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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6/30/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a physicist who travels for work. At some point, the physicist must appear in a room and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
6/29/2017	Write a Horror piece about a career diplomat who goes to church. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in a concert hall and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
6/29/2017	Write a Horror piece about a flight attendant who gets lost. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a baseball field and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).
6/28/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a tool and die maker who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in a workshop and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
6/28/2017	Write a Crime piece about a flight attendant who starts a band. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in an operating room and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
6/27/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a construction worker who gets a job. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a laboratory and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
6/27/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a journeyman who gets into a car accident. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a room and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
6/27/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a watchmaker who catches a forward pass. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in an office and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
6/26/2017	Write a Mystery piece about an astronaut who has a part in a play. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a school and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
6/24/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a jeweller who hits a home run. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a train station and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
6/24/2017	Write a Romance piece about a flight attendant who bunts a baseball. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
6/22/2017	Write a Horror piece about a social worker who blows up the lab. At some point, the social worker must appear in a room and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
6/21/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a carpet layer who writes a book. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a stage and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
6/21/2017	Write a Romance piece about a porter who travels for work. At some point, the porter must appear in an office and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
6/21/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a lawyer who attends a meeting. At some point, the lawyer must appear in a factory and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
6/21/2017	Write a Horror piece about a clockmaker who plays in a band. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a workshop and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
6/20/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an engineer who gets sick. At some point, the engineer must appear in an art studio and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
6/19/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an archivist who goes away for vacation. At some point, the archivist must appear in a school and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
6/19/2017	Write a Romance piece about a cable joiner who attends a meeting. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a work site and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
6/18/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a computer programmer who passes out. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a work site and encounter a camera (not necessarily at the same time).
6/17/2017	Write a Detective piece about a chemist who catches a fly ball. At some point, the chemist must appear in a factory and encounter a scalpel (not necessarily at the same time).
6/17/2017	Write a Horror piece about a vocational educator who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in an accounting office and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
6/16/2017	Write a Science Fiction piece about a roofer who plays in a band. At some point, the roofer must appear in a room and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
6/16/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who starts a band. At some point, the accountant must appear in a recording studio and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
6/15/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a veterinarian who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a concert hall and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
6/15/2017	Write a Mystery piece about an accountant who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the accountant must appear in a building wall and encounter a tripod (not necessarily at the same time).
6/15/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an actor who reads a book. At some point, the actor must appear in a stage and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
6/13/2017	Write a Crime piece about a baker who paints a picture. At some point, the baker must appear in a restaurant and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
6/13/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who gets a job. At some point, the accountant must appear in an animal hospital and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
6/8/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a plumber who catches a forward pass. At some point, the plumber must appear in a building and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
6/8/2017	Write a Romance piece about a cobbler who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a barbershop and encounter punches and dies (not necessarily at the same time).
6/7/2017	Write a Science Fiction piece about an actuary who gets into a car accident. At some point, the actuary must appear in a classroom and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
6/7/2017	Write a Romance piece about a football player who gets into a car accident. At some point, the football player must appear in an office and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
6/6/2017	Write a Mystery piece about a boilermaker who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a hotel and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
6/6/2017	Write a Horror piece about a plasterer who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a workshop and encounter wire cutters (not necessarily at the same time).
6/4/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an advocate who gets a raise. At some point, the advocate must appear in a law office and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
6/4/2017	Write a Crime piece about a roofer who goes to the ballet. At some point, the roofer must appear in a factory and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
6/4/2017	Write a Detective piece about an instrument mechanic who gets a job. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in an office and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
6/3/2017	Write a Mystery piece about a labourer who comes out of the closet. At some point, the labourer must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2017	Write a Detective piece about a construction who travels for work. At some point, the construction must appear in a school and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
6/2/2017	Write a Mystery piece about a locksmith who bunts a baseball. At some point, the locksmith must appear in an automotive shop and encounter a cash register (not necessarily at the same time).
6/1/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a doctor who attends a meeting. At some point, the doctor must appear in a workstation and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).

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