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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10/30/2016	Write a Romance piece about a hairstylist who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in an accounting office and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2016	Write a Detective piece about a lineworker who writes a poem. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a classroom and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a flight attendant who bunts a baseball. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a room and encounter a drill (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a solderer who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the solderer must appear in a barbershop and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
10/28/2016	Write a Romance piece about a professor who gets lost. At some point, the professor must appear in an utility pole and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
10/27/2016	Write a Horror piece about a chambermaid who gets lost. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a school and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a haberdasher who bunts a baseball. At some point, the haberdasher must appear in a butchershop and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
10/26/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a physician who gets sick. At some point, the physician must appear in an accounting office and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a baseball coach who wins the lottery. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a workshop and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
10/25/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a journeyman who falls off a cliff. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a house and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
10/24/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a pilot who passes out. At some point, the pilot must appear in a store and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
10/24/2016	Write a Romance piece about an accountant who falls off a cliff. At some point, the accountant must appear in a football field and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
10/19/2016	Write a Romance piece about a cable joiner who gets a job. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a hospital and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
10/18/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a baseball player who rents a movie. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a stage and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).
10/17/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a blacksmith who hits a home run. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a building and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
10/16/2016	Write a Detective piece about an archivist who has a part in a play. At some point, the archivist must appear in a baseball field and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
10/14/2016	Write a Crime piece about a philosopher who attends a meeting. At some point, the philosopher must appear in a house and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
10/14/2016	Write a Romance piece about a cobbler who rents a movie. At some point, the cobbler must appear in an accounting office and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
10/9/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a surgeon who catches a fly ball. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a butchershop and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
10/8/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a plumber who goes to church. At some point, the plumber must appear in a construction site and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
10/8/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lineworker who comes out of the closet. At some point, the lineworker must appear in an office and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
10/8/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a roofer who paints a picture. At some point, the roofer must appear in a workshop and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
10/6/2016	Write a Detective piece about a teacher who has a part in a play. At some point, the teacher must appear in an anywhere and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).
10/5/2016	Write a Crime piece about a judge who rents a movie. At some point, the judge must appear in a workshop and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
10/5/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a plumber who loses a job. At some point, the plumber must appear in a factory and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
10/4/2016	Write a Crime piece about a porter who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the porter must appear in a work site and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
10/1/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a technician who blows up the lab. At some point, the technician must appear in a construction site and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).

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