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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10/30/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a dancer who coaches a little league team. At some point, the dancer must appear in a bakery and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
10/29/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a chemist who goest to a concert. At some point, the chemist must appear in a workstation and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a fishmonger who bunts a baseball. At some point, the fishmonger must appear in a factory and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
10/27/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about a mechanic who coaches a little league team. At some point, the mechanic must appear in a laboratory and encounter a paint brush (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2015	Write a Horror piece about a watchmaker who wins the lottery. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a stage and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a chambermaid who watches TV. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a workstation and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2015	Write a Horror piece about a dancer who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the dancer must appear in a recording studio and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
10/23/2015	Write a Crime piece about a roofer who falls off a cliff. At some point, the roofer must appear in a roof and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
10/22/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a cobbler who punts a football. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a workshop and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
10/22/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a solderer who coaches a little league team. At some point, the solderer must appear in a workshop and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
10/22/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a career diplomat who goes to a football game. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in an office and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
10/21/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a blacksmith who attends a meeting. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a concert hall and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
10/19/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a veterinarian who gets into a car accident. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a restaurant and encounter an eye chart (not necessarily at the same time).
10/16/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a jeweller who writes a poem. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a workshop and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
10/16/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about an artisan who bunts a baseball. At some point, the artisan must appear in a store and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
10/16/2015	Write a Romance piece about a lineworker who starts a band. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a building wall and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
10/16/2015	Write a Science Fiction piece about a hairstylist who rents a movie. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a house and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
10/15/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a baseball coach who has a part in a play. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in an office and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
10/14/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a labourer who runs in a race. At some point, the labourer must appear in a room and encounter a palette (not necessarily at the same time).
10/13/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a nurse who runs in a race. At some point, the nurse must appear in a workshop and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
10/12/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an ironworker who gets divorced. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a workshop and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
10/12/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a construction who gets a job. At some point, the construction must appear in an airplane and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
10/12/2015	Write a Horror piece about a construction worker who loses a job. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a restaurant and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
10/10/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a baseball coach who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a workshop and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
10/10/2015	Write a Horror piece about a porter who gets a job. At some point, the porter must appear in a moon and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
10/8/2015	Write a Detective piece about an electrician who starts a band. At some point, the electrician must appear in an accounting office and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
10/8/2015	Write a Romance piece about a philosopher who gets into a car accident. At some point, the philosopher must appear in an office and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
10/8/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an astronaut who rents a movie. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a school and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
10/7/2015	Write a Detective piece about a plumber who writes a book. At some point, the plumber must appear in an art studio and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).
10/2/2015	Write a Detective piece about a clockmaker who goes to church. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a laboratory and encounter a particle accelerator (not necessarily at the same time).

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