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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1/29/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a cable joiner who loses a job. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a laboratory and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/27/2013	Write a Crime piece about a social worker who wins the lottery. At some point, the social worker must appear in an accounting office and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
1/26/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a veterinarian who gets married. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a fish market and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a labourer who gets married. At some point, the labourer must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Horror piece about a roofer who wins the lottery. At some point, the roofer must appear in an automotive shop and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Mystery piece about a welder who watches TV. At some point, the welder must appear in a workshop and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Romance piece about an instrument mechanic who comes out of the closet. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a workshop and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a cobbler who writes a book. At some point, the cobbler must appear in an embassy and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Horror piece about a chimney sweep who loses a job. At some point, the chimney sweep must appear in a building wall and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Horror piece about an actuary who writes a poem. At some point, the actuary must appear in a building wall and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a receptionist who gets married. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a hospital and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
1/21/2013	Write a Romance piece about a technician who gets lost. At some point, the technician must appear in a room and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
1/21/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a doctor who gets a job. At some point, the doctor must appear in a butchershop and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2013	Write a Crime piece about a tool and die maker who has a part in a play. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a fish market and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
1/17/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an architect who gets married. At some point, the architect must appear in a laboratory and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
1/16/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a cooper who gets married. At some point, the cooper must appear in a machine shop and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
1/14/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a cement mason who gets lost. At some point, the cement mason must appear in a house and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
1/14/2013	Write a Horror piece about a painter and decorator who gets a raise. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in a chimney and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
1/14/2013	Write a Romance piece about a chimney sweep who gets a job. At some point, the chimney sweep must appear in an anywhere and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
1/13/2013	Write a Crime piece about a traditional tradesman who gets a job. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in a law office and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
1/6/2013	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a career diplomat who gets a raise. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in an animal hospital and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
1/5/2013	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a secretary who gets into a car accident. At some point, the secretary must appear in a classroom and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/3/2013	Write a Mystery piece about an artisan who loses a job. At some point, the artisan must appear in an airplane and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).

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