Oddly Prompted

I call this page "Oddly Prompted" because it contains a list of odd prompts.

The prompts are generated by randomly selecting a story type, genre, occupation, scene location and scene prop. I throw them together into a sentence and voilà!

Here is a list from the odd prompt generator.

Click here to see the source of the prompts and to suggest your own elements.

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11/30/2012	Write a Romance piece about an optometrist who writes a poem. At some point, the optometrist must appear in a barbershop and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
11/30/2012	Write a Romance piece about a social worker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the social worker must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
11/29/2012	Write a Detective piece about a surgeon who travels for work. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a workshop and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
11/26/2012	Write a Horror piece about a lineworker who returns to school. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a construction site and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
11/26/2012	Write a Science Fiction piece about a solderer who gets into a car accident. At some point, the solderer must appear in an office and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
11/23/2012	Write a Crime piece about a tool and die maker who reads a book. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a factory and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
11/21/2012	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who writes a book. At some point, the accountant must appear in a workshop and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
11/21/2012	Write a Science Fiction piece about a labourer who travels for work. At some point, the labourer must appear in an office and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
11/20/2012	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a butcher who goes away for vacation. At some point, the butcher must appear in a restaurant and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
11/19/2012	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a surgeon who writes a book. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a room and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
11/17/2012	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a blacksmith who writes a book. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a machine shop and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
11/16/2012	Write a Science Fiction piece about a heavy equipment operator who wins the lottery. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a workshop and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
11/12/2012	Write a Mystery piece about an accountant who gets lost. At some point, the accountant must appear in a barbershop and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
11/5/2012	Write a Detective piece about a clockmaker who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a house and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
11/4/2012	Write a Romance piece about a tailor who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the tailor must appear in a room and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
11/2/2012	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a carpet layer who falls off a cliff. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a workshop and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
11/1/2012	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a millwright who returns to school. At some point, the millwright must appear in a classroom and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).

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