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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1/30/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a journalist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the journalist must appear in a building wall and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
1/27/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a labourer who starts a band. At some point, the labourer must appear in a work site and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
1/25/2014	Write a Crime piece about a nurse who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the nurse must appear in a workshop and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/25/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a watchmaker who passes out. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a clinic and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
1/25/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a computer programmer who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
1/25/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a football player who watches TV. At some point, the football player must appear in a house and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2014	Write a Crime piece about a construction worker who has a part in a play. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a baseball field and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journalist who paints a picture. At some point, the journalist must appear in a fish market and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
1/17/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a stonemason who runs in a race. At some point, the stonemason must appear in a factory and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/17/2014	Write a Crime piece about a tailor who walks to first base. At some point, the tailor must appear in an airplane and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
1/16/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a journalist who catches a fly ball. At some point, the journalist must appear in a construction site and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a butcher who loses a job. At some point, the butcher must appear in a stage and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a chemist who gets into a car accident. At some point, the chemist must appear in a machine shop and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/12/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a social worker who goes to church. At some point, the social worker must appear in a roof and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2014	Write a Detective piece about a social worker who rents a movie. At some point, the social worker must appear in a salon and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a cooper who starts a band. At some point, the cooper must appear in an office and encounter a camera (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a heavy equipment operator who coaches a little league team. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a house and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a plumber who passes out. At some point, the plumber must appear in an accounting office and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
1/7/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a chef who takes a picture. At some point, the chef must appear in an office and encounter ballet shoes (not necessarily at the same time).
1/6/2014	Write a Crime piece about an accountant who watches TV. At some point, the accountant must appear in an embassy and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/6/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a construction who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the construction must appear in a workshop and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
1/5/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a secretary who gets a job. At some point, the secretary must appear in a room and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
1/4/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a receptionist who gets a job. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a room and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
1/4/2014	Write a Fantasy piece about a surgeon who goes away for vacation. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a chimney and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
1/4/2014	Write a Horror piece about an engineer who blows up the lab. At some point, the engineer must appear in a work site and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
1/3/2014	Write a Romance piece about an advocate who gets married. At some point, the advocate must appear in a workshop and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/3/2014	Write a Mystery piece about a locksmith who goest to a concert. At some point, the locksmith must appear in a hospital and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
1/3/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a millwright who goes away for vacation. At some point, the millwright must appear in a school and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
1/1/2014	Write a Romance piece about an actuary who paints a picture. At some point, the actuary must appear in a hospital and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).

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