WritingPrompts

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[PM] It's been ages since I've written, and I'd like to hit the ground running.	4
[WP] Explain the convoluted origin of a common idiom.	4
[WP] 3... 2... 1... ... ... And then it happened.	4
[WP] The people of the world confront their respective leaders after an alien invasion is repelled using technology that is hundreds of years more advanced than anything available or known to the populace.	3
[WP] You happen to run into the star of the last movie you saw, only to realize that the actor truly believes they are the character they portrayed.	3
[WP] Last night you had a strange dream. Today, you can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. And to make matters worse, you keep catching people staring at you for no apparent reason.	3
[WP] The Dark Lord Cthulu rises after millennia of anxious slumber. He will bring ruin to all things on Earth.... but not before experiencing all the luxuries of 21st century living.	3
[WP] An amateur astronomer witnesses the impossible: in a fit of cosmic rage, the sun literally reaches out, grabs Mercury, and swallows it.	3
[WP] You are the pilot of Air Force One. The President suffers a massive heart attack while in the air, and being the only one capable of taking his last will and testament, he asks to see you in his final moments. The things he reveals as he clears his conscience are unbelievably sobering.	3
[WP] A small group of people awaken inside of a shipping container. The door is welded shut, and the container is only lit with a single dim bulb hanging from the center. Things go from bad to worse, however, when the group finds a note tacked in the corner that reads, "Some snacks for the trip."	3

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