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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5/30/2014	Write a Horror piece about a hairstylist who goes to church. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
5/26/2014	Write a Detective piece about a cobbler who catches a fly ball. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a room and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
5/26/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a tool and die maker who goes away for vacation. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a workshop and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
5/24/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a hairstylist who goes to church. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a construction site and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
5/18/2014	Write a Crime piece about a social worker who catches a forward pass. At some point, the social worker must appear in an airplane and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
5/16/2014	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a professor who bunts a baseball. At some point, the professor must appear in a workshop and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
5/13/2014	Write a Romance piece about an archivist who goes to church. At some point, the archivist must appear in a workshop and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
5/13/2014	Write a Science Fiction piece about a chimney sweep who runs in a race. At some point, the chimney sweep must appear in a workshop and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).
5/10/2014	Write a Detective piece about an optometrist who starts a band. At some point, the optometrist must appear in an airplane and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
5/9/2014	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an actuary who goes away for vacation. At some point, the actuary must appear in a restaurant and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
5/7/2014	Write a Detective piece about an artisan who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the artisan must appear in a workshop and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).

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Scenes

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