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[ WP ] There 's a new smart drug on the streets , but the police can not outsmart criminals unless they take the drug themselves .
| `` It's fucked. They have us at every turn and corner. Every fucking time we think we're close to pinning the source we turn up with fuck all.'' This was the third time this week the chief was bitching without any glimmer of a purpose, and you could tell by his lack of creativity in profanities. Michaels and Johnson we... |
[ EU ] You were born to be the avatar , however , you split in the womb and now you only bend 2 elements , and your identical brother/sister bends the other two . You are writing your life 's journey , and your time is about to come .
| We were meant to do this together. That was the only way it would work. Even though this was a challenge whole generations have never seen, we were meant to bring peace. But how could the elements of the world be divided? When the cosmic energy is split, the result can ’ t possibly end well.
Yet we avoided the haun... |
[ wp ] Each year the USA government closes out a year from the past . When they do , all crimes committed that year are wiped clean . Criminals may now confess their crimes without punishment . You 've been making the headlines for decades .
| `` Thing is, Nolan, criminals should n't feel offended at being called roaches.''
The reporter raised an eyebrow at me from across the coffee table. We were in a Starbucks on a Friday night, full of chatty teenagers. Sometimes, either one of us would need to raise our voices to be heard. `` Why is that, Mr. Clay?''... |
[ WP ] When turning 21 , everyone develops a mutation , either physical ( Claws , horns , wings ) or mental ( telekinesis , extreme intelligence , etc ) . You 've just turned 21 , and you 're terrified of what you 've gained ( though others will be impressed ) .
| ( This is my first story on here, please bear with my on any mistakes or if its just bad... here we go! )
I've been a gamer for almost my entire life. Fantasy in games became reality for me to escape my awful life growing up. I'm the basic,'single mom, no dad, no money' kinda kid. Yet somehow I always scraped up en... |
[ WP ] You have been awake for over three days straight but you ca n't sleep . If you do , someone will die .
| *Sunday, May 11, *
Three days ago I found out about my condition, and three days ago was the last time I had tasted sleep. I was incredulous at first, when I was brought in by the worldwide funded NCP, or the Natural Cause Phenomenon, Research Group. However…the file in front of me quickly turned that incredulity i... |
[ WP ] A superhero finally kills his super villain for something unforgivable .
| `` Holy shit, what did you *do? *''
The man in front of her whipped around, the body of a child in his arms and his pants around his ankles. The logo on his overly-muscled chest was spotted with blood.
His widened in horror. `` Oh god, not you. Anyone but you.''
She pinched the bridge of her nose in frustra... |
[ WP ] You are kidnapped by a cult , and they are about to sacrifice you to their god . They do n't know that you are that god .
| In hindsight, he didn ’ t really dress for the occasion. When you think of a thousand-year-old God making his first appearance ever. Camo shorts and a Hawaiian shirt don ’ t usually come to mind. And it definitely didn ’ t come to mind to a small tribe in the middle of the rainforest. They welcomed him by calling him t... |
[ WP ] Make the saddest love story without involving any deaths , breakups , or separations .
| They met on a club, she was n't supposed to be there.
He asked her to dance, and after much hesitation she agreed.
They had common friends, so they would see each other often.
She was taken, and could only see him as a friend.
Years passed and they continued talking, him waiting for her to realize they were mea... |
[ EU ] You find a large Ziploc bag containing over two hundred NZT pills from the movie Limitless
| `` What the fuck?'' I said to myself as I held the bag. `` This ca n't be what I think it is.'' I proceed to walk towards my apartment as if it was just another day.
I close the door behind me and check the peep hole to make sure I was n't followed. `` No time to waste.'' As I was walking towards the kitchen to get... |
[ WP ] You have obtained a time machine , but you have been warned that you will age backwards or forwards depending on what time you visit .
| You truly attempt to try out this great machine. The first date you set is forward about 2 days. You are warped forward to the day. You see that everything is completely normal. The only strange thing is that you know exactly what happened yesterday. You can vividly remember what you ate for breakfast, french toast wit... |
[ FF ] [ 150 WORDS ] The Last Video On Earth
| It has been three months since the Great Death. I wander the ruins of Houston, trying to make sense of what wicked world I live in now, while trying to hold onto the remnants of a life I once lived before civilization fell. One afternoon, I found a VHS tape- Still protected by a paper case, labeled'the Last VHS on Eart... |
[ WP ] Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war .
| Major Tycho Novak laughed at the words, his artificial eyes glowing brightly in the dim light of the officers' lounge.
`` Kid, there's exactly two kinds of peace; the temporary and the permanent. The Temporary is the more common one. The two sides get tired of killing and sign a peace treaty promising not to attack... |
[ WP ] The apocalypse scenario of your choice has happened and you are the last person alive . Electricity and the internet are still running . As a last ditch effort you take to /r/askreddit , `` Is there anybody else out there ? '' Weeks later , you receive a single upvote , but no reply ...
| It was becoming strange counting the days. It was becoming strange not speaking. I used to enjoy being alone, but this was far too much to handle without slowly losing my loose grip on sanity. I was starting to hear things in my head, things that were n't real. At least I'm almost sure that they were n't real. It had b... |
[ WP ] You 're sitting in your kitchen eating breakfast when a man in a lab coat walks in and says , `` The experiment is over . Thank you for your time . ''
| I had poached eggs, the day the world ended.
Now all I have is a blanket and vine-wrapped broken highway in front of me that seems to go on forever.
( the highway, not the blanket. )
But it started with poached eggs and a figure in a lab coat. It walked into my kitchen, stopped right by Amy's side,
lookin... |
[ WP ] In a world where clothes were never invented , you suddenly realize you are naked .
| Wendell one of the billions of naked humans is having a totally normal day at work when…
Aye, hey there Jenny! love what you ’ re doing with your hair!
What up Dave! Yo we still on for brews this saturday? Excellent!
Oh, hey marcie I was wondering if maybe you wanted to grab some- Nope alright well a boy ca... |
[ WP ] In the midst of finally Batman taking down The Joker once and for all , he also has deal with the fact he really needs a shit .
| The Joker was going to die now- that he knew. But not before he broke the Bat, the Bing a Ding, the Bruce, Darrrrrrling. After today, Gotham would see their beloved dark knight fall.
These were the thoughts that went through Joker's mind as the fists rained down. And he could n't help but laugh, because, oh, it was... |
[ WP ] You are being interviewed for a positon as an evil masterminds henchman .
| The clock ticked a-rhythmically and uncomfortably while the HR rep contracted out for recruitment leafed through the application and resume with a degree of humming and teeth whistling.
The room was slightly too cold, the rep has adjusted it down and was dressed accordingly with the applicant feeling the chill dres... |
[ WP ] Your friends finally convince you to join their favorite MMORPG , you notice though that the questions on the `` Create a character '' screen are getting really personal .
| Please enter name:
xXxAngelOfDeath293xXx
Invalid name. Naming rules are strictly enforced on this server. Please enter human-readable name:
Amaranth
Please choose base character appearance.
Female. Athletic build. Shoulder length black hair. Blue eyes. Black hoody. Jean shorts. Multiple piercings.
... |
[ WP ] You are a world class hitman responsible for various international assassinations , some executed so well it appeared natural . Your employer gives you your last contract before retirement : your mother .
| `` No'' I say calmly
`` What do you mean no?'' questions my employer.
`` No, as in i will not do it.''
`` You ca n't refuse.''
`` Or what you will have your bodyguards kill me?'' At that moment one of his two body guards falls to the ground griping his chest and after a few cries of pain he is motionles... |
[ WP ] So there is a 1×10^-four billion chance that in any particular day there is a moment that everyone on earth is either asleep or blinks at the same time . Today is that day . What did we all miss ?
| I had waited for this day for what seemed like an eternity. My torment was finally at an end.
I had come from a place beyond time and space itself - before the singularity, before the expansion, before it all. A remnant of some past existence, some old universe where atom charges might have been inverted, or none-e... |
[ WP ] `` Take me instead ! '' When death comes knocking , this wish can only be granted once . But in doing so , all knowledge of the would-have-deceased 's circumstances are erased from memory .
| I look in the empty eye sockets under the unraveling black cloak. I ca n't believe I'm looking death in the face, or lack there of. But he has no interest in me whatsoever. His scythe rises and I hold my little sister a little tighter in my arms. Why had she been so hell bound on climbing that apple tree anyways? The s... |
[ IP ] My roommates painting
| *Authors note: This is probably not what your roommate imagined, hell it wasnt even what I imagined, but the story took a slightly sci-fi direction. *
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In the end, the abyss will always win. It is, after all, an abyss, and we are just hum... |
[ WP ] Some people are born with great souls and will achieve greatness in life . You are the insignificant sibling of one .
| She was n't much of a looker. One eye was kind of bigger than the other, so it bulged a little bit and looked like she was staring at you funny. Her nose was crooked too, but she used to tell me she'd done it herself by running into a chest of drawers. She did n't like the way it was before. Rose took up smoking when I... |
[ WP ] You wake up to discover that you have gained two powers : Call , and Seal .
| Reginald woke up to find that there was a seal staring at his face and laying on top of him. He screamed and the seal screamed and then the seal ran away, pushing past his bedroom door and out into the hall.
`` What the fuck was that?'' he said. That fishy, watery smell had stuck around in the room. His carpet was ... |
[ OT ] Can a better writer rewrite this true story ...
| It started with spice.
They say marijuana is a gateway drug, but compared to spice it might as well be a fortress wall. Spice opens the floodgates and when you're drowning it appears as a life preserver with a hole in the side.
Ever since I started I could never shake the feeling of paranoia; that I'd be caught... |
[ WP ] Every time someone masturbates to you , you receive a notification on your phone letting you know who did it .
| Oddly enough twas a girl that I met
Who disproved of my forward advances
With a singular text, I discerned what she meant
By a pair of stern-eyed stolen glances.
________
Met with fright, and full of delight,
*I can not believe that I was n't right*
I called her phone, she said she was home ... |
[ WP ] An AI gets shut down for the final time , or 'euthanized ' . Describe from the AI 's POV .
| botOS start-up sequence activated
botOS start-up sequence successful
print to user'not_log': [ Start-up successful. Please log on. ]
input from user'not_log': [ user=admin; pass=123 ]
print to user'admin': [ Hello, user'admin'. ]
input from user'admin': [ Hello, botOS. ]
opening calc.exe
calc.exe succesfu... |
[ WP ] A man awakens with intense headache and backpain and a blank memory . He looks around , finding himself locked in a garage with 3 people hanging from the ceiling , dead . A fourth rope is snapped , and the knot is around his own neck . He tries to find a way to escape the garage .
| A quick scan around the room begins to inform the stranger about his whereabouts. He does n't fully understand the items he's looking at, or his surroundings but there is an air of familiarity to it all. He ca n't remember why or how, but he's been here before, plenty often. The smell of oil, sweat and steel is a signi... |
[ WP ] As a young boy , he stole something . He then spent the rest of his life trying to return it .
| I stole the damn diary! I admit it! I had to! I needed it. I needed a place no one would or could judge me. A place where a part of me would surely live forever, even if the rest of me did not. That journal was a closely guarded friend and confidant. It knew me as well as I knew myself, and anyone who came in contact w... |
[ WP ] Life is a game . One day at random you are promoted from `` player '' to `` moderator . ''
| Old man Bayou woke up before his alarm. It was Monday! Grinning, he threw off the covers and leapt out of bed. There was a poster on his wall, from his daughter, which detailed a complex series of calisthenics that promised to keep him ‘ Spry and Steady ’.
But he didn ’ t need those exercises to feel spry today! It... |
[ WP ] A group of criminals make a fatal mistake , but the mistake eventually works in their favor
| `` We've got ta leave him, Mike!''
I kept shaking Johnny's lifeless body, muttering the whole time under my breath. `` Come on, Johnny. Come on, wake up, buddy. It's not that bad, Johnny, come on, Johnny...'' His limbs twisted and contorted like a rag doll's. Burn marks made his face nearly unrecognizable.
The ... |
[ WP ] Your scientist father passed away and left you with just two things . A time machine and a note that simply says : `` Change history . ''
| When I was born my father said I had stars in my eyes and a smile as bright as the sun. He told me that as long as I was near, happiness was sure to follow. He was a busy man who built gadgets and gizmos for those who were underprivileged and disabled - things I did n't quite understand as a child, but knew was amazing... |
[ WP ] You are a photographer diagnosed with a condition that will take your eyesight within a year . In your last consultation , the doctor says your eyesight will only last three more days . You try to absorb as much beauty as you can before everything turns dark .
| `` Only three days! The world tour was n't for another month!'' His wife said.
`` I know.'' The soon to be blind man replied.
`` How could they not know?'' She asked, now pacing up and down the living room. `` How can you be so calm about?'' She asked, looking at him with his hands folded on the couch.
`` I... |
[ WP ] After hundreds of years of sending messages into the sky , humanity receives its first message from intelligent life . Decoded it simply says , `` Be quiet before they find you . ''
| > We did n't know what the message meant, but we can be sure that by the time we received it would be only a few years before the meteor entered the solar system.
> I remember the day of the impact. I was working at nasa as a foreign object detection guy, fodg for short. The television had just been invented or wha... |
[ WP ] At 35 , you are part of a time travel experiment that sends you 10 years into the past and back again . A malfunction sends you back 15 years instead . With no money , identity , place to stay or means of return for 5 years , you reluctantly knock on the dorm room door of your 20 year old self ...
| ( Aussies tend less to stay in dorms so writing in an appropriate way for here! )
I put my breakfast down and went to the door. Who the hell would even be knocking at this time in the morning? I am the only one in my house who wakes up this early, partly because I have class in an hour and partly because I'm 35 wee... |
[ WP ] In the future , Disney purchases an entire planet and makes the whole thing into one giant amusement park .
| McDuck Capital Bank
296 Bleeker St
NY, NY 10012
Atn: Donald Duck, Document Processing Dept.
Dear Mr. Duck,
In connection with the transaction enclosed on January 13, 2020, I have enclosed the following original equity certificates.
One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three ( 1,973 ) shares... |
[ WP ] `` He ran his fingertips across the smooth surface of the picture . ''
| He ran his fingertips across the smooth surface of the picture. He poured another glass of whiskey, not bothering with the ice any more. In the dim light, it was hard to distinguish his facial features. His hooked nose protruded the shade cast over his face by the baseball cap he had on, 2 sizes too small.
`` It wo... |
[ WP ] Everyone in America gets dosed at the same time .
| Marry held the pills in her hand and looked intently at the clock. Everyone else in he room was too. Everyone in the country was, as far as they knew.
And it was almost time.
`` Ten!'' The crowd all said in unison, as noon approached.
`` Nine! Eight! Seven! Six!'' Marry held the pill and her water close to ... |
[ WP ] A man enters a personal library ... . It is shelved with thousands of copies of a book entitled `` How to make sure no one is reading your mind . '' There are no other books there .
| Brigadier Clairvoyant stalked through The Magnificent's lair. The Magnificent had been rampaging throughout the city for weeks now, killing, stealing, and wreaking havoc. He was the worst villain the city had seen in decades. His craftiness made his attacks incredibly effective, and worse still, there were rumors that ... |
[ WP ] Humans started leaving Earth two decades ago . The momentous day has arrived . The final human . Earth is about to become human free .
| The two mice threw long shadows as the light from the rocket's base cleared away the last dimness of morning. Each sat upright, as mammals are want to do, with their tails curled together in the manner of lovers, on the bleachers where so many humans had long before watched their astronauts travel into space. It had ru... |
[ WP ] You are an explorer and researcher in a submarine floating at the mouth of the Mariana Trench . While researching the life there you feel a low rumble and a load roar comes from the bottom of the trench .
| The rumbling exceeded the capacity my ears could take which was a strange sensation, almost like the opposite of a dog whistle, which had pervasively infiltrated every molecule in my body. Terror... Is having a gun drawn on you, waking up in a coffin, or being chased by a wild animal. This was different, this was terri... |
[ WP ] A person who is immortal is interviewed for their knowledge of historical events . However they 've forgotten , as immortality does n't give you perfect memory .
| 'How long have you lived?' The reporter asks. She's pretty, in a plain sort of way; does n't wear any makeup, and does n't really need to.
'I do n't know' I smiled, it was a question that I'd been asked almost everyday this past week. Who knew revealing my immortality to the world would generate so many questions.
... |
[ OT ] Get to Know a Mod # 21 : SurvivorType !
| OK, we've all been waiting for this day, so here goes. Without further ado, here are my questions. That's right, my questions:
1. Why did you wait this long to do one of these?
2. What is your favorite part of WritingPrompts?
3. What is your least favorite part of WritingPrompts?
4. If you could add one... |
[ WP ] When you die , you see a screen reading `` New Game+ '' and `` Exit to Reality '' Which do you chose and what happens next ?
| What a fantastic end to the night. Downtown always looked best after dark and the snow fall added just the right amount of contrast to the scene. It was my annual Christmas office party and we had just left the venue. As I opened the cab door to let my wife in she smiled at me and I thought for the hundredth time how r... |
[ WP ] Aliens are studying Earth and determine that Humans have 1 God and that that God is a clock .
| `` Son, come look at this sector with me.''
John walked over to his father's desk. The desk was a massive tablet and it could zoom in and out of various galaxies.
`` Look here. This is the Milky Way Galaxy. Ok, nothing special right. Well, I'm going to show you something cool, but a little weird.''
John enj... |
[ WP ] Take me to your favorite place . Try writing this in second person .
| It's nearly 10 pm when you're driving down Basket Creek Road. There are no streetlights. This, combined with a heavy layer of fog, is really making you wish you had woken up a few hours earlier to make the 12 hour drive. It's been a full year since anyone has been to the little mountain home. Weeds have surely obscured... |
[ WP ] `` We have to leave him behind ! He is n't going to make it ! '' ... that was 10 years ago . They did n't think you 'd survive . You did . And now it 's time they found out .
| `` Been a while, has n't it?''
Jesus. Was that the best I could do? I'd had ten years to think up a line and *that* was it?
Ah well. The reaction was still the same, thankfully. Open mouths. Stares of shock. Someone dropping a glass. All as I'd hoped.
`` Matt, man? Fuck, we thought you were dead, dude,'' sa... |
[ WP ] Write a story about the chain reaction one bullet caused and how it changed someones life .
| On September 14, 1994, a mugging went badly for everyone involved. In the ensuing chaos, a gun went off, killing a passing cyclist.
The cyclist was engaged to a woman named Diana Gaines. Upon losing her fiancé, Diana slipped into a deep depression. Because she was so consumed with grief, she lost her job as a kinde... |
[ WP ] A Fantasy world where magic exists inside clouds . Cloud harvesting is a real , dangerous profession similar to electricity companies or deep sea oil rig work .
| The young man looked around, as he sat in his small airship. He finally saved up enough to get one. Although, it was really more of a hot air balloon with a couple of steam powered fans and a rudder to help steer. No longer would he have to rent one from that dirty scoundrel Lazirith. He would finally be able to harves... |
[ CW ] Write a story about anything you like , run it through Google translate a few times into various languages , translate it back into English , and then post the result .
| [ Original post ] ( http: //www.reddit.com/r/writingcritiques/comments/2omfgn/well_at_least_it_didnt_explode_250/ )
Injection of deuterium and tritium in the vacuum chamber is in progress. `` Are you nervous. `` Focus Power Heinrich Meier, accompanied by severe blow on the shoulder of physics. `` And is not it? `` ... |
[ WP ] Humanity as a whole is being farmed by fallen angels , demons , and other malevolent forces who are working full-time day and night to acquire our souls for their own purposes in the afterlife
| `` Hit him.''
`` What?''
`` I said hit him.''
Jacob's mouth set into a thin line, but he did as he was told, and delivered a strong blow to the angel's delicate face. Blood oozed from the side of his head, painting his golden hair a rosy pink, and in the dim light, it looked as though it were tinted with bi... |
[ OT ] Sunday Free Write : On the Road Edition
| Sometimes, when the sun goes down on the horizon, I close my eyes and pretend that I'm back home. I can practically feel the stained green carpet scraping the soles of my bare feet. The wind pushing my hair back from my face feels like it's coming in from the open window across from me, and even the heat from the sun b... |
[ WP ] The President has died , but in a manner more befitting a cartoon character than a head of state . You 're the Press Secretary , it 's your job to inform the public what has happened , answer their questions , and get them to take it seriously .
| `` Ok, everyone. I'll be reading a brief statement and I ask that you please hold all of your questions until the end. As you may know, the President was scheduled to make a stop in Arizona this morning to meet with Governor Brewer. Afterwards, he took the motorcade south to visit the border area and meet with guards. ... |
[ WP ] Marriage in an alternate universe is literally a lifelong commitment ; when either partner dies , their counterpart immediately drops dead .
| `` Please, just take it easy,'' I whispered as the mugger held his knife steadily at my wife's throat. His steady hand attested to his criminal experience.
`` Transfer your entire bank account funds to mine, NOW!'' The mugger yell ed. I ground my teeth, then slowly slid my cell phone out of my pocket.
`` No fun... |
[ WP ] You are the world 's most successful superhero . Unbeknownst to everyone , you have no powers . You have never had to throw a punch because you are a master of the villain breaking speech .
| As I calmly walk into the bank SGT. Doomhand had taken hostage I make sure to check on the 15 or so people laying on the ground. SGT. Doomhand comes around the corner to see me standing there causing him to jump and drop his giant metal hand on the ground.
I sigh and shake my head before saying,'' what are you doin... |
[ WP ] Rain now shimmers as it falls . You witness the first severe thunderstorm since the phenomenon began .
| Angel sips at her tea, leaning against one of the posts for the deck ’ s roof. The steam drifts straight upward with stillness of the humid air. The incoming storm rumbles in the distance, the air itself crackling with energy and anticipation. As she looks out across the trees and bushes in her front yard, the leaves h... |
[ WP ] You are at home one day when you look into the mirror , and notice that your sister , who passed away years ago , is smiling at you from inside . You walk over and reach out to touch her , and your hand goes through the glass ...
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I stood in front of the bathroom sink and let the lukewarm water roll off my face and back into the sink. Without opening my eyes I reached for the hand towel and dried my face off. I had to get ready for my Chemistry midterm that was in two hours. The anxiety had been gripping me for the past two weeks, I had barely... |
[ WP ] The last time the aliens invaded our planet they fled after losing the war . They have reluctantly returned to wage war and are relieved to see that dinosaurs no longer inhabit Earth , but have been replaced by the smaller and less intimidating humans .
| `` Holy shit''
Those were the first words Dr. `` Alien Expert'' said as he reviewed the the weird recordings the extraction team found in the ship we took down 18 hours ago.
It's been 21 days since they showed up. Millions of lives have been lost and our only hope rested in these weird ass recordings. Of course... |
[ WP ] You are the boss/guardian of an RPG temple . Show me how you spend your free time waiting for the hero to arrive !
| In the early days these so called “ heroes ” just couldn ’ t compete. Most challengers were a joke that I would casually smack back to the previous checkpoint. They would feebly try to regroup and formulate a new strategy, but even the best and brightest among them simply weren ’ t fast enough, smart enough, or strong ... |
[ WP ] An unbeatable supervillain conquers the world , rules with an iron fist , grows bored , and eventually retires from public life . Years later , you strongly suspect the old man who just moved in next door is that retired supervillain .
| Many years ago, Dreadlord Nefarius had managed to reach the end of his eternal pursuit and gained absolute power... then figured out he did n't know what to do with it. Some even found him a better ruler than the one with rights to that power.
For the longest time, I've had suspicions about my neighbour. The way he... |
[ WP ] After what feels like an eternity , your machine is finally complete . You 're about to turn it on for the very first time
| With the fervor of a infinite, metered impatience, I adjust the nexus bolt on the device ever so slightly. Sweat beads down from my temples. Anxiety wracks my insides, but I can not afford to lose focus now. Not after so long a project.
`` They called me mad,'' I mutter to no one. `` They said it could n't be done.... |
[ WP ] Its the first day of school at Hogwarts . Harry Potter is sitting on the chair with the sorting hat on his head . He repeats the word `` Gryffindor '' over and over in his mind . The sorting hat pauses and then yells `` Slytherin '' .
| In utter shock and disbelief, Harry's eyes caught that of Draco and his goons, all of them smirking in delight. Draco muttered words which Harry could n't hear, though he could imagine they were likely things awaiting him once he was left alone in Slytherin's common room.
Walking down the steps, Harry had a burning... |
[ WP ] `` There 's a shotgun in the trunk . Take it , and find him . ''
| The forked trail shined with dew as the moon showed bright in the sky. Light fell muffled by the overhead trees on thick grass and shining spiderwebs. The man panned the shotgun down each trail before lowering it and stepping forward. His face tilted forward as he studied the ground looking for hints of the man's fligh... |
[ WP ] All of the other superhero 's laugh at your superpower . Today your superpower saves the day .
| They all laugh.
They have always laughed, at least ever since my power was discovered. All the boys that could fly and have super strength, the ones with flexibility, telekinesis, and even invisibility. They all thought mine was pointless, and that I did n't deserve any power. I was still obsessed with researching ... |
[ WP ] You introduce someone to 7 of your friends , but each one of your friends are a perfect example of one of the Seven Deadly Sins .
| *Good thing I just finished with Fullmetal Alchemist, otherwise I would have had to look these up. *
“ So, babe, these are my friends, ” Casey said to his girlfriend, Monica.
A fat man gnawed on a chicken leg, sticking out a single greasy hand.
“ Nice to meet you, ” Bob said. “ You smell good. Reminds me of... |
[ WP ] you go to the doctor for the first time in 10-15 years for a check up , you suddenly find out through a series of tests that there is no way you should be alive
| “ Trying to remember the last time I saw you here Dennis ” he chuckled, looking through the notes on the screen in front. “ You had a few appointments with the asthma clinic you never turned up to, has everything been fine? ” He gave me that look, the look only a trained doctor can give – that questioning, caring, empa... |
[ wp ] Make a character with as much sympathy as possible . Now , in a realistic and non-over the top manner , make me lose all sympathy for them .
| Gary's father always made sure to let him know that he was the reason his life was shit due to his wife dying while giving birth to him. If you ask anyone who knows Gary they will all agree that bruises were almost like tattoos on his skin. They never left.
His childhood was a living hell yet he swore to himself th... |
[ WP ] She was almost beautiful .
| She was almost beautiful. She lay below us still, warm and curved and welcoming, but in my heart I already knew it was over. She had been our first. Of course, we'd had a few dalliances close to home - a tentative touch here, a short overnight stay there - but she had been our first since leaving the place of our birth... |
[ WP ] Humans have finally made contact , but the aliens are n't humanoid . Describe how they built an interstellar empire without hands .
| There's a thing that happens when you jump into a too-cold pool on a hot day. If you've done it, you know what I'm talking about. You might even have experienced something similar getting out of a mercifully warm car on a frigid day, assuming you're close enough to either pole to get a respectable winter. Your whole be... |
[ WP ] After returning home from a long day of work you find that your key won ’ t open the front door . Upon peeking through the window you see a family you ’ ve never met before sitting down to a freshly cooked dinner .
| ( First response to a writing prompt ever, constructive criticism please )
Kevin arrived home and plodded to the door. Sales had been killing him from the inside for years. Tired legs carried him to the front door. he could n't find the key, probably lost in his pockets somewhere. However he could n't shake the fee... |
[ WP ] Assuming Reddit is still available at the time , write a Reddit Thread that is active during World War 3 .
| ( no account names. Best not confuse anyone. )
**Breaking News: Federation of the Americas invades China, North Korea and Iran**
As of 4:18 GMT, the Federation of the Americas ( not to be confused with the United States of America ) has invaded the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and t... |
[ WP ] After a man wrongfully spends 25 years in literal hell , he sees something he has never seen before . A door marked `` Exit ''
| The burning tar stuck to my legs as I made my way across the bog. Teeth clenched, I pushed forward, trying to make out the far off letters. It was all I could do not to scream, a mental distraction to ease my suffering.
I'd been walking in circles for months now, since there was little else in the form of entertain... |
[ WP ] Everyone has disappeared but you , you think that everyone is just holding surprise party for you .
| *But wait, why would anyone hold a surprise party for me? It's not even my birthday or anything. Also, I do n't really have a lot of friends, so this does n't make sense*, I thought. I then got into my car and started driving. Eventually I got out of the city. I kept going until I ran out of gas. *It seems everyone is ... |
[ WP ] America was colonised by Spain , not Britain
| `` Too long I have waited, Don Jorge'' Cristobal said with a worried smile on his face.
`` Do n't trouble yourself mijo, It'll only be for a month, maybe less since this time
a year the *molejeros* are not in active patrol'' Don Jorge replied while he was staring at the shipping route map.
*This time a year was... |
[ WP ] The Grim Reaper shows up , but only because you 're a fellow nerd and he wants to introduce you to his favorite trading card game .
| It was 12:31 in the morning, and I was browsing the internet on my super-fast PC when I heard a knock on my door.
`` I'm busy babe, go away.'' I switched on some heavy metal in attempt to deter my girlfriend from bothering me any more.
The door opened, and as I glanced over, a tall figure wearing a black hood a... |
[ WP ] You wake up in an insane asylum in the 1920s . As you explore , you notice everyone in your wing claims to have woken up there , but is not from that time . One person lays in bed and refuses to talk to anyone , he was the first person ever accepted into the wing .
| It all started on a Wednesday. It was just a typical Wednesday and there was nothing special at all about it. The sun wasn ’ t shining, the birds weren ’ t chirping, and there sure as hell wasn ’ t anything to suggest that this would be the day my entire life would be changed forever. There was that feeling though. The... |
[ WP ] When you die and go to heaven . You a permitted to view the regular world through the pictures taken of you in your life . Almost as if the pictured are like little cameras you can view . You randomly select a picture of you and find yourself to be looking at a very unusual and unfamiliar place .
| `` Welcome, brother. I see that you have arrived at your final destination,'' boasted Saint Peter.
`` What about my family, friends?''
Peter smiles and nods his head, halo shimmering as he does so. `` Let me show you something.''
Peter takes my hand and guides me through the pristine arches. It's quiet, a p... |
[ WP ] A board of directors of a corporation are plotting a fake alien invasion to cover up an environmental disaster . Unbeknownst to them , a group of real aliens is using the fake invasion as cover for their real invasion .
| The morning was overcast, a confusing illusion of alternating brights and darks that made everyone waking up straighten in panic at the *afternoon light* shining through their window. The first licks of fall crisp peppered at the window of a taxi puttering through crowded streets, stray medleys of red and golden leaves... |
[ WP ] Killing Hitler has become a sport amongst time travelers . Points are awarded for creativity and difficulty . You are last year 's champion , how did you win ?
| `` Look fuhrer, look here! these people have made a writing prompt where killing you is a sport and the entire point is to be the most creative person who killed you!'' I claim while pointing at the screen of my laptop, which I brought with me into the past. it's amazing how you can connect to the internet of the futur... |
[ WP ] Inner monologue of someone who ca n't speak
| James set his bags down in front of the desk and sized up his opponent. Female, five-six, about a hundred sixty pounds, and a poof of blonde-but-your-grey-roots-are-showing on top a small hill of makeup. A plastic name tag announcing her as `` Kathy''. A fleshy grin did little to calm his unease.
`` Hello, will you... |
[ WP ] You and your wife decide to try a new Christmas tradition for the kids called Elf On The Shelf . After a week of you and your wife playing and moving the elf around , you start to notice the elf moves to different places at night by itself . You ask the kids if they been moving it , they say no .
| 2 nights in a row the Elf was n't where I left it. Somebody's lying to me and I hate that. A family's all about trust. I'm not cool with being lied to not even for a joke. Besides it's not funny.
Nobody's moving it tonight he's in jail. I unscrewed the vent in the living room on the wall and put him in there. Kids ... |
[ WP ] In order to pass the test , you must fail .
| I went to school in Florida, Hillsborough County to be exact. In typical outrageous fashion which my state is famous for, we have what's called a passing F. It's when you get a 51 % on a final exam, yet still pass the class. If you get anything lower, it shows your overall grade was inflated and therefore you did n't t... |
[ WP ] You can make five clone copies of yourself that live their own life during the day . At night , the clones come together to merge memories , experiences , and knowledge . Tonight , Clone # 3 did not return .
| `` Where's 3?'' Prime pulled at his sleeve to look at his step counting watch. Then he glanced up at 2 and 4.
`` Dunno'' said 2, hand resting on the fridge door. `` Red Bull?''
`` He has n't been in contact all day. Not that that's unusual.'' 4 shuffled the print outs of apartments he'd spent the day searching ... |
[ WP ] Blood dripping from his blade , he kneeled and smeared it on her robe .
| `` Ruka-sama... I deeply regret this, but I'm the messenger. Not the sender''.
Asher's Japanese was... for a better word, *lacking*, so instead of continuing the explanation, he kneeled further down, reaching for the hem of Iwasaki-san's robe and wrapped the blood-soaked length of the blade in the rich, decadent fa... |
[ WP ] Your child is the ( next ) Messiah . They have come to you for guidance before setting off . It 's your last chance to speak to them as a parent .
| `` It is time now, father. I must depart on my quest to fulfill my holy greatness,'' said James as he stood in the doorway, covered in white flowing robes as gentle winds beckoned his body to free itself of the threshold. His father, balding and middle aged barely looked up from the comfy chair as his son stood with th... |
[ WP ] a love story that ends with the words `` and I hate her ''
| It all started like any other day really.
I can remember the time, it was 11:30a.m.
I was walking down the street, on my way to work.
The sun blindingly encompassed everything, so I had to pull out my sunglasses.
So, I'm fiddling around in my jacket pocket for them and just as I get my grip on the shades in q... |
[ WP ] `` You have the best memory in the world . So good in fact that you have memories from before you were born ''
| `` That's not quite accurate love.''
She raised an eyebrow. `` How so?''
`` While my recollection does stretch back to my time in the womb, I do not recall all of the time in the womb. I do not recall my conception,, or anything that came before it for example.''
She waived a hand in the air. `` Well, surel... |
[ WP ] Write me a love story between diet coke and Mentos . You can make it a comedy , romance , etc . Have Fun !
| This is a story of lust. This is the story between Mentos, the compact rigid male, not the biggest in size, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in sheer delight, in the flavour of his insides, in the way he gets up all in your mouth and leaves you tasting him on the outsides of your upper teeth for hours. A sturd... |
[ WP ] You have just been cursed , such that you can only respond to people in rhyme . Explain this to your boss/spouse/class/etc .
| -What happens if you do n't?
-It hurts, schmurts.
-Hurts how?
-I do n't know, schmow. It hurts all over, schmover.
-Let's go to the doctor. I will call him to say we are coming over right now.
-I'm fine, schmine. Just let me be quiet and see how it goes tomorrow morning, schmorning.
-No, I'm not... |
[ WP ] A starship captain watches as the alien ships swarm around his vessel shooting at the almost dead shields . He knows all is lost , however he has one last trick up his sleeve .
| The Starship'The Ship' had been surrounded. Resents were pouring in from every imaginable direction and the vessel was out of fuel. The two inhabitants of the ship were standing in the ship's cockpit. The large glass ceiling surrounding the room shook, as the Resents's ships pelted them with lasers, chairs, table lamps... |
[ WP ] When you begin to fall in love with your soulmate , you begin to gain shared projected knowledge
| Unrequited love is the worst kind of suffering a man can endure. I pined for her, my Anna. She with the hair like chocolate and her skin as pale as the moon in the sky. She moved like grace through a crowd of sinners, touching each person who had the benefit of knowing her. I was not among the lucky.
High school en... |
[ WP ] You discover that people have been travelling back in time just to see you , because you do something amazing/horrible in the future .
| `` He looks so normal...'' A woman whispered; still loud enough to hear.
`` This is before he snaps, what happened to him? He looks well enough. What happens in the next few weeks do you think?'' the second woman replied to the first.
I've had the feeling that people were watching me for some time. Since my chi... |
[ WP ] When you wish upon a shooting star , it 's actually a satellite , and your wish has been recorded and cataloged . An agent has been assigned to your case .
| `` Who the fuck are you and how did you get into my house?'' Lenny said, exasperated and confused as he set down his groceries. `` It's Leonard, right?'' said the stranger, with a blank expression, and just a hair too little of an upward inflection. Lenny reached for the baseball bat he kept by the front door. `` Oh. L... |
[ WP ] Reveal the ending at the beginning of your story ( however you want to ) , but still hold the reader 's suspense all the way to the end .
| ( To be safe, I'm labeling this NSFW )
`` Now then... How shall we begin?''
I awoke only a few minutes ago with a pounding headache, naked and tied to a chair in a dark basement. The man standing before me was impeccably dressed in a well-tailored suit and snappy shoes. He was brandishing a red-hot iron in fron... |
[ WP ] An aging , wealthy , childless business mogul has himself cloned . The young clone is taught about life by the man , who is grooming an heir . The adolescent clone does not want to inherit .
| My 11 year old son is really into writing. He whipped this up ( I have not read it yet )
I walked out of my containment pod in the morning, and the fluorescent lights blinded me for a few seconds. A few scientists rushed down when they heard the seal in my pod release. Mist flowed from the pod and drifted into the ... |
[ WP ] Last night the monsters returned
| The monsters returned last night. Daddy always says not to be afraid of them, and I ’ m not.
I hate them.
I wish that I could fight them, but Daddy says that only Mommy can and that I might get hurt. Every time I hear them, I remember the one time that he told me not to touch the top of the stove, so I stay in ... |
[ WP ] You 're on your death bed , and the personification of your greatest regret has come to say goodbye .
| Two women walked in the room. My stroke took my sight, my voice, so I could n't see them, but I felt a change. My wife's hand gripped me harder. I did n't have to ask who it is. It was the other woman and her wife, the woman I should have been.
`` I'll be outside,'' my wife said. I heard the floor creak as she left... |
[ WP ] A failing physics student accidentally discovers faster-than-light-speed travel , but his professor doesn ’ t believe him .
| As he was looking at the whiteboard in front of the class, Brandon knew he discovered something that was unique.
He did n't have the `` Eureka'' -moment until last night. He repeated the tests he had been doing for months now. Every test brought him closer to the speed of light.
He knew there was something to b... |
[ WP ] You are a burglar . You just broke into someoes house and they just mopped . You try not to get the floors dirty .
| A dust cloud is rising in the air behind me as my old ford grumbles loudly down the familiar driveway. I can feel my stomach clenching up, my mind torn over what I was about to do. It was two o'clock. She should be gone to see Aunt Pearl at the old folks home, like she always did after church on Sunday. `` Just have to... |
[ WP ] You are the captain of a starship , only a few hours before the last star in existence dies and the universe goes cold .
| No one ever says what space is really like. They say it's cold. They say it's silent. They say `` no one can hear you scream.'' All that bollocks. I tell you, space is one thing. Boring. I've been the captain of the HMS Hannibal for forty years Earth time. In all that time I have learned two things. There are no such t... |
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