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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8/31/2019	Write a Fantasy piece about a physicist who blows up the lab. At some point, the physicist must appear in a building and encounter ballet shoes (not necessarily at the same time).
8/29/2019	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a butcher who has a part in a play. At some point, the butcher must appear in a factory and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
8/28/2019	Write a Horror piece about a flight attendant who falls off a cliff. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in an office and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
8/28/2019	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a carpenter who strikes out. At some point, the carpenter must appear in an airplane and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
8/27/2019	Write a Mystery piece about a journeyman who punts a football. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a cubicle and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).
8/27/2019	Write a Science Fiction piece about a carpenter who hits a home run. At some point, the carpenter must appear in an automotive shop and encounter a leotard (not necessarily at the same time).
8/24/2019	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the accountant must appear in a spaceship and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/23/2019	Write a Crime piece about a physician who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the physician must appear in a construction site and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2019	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a football player who loses a job. At some point, the football player must appear in a clinic and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
8/22/2019	Write a Mystery piece about a cooper who gets lost. At some point, the cooper must appear in an office and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
8/21/2019	Write a Fantasy piece about a millwright who gets married. At some point, the millwright must appear in a school and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2019	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a welder who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the welder must appear in a workshop and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2019	Write a Romance piece about a baseball player who paints a picture. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a stage and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2019	Write a Science Fiction piece about a chef who hits a home run. At some point, the chef must appear in a salon and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2019	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a psychologist who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the psychologist must appear in an accounting office and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/20/2019	Write a Detective piece about a cooper who goes to the ballet. At some point, the cooper must appear in a recording studio and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
8/18/2019	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a psychologist who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a barbershop and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
8/18/2019	Write a Science Fiction piece about a veterinarian who reads a book. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in a hospital and encounter baking goods (not necessarily at the same time).
8/16/2019	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journeyman who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a concert hall and encounter a watch repair kit (not necessarily at the same time).
8/16/2019	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a tailor who walks to work. At some point, the tailor must appear in an anywhere and encounter a stone (not necessarily at the same time).
8/14/2019	Write a Crime piece about a surgeon who walks to first base. At some point, the surgeon must appear in an accounting office and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
8/12/2019	Write a Mystery piece about an astronaut who takes a picture. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
8/10/2019	Write a Fantasy piece about a judge who rents a movie. At some point, the judge must appear in a clinic and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
8/9/2019	Write a Horror piece about a chambermaid who falls off a cliff. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a baseball field and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
8/9/2019	Write a Mystery piece about a football coach who writes a book. At some point, the football coach must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
8/8/2019	Write a Detective piece about a boilermaker who paints a picture. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a construction site and encounter a leotard (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2019	Write a Science Fiction piece about a heavy equipment operator who bunts a baseball. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a needle and thread (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2019	Write a Fantasy piece about an artisan who hits a home run. At some point, the artisan must appear in a workshop and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2019	Write a Detective piece about a watchmaker who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a moon and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2019	Write a Detective piece about a boilermaker who returns to school. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in a baseball field and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
8/6/2019	Write a Fantasy piece about a jeweller who hits a home run. At some point, the jeweller must appear in an airplane and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
8/5/2019	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a painter and decorator who passes out. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in a concert hall and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
8/5/2019	Write a Mystery piece about a surgeon who coaches a little league team. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a building wall and encounter a hammer (not necessarily at the same time).
8/4/2019	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a solderer who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the solderer must appear in a workshop and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
8/4/2019	Write a Detective piece about a teacher who gets a raise. At some point, the teacher must appear in a workshop and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
8/4/2019	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a plasterer who falls off a cliff. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a clinic and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).

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