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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4/29/2015	Write a Fantasy piece about a chef who gets into a car accident. At some point, the chef must appear in a store and encounter a propane torch (not necessarily at the same time).
4/27/2015	Write a Crime piece about a physician who catches a forward pass. At some point, the physician must appear in a workshop and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
4/27/2015	Write a Romance piece about an accountant who watches TV. At some point, the accountant must appear in a fish market and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
4/25/2015	Write a Romance piece about a baseball player who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a barbershop and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
4/21/2015	Write a Horror piece about a watchmaker who walks to work. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a store and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
4/21/2015	Write a Detective piece about an instrument mechanic who walks to first base. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a hotel and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
4/19/2015	Write a Horror piece about a sales assistant who goes to the ballet. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in a workshop and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
4/19/2015	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a carpet layer who gets sick. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in an office and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
4/14/2015	Write a Crime piece about a judge who gets married. At some point, the judge must appear in a butchershop and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
4/12/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a construction worker who strikes out. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a workshop and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
4/12/2015	Write a Romance piece about an artisan who falls off a cliff. At some point, the artisan must appear in a baseball field and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
4/12/2015	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a cable joiner who goes to a football game. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a work site and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
4/8/2015	Write a Romance piece about a dancer who starts a band. At some point, the dancer must appear in a workshop and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
4/6/2015	Write a Romance piece about a cooper who comes out of the closet. At some point, the cooper must appear in a pub and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
4/3/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a dentist who punts a football. At some point, the dentist must appear in a clinic and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
4/3/2015	Write a Mystery piece about a receptionist who blows up the lab. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
4/3/2015	Write a Detective piece about a plasterer who writes a book. At some point, the plasterer must appear in an office and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).

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