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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12/30/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a clockmaker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a workstation and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
12/30/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a football player who walks to work. At some point, the football player must appear in a fish market and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
12/29/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lineworker who punts a football. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a chimney and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
12/28/2016	Write a Detective piece about a baker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the baker must appear in a workshop and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
12/27/2016	Write a Crime piece about a secretary who bunts a baseball. At some point, the secretary must appear in a store and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
12/24/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an advocate who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the advocate must appear in a room and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
12/24/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a barman who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the barman must appear in a workshop and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
12/22/2016	Write a Mystery piece about an ironworker who comes out of the closet. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a construction site and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
12/21/2016	Write a Romance piece about an engineer who walks to first base. At some point, the engineer must appear in a workshop and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an astronaut who blows up the lab. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a laboratory and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2016	Write a Romance piece about a cable joiner who runs in a race. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a workshop and encounter a paint brush (not necessarily at the same time).
12/19/2016	Write a Romance piece about a baseball coach who goes to church. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a work site and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
12/19/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an ironworker who paints a picture. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a laboratory and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
12/17/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a chef who goes to a football game. At some point, the chef must appear in an utility pole and encounter construction tools (not necessarily at the same time).
12/17/2016	Write a Detective piece about a baseball coach who gets divorced. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a butchershop and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
12/10/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about an advocate who watches TV. At some point, the advocate must appear in a hospital and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
12/9/2016	Write a Romance piece about a physician who blows up the lab. At some point, the physician must appear in a law office and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
12/9/2016	Write a Horror piece about a lineworker who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a laboratory and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
12/9/2016	Write a Detective piece about an archivist who returns to school. At some point, the archivist must appear in a workshop and encounter paint canvas (not necessarily at the same time).
12/8/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an actuary who catches a forward pass. At some point, the actuary must appear in an utility pole and encounter shingles (not necessarily at the same time).
12/8/2016	Write a Detective piece about an actor who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the actor must appear in a work site and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
12/4/2016	Write a Detective piece about an astronaut who bunts a baseball. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a football field and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
12/2/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a carpenter who catches a fly ball. At some point, the carpenter must appear in an accounting office and encounter a leotard (not necessarily at the same time).

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