friends and family are not amused. | [
"“Help! I need somebody!” Carl ran into the house, clearly distressed.\n\n“What is it, honey?” Jenny said, alarmed by his state.\n\n“I can’t believe the news today. Oh I can’t shut my eyes and make it go away!”\n\n“Okay,” Jenny said, trying to calm him down, “Well, can you tell me about it?”\n\n“Yesterday… all my t... | 2 | |
[WP] Darkness called! He is on line 2 Sir. | [
"\"Darkness called, he's on line 2, sir.\" Says my secretary, Hannah, as soon as I walk in the door.\n\n\"Thanks, Han.\" I say as I walk into my office. \n\nI put my breifcase down on my desk and take a deep breath. I try not to let my emotions get the best of me. Darkness only calls for official reasons and I know... | 2 | |
[WP] You are the latest in a chain of reincarnations stretching back millennia. They all failed at their task. | [
"\"Altresk, the time has come.\" the old man rattled. \"As your forebears di-\"\n\n\"Yes, I know.\" he said with a hint of irritation. The prophecy was all that he had been fed for his seventeen long years at the temple. The bonding ritual fell on the eve of his eighteenth cycle of confinement. The old man's knowin... | 4 | |
[WP]Write the story of a clinically depressed man/woman that is being stalked by monsters/ghosts, but is effectively immune to their torments and horrors because of their condition. | [
"Henry sat in his study in front of his computer. It was early evening and the sun had set only about a hour or two ago. Beside him, on his desk was a glass of vodka, no ice. He had kept a steady buzz for most of the day which was common for him. Henry grabbed the glass and took a sip. \n\nWriter's block had been a... | 4 | |
[WP] A lone hitchhiker is picked up by a truck driver, on a dark, remote stretch of the already remote Route 50 in NV. Over the course of the ride, both people slowly become convinced the other is a serial killer waiting for their chance to strike. | [
"**Okay, so I know it was supposed to be a truck driver and a hitchhiker slowly becoming convinced the other is a serial killer, but as I wrote it the plot kind of changed. I still like it though, and I hope you do too. :)**\n\nThe drives seem to get longer with each job. \n\tAl guzzled down his root beer, wiping t... | 3 | |
* no mobile phones or tablets, fuck that shit. | [WP] Every single human being that isn't browsing the internet* suddenly vanishes, how would society work after that? | [
"Aithan had been a man having a mid-life crisis.\n\nAs a teenager, he had been so idealistic. He would spend hours with his notepad in the nearby forest, doing nothing but writing. He would write such incredible prose; his teachers adored his style and his friends genuinely loved reading his stories because they re... | 1 |
While this is set in the future, try to ground your story as much as possible. There is no "kill-switch", "big boss" to take out, or possibility that a small group of people will take down the establishment. This is the beginning of resistance, not the end of a regime. | [WP] In the year 2030, America is a police state and the majority of the populace stands by idly and scared, feeling powerless. One person begins to organize a secret resistance. | [
"It always starts with a spark. A small, almost imperceptible moment of light, gone almost as it arrives. Of course, a spark is never enough. It usually isn't. Sometimes though, it's in just the right place, at just the right time, to kindle the fires of liberty in a people too long oppressed. \n\n\"Sir, I'm going ... | 4 |
[WP] With much fanfare our gallant hero sets off on a grand adventure but quickly realizes that he had forgotten something. | [
"**AUTOMATED SHIP'S LOG/ACTIVE**\n\n**BROADCASTING...DESTINATION FOUND.**\n\n**LOG SENT**\n\n**AUTOMATED SHIP'S LOG/END**\n\n*Cycle Report: Exploration Platform \"Sevenmoon\"*\n\n*Spatio-textual conversion of chatlog* \n\nSevenmoon: Sending daily report. I got a story for you. Remember that explorer who requistione... | 4 | |
Any genre, really. Throw your best at me and Good Luck! | [WP] Every human on the planet is looking for you - Why do they want to find you? | [
"The radio was crackling and spluttering out unintelligible gibberish as I turned the dial, then, all of a sudden a frequency sprung to life \"Delegate for England, this message is being played on the emergency disaster channel 88.5 on the medium wave, do not be afraid, the remaining delegates wish to speak to you... | 2 |
[wp] 30 years from now the word "Time Travler" has become a common insult. You are one of the thousands that have this slur yelled at you every day | [
"\"Time Traveler,\" the woman sneered, looking down her nose at me. She was not the first, nor would she be the last to call me that. In fact, it had become the most common slur of our the time I was in now. Far more accepted than any racial slur had ever been, and twice as chilling, especially to those of us wh... | 1 | |
[WP] Two people met in an online game on a specific server, and made a habit of playing with each other on it every day. One day, the player logs on to find his friend offline. The admin must break the news to the player that his friend has passed away. | [
"*This is a fiction, if one of my friends did die, omg...*\n\nI joined this low rate private server of Ragnarok years ago, when I first discovered the Internet at the end of my teenage years. At first, I knew nothing, but it all started rolling once I joined a casual guild, DC. From there, I became that a person th... | 3 | |
[WP] You wake up in a parallel world where technology was driven by something other than war. | [
"This is amazing. I like to philosophically think about what we should do as a humanity. The most substantial change in my best idea for this is the loss of money and economy as it exists. We would have to figure out a system where everyone can order what they want/need and this will be provided, which would take a... | 2 | |
[WP] The first-grade teacher has a most unusual field field trip planned for the class | [
"Hip woke up before his mother and that never happened. He was so excited to finally get to go to the park with his whole class and he had talked about nothing else for a week now. All year his teacher had offered this day up as a reward following their end of the year tests and they finished them last week. Water ... | 2 | |
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Thanks for reading, and thanks for keraneuology, gmz1023, Xiaeng (aka Wei), and Pmomma2 for participating :D | [WP] Tell me about a dream you had | [
"Here's one of my dreams. (another below, or above, IDK)\n\nThis dream is a Lucid Dream (I was conscious and could control it)\n\nIt was a dark night in a bustling city. All was quiet, except a faint screeching noise. I was in my PJ’s, a light blue color with red paint brushes on them (I was only like 7 at the time... | 12 |
[WP] For over a week, a small lump on the inside of your wrist has been growing increasingly sore. You scratch it absent-mindedly and find the skin comes away quite easily, revealing … | [
"The skin fled from my wrist as fingers smoothed over the lump. I glanced down from my stare off with the moon to observe. A corner of what seemed to be plastic stuck out of my wrist. I tugged on the corner and out came a rectangle with a small red button implanted in the center. Lines appeared on the rectangle and... | 3 | |
It's got a smallville feel to it I know. But I'm looking for sth different... | [WP] A guy knows full well the extent of his superhuman abilities (intelligence, strength, flight etc. ) . However to avoid attention he decides to live an average life and tries to not care about what happens around him. But one day... | [
"Reflexively, I checked the crew cabin again. Nobody out of place. Relax. A Confederate security officer passed by, looking bored. Once he had gone, I let out a shaky breath, lifting my hand away from the blade concealed inside my coat.\n\n\"Something bothering you?\" The man beside me asked. I glanced over, having... | 6 |
[WP] You are the first explorer to set foot in the afterlife. | [
"Despite myself, I was trembling. I couldn't control it or calm myself down. As soon as I woke, my limbs just began shaking of their own accord. Grey sand shifted beneath my feet, but the air around me seemed still, even in the wake of my movement. I took a step forward and glanced back at where I had come to. The ... | 2 | |
[WP] You speak in lies, unable to tell a single truth. | [
"If you'd like a story, I'll tell you of mine.\n\nI warn you, it's bad. It's unbearably sad:\n\nWhere malice and evil rule goodness divine,\n\nSo settle yourself and drink well of your wine.\n\n.\n\nMy story begins with a girl that I hated.\n\nHer look was quite foul and her spirit was worse:\n\nSo much that they c... | 2 | |
[WP] Your laughter is infectious. Seriously infectious. | [
"A new virus was created in hopes of bringing happiness to the world. Instead it only brought death. Laughs have become infectious. When one person hears another laugh, they uncontrollably laugh. This creates an infinite loop between the two, and any others in the area, until one or both die from asphyxiation. Many... | 2 | |
[WP] The year is 2050, Wal-Mart is the supreme dictating orgnaization | [
"\"Press the button... PRESS THE BUTTON NOW,\" my commanding officer bellowed.\n\nThe nuclear launch code had been entered. The green digits, i-11()M-iN4Ti blinked on the screen. My fingers slowly crawled over the big red button. Once again I looked at the red button in fear. \"This was it,\" I whispered to myself.... | 4 | |
[WP]You can give people super powers. Here's the catch- each power you give is automatically catered towards bringing that certain person's downfall. | [
"\"Go away.\" At the corner of one street, an old man grumbles as he runs face to face with a youth, someone who could not be older than twenty.\n\n\"I know what happens.\" The determined look in the young man's eyes is visible even through the heavy morning mist.\n\n\"It doesn't matter if you know. At the end, you... | 2 | |
[WP] Magic exist. But apparently to cast a spell, you have to beatbox | [
"MC Morlock smiled as he looked out at the shattered remains of the city. \"I am a god among men! All will bow before me or burn in the radiance of my glorious beats!\" \nHis triumphant smile melted when he heard the distant noise of helicopters. \"More resistance? When will they learn?\" \n\"Bitz ka^whrwhrwhr\" he... | 2 | |
[WP] You are the Joker's parole officer. | [
"\"Mr. uh...\" I stopped, not sure how to continue. No one knew his real name, but the name he was registered under carried too much of his old life with it. \"Mr. uh, Pagliaccio, I'm the officer assigned to your case. My name is [REDACTED].\"\n\n\"Ah, [REDACTED]! Good to see you! How's the wife and kids?\"\n\n\"Mr... | 6 | |
[WP] A serial killer who uses only items found in a deli to kill his victims. | [
"Somewhere in the darkness water was trickling out of a faucet. Gary shifted uncomfortably. The smell of rotting meat assaulted his nostrils and he struggled not to gag. A door closed somewhere behind him. He swiveled around, eyes staring into the darkness, trying to make any shape or outline visible in the absolut... | 1 | |
[WP]"Sir, you have a visitor/call" "If it's not God or the Devil, tell them to fuck off, I'm busy!" | [
"There was a quiet tone in his ear, alerting him to a call.\n\n\"Sir, you have a visitor.\"\n\nHe sighed, a brittle sound. \"Thank you for telling me Val. Now tell them to go away.\"\n\n\"Uh... Yes sir,\" she said hesitantly.\n\nHe leaned back against the tree behind him and arched an eyebrow to himself. *Intere... | 3 | |
[WP] You have the ability to hear the thoughts of EVERYONE around you. You cant shut it off and you cant concentrate it on only a few people. You just hear the voices of everyone in your head 24/7 and its beginning to drive you mad. | [
"Oh god, here we go, another day. I can only hope this works again.\n\n\"I'm not feeling too well, can I not go to school today?\"\n\nI gave a few fake coughs between my sentence, to make it more believable.\n\n*Seriously? Again? He can't seriously have this cold for THIS long.*\n\n\"Matt, you're not faking this, a... | 1 | |
[WP] Kanye West has died | [
"Trumpets began to sound, bells to ring, and the chorus of angels began their song anew. Saint Peter went forth from behind his podium, keys in hand, to welcome the new arrival being announced. He doddered ahead, hiking his ceremonial robe up just above the ankle so cloudmist wouldn't soak it again. It was tough to... | 1 | |
[WP]Write a short story where the hero is also the villain. | [
" The smoke was thick, the heat near unbearable. The house was a blazing inferno. Fire was all around, 418 Johnson Dr. was falling to pieces inside and out. Captain John R. Simmens of the Warlington, Texas, Volunteer Fire Department, led a 3-man Search and Rescue team through the hell fire that pursued. \"HELP... | 6 | |
[WP] After being evicted from Hell, Satan moves in next door. | [
"“The eyes are the window to the SOUL!”\n\n \nJagged shards of glass flew through the air and ricocheted off the back of Evan’s jacket. He turned to face his seething girlfriend in disbelief.\n \n\n“What is WRONG with you!” Evan shouted\n\n \nShe stared back blankly in silence.\n \n\nSatin, Evan’s latest romantic e... | 4 | |
[WP]You are the first person to be scientifically proven to be allergic to bullshit. Politicians everywhere fear your allergy. | [
"I had gone to the doctor a week ago, but none of his prescriptions had worked. His last option would be surgery. He recommended I go to a place where I wouldn't find such a concentration of liars and deceivers. So here I am, sitting deep in the Mohave desert sharing not even a hundred miles with the nearest human... | 6 | |
[WP] You can bring animals back to life, but at the cost of a random humans. Your pet just died. | [
"Hello, my name is John. I live a simple life with my wife Janet, we make do, she works at a vet. It's adorable, she loves animals, but that's the problem. Our dog just died, she hasn't taken it well.\n\nJohn was walking down the hall when he heard someone crying. He peeked into their bedroom and said \"Janet? What... | 7 | |
[WP] The shocking true purpose of the subreddit of your choice is finally revealed. | [
"I walk inside the building. \n\n“Do you have an appointment?” The receptionist asks.\n\nI just ignore him and keep walking.\n\n“You need to make an appointment to see Mr. Quarcky,” he tells me as I pass through. He gets up and tries to stop me. I just push him aside. I’m in no mood for bullshit.\n\nI walk up the s... | 2 | |
It can be legit. It can be a scam. It can be about how it went. It can be about the aftermath for the person who claimed it. It can be about the world once what was tought to be impossible was demonstrated to be possible.
There are tons of angles. | [WP] The James Randi Educational Foundation will pay US$1,000,000 to any person who demonstrates any psychic, supernatural, or paranormal ability under satisfactory observation. Someone just claimed it. | [
"The first person to step up and claim the reward caused a massive uproar. Abilities not bound by common knowledge or by the laws of physics from what could be determined at the time. \n\nIt was all over the new, the story of the man who could fly and create fire from nothing. It was a popular subject and continued... | 2 |
[WP] While passing by a door you notice a retina scanner installed there. Jokingly you place your eye before it, only to have it call out, "Access Granted". | [
"I almost hadn't seen it at first. I thought it was one of those cameras they mount on the side of warehouses to keep people from trying the locks. I have no idea why I tried the scanner. I'd seen one once in a magazine. At the time it was purely hypothetical. The artist had drawn it in muted colors, like a peek in... | 3 | |
[WP]Now that everything is automated by computers and robots, what do humans do? | [
"*This is, literally, the worst.* Brad thought. *What the fuck am I supposed to do now?*\n\nHe had heard the stories about machines breaking -- but only in the wildest fantasy/erotica stories.\n\n*Just my fucking luck.*\n\nHe stared down at his lap, the robotic arm sat there. Unmoving. \n\nBrad flipped the power... | 4 | |
The cat can do quick peek or the main character itself, go crazy under 400 words. | [FF] A sad history with happy ending and somehow a cat is involve. | [
"I just feel so alone.\n\nI couldn't really tell you how I got here - well, there was a series of events that each stripped away something, and I can tell you facts and details about those events, but there's no pattern, no reason for all of it, I think? Gaaah, I don't know.\n\nIt's not that I had that much to lose... | 2 |
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