WritingPrompts

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[WP] A gas leak causes your house to explode, leaving you trapped in the rubble. Eventually, you hear movement and voices. The first face you see is a man wearing a British Brodie helmet. “Live one!” he yells. The call is echoed by others. “You’ll be right, guv'nor. We’ll have you out in a jiff.”	24
[WP]You inherit a table from your grandfather that you never met. It is a fancy table but you are a carpenter so it becomes a workbench. One day you cut yourself, and as your blood splatters across the table it glows and an image of someone in ancient robes rises out of it. “Greeting your highness…”	23
[WP]You’re a master thief shackled in a prison bus when it’s run off the road and flips. Shots are fired and the gunmen escape with their prize. Everyone else is left behind. You easily free yourself but the guards are bleeding out, the inmates demand freedom and the stink of gasoline is everywhere.	22
[WP] When two universes merged into one, a law was passed. If you come across yourself, only one may live. The thing is, you’ve never been a rule follower and looking at yourself across the way, you can only hope they feel the same way. Because two heads will always be better than one.	22
[WP] You’re in the afterlife’s waiting room. Your death was peaceful and you have no regrets. You’re looking forward to catching up with everyone. Your name is called. “You may pass through,” they say. “But your son is messing with the dark arts. You may go back as his familiar, if you prefer."	22
[WP] Ten years ago you were a rising world star in your chosen sport. Then, a single act of stupidity on your part ended your career right along with your ability to walk. Now you have a wife and a two-year-old son when something in the shadows offers you the chance to go back a decade to fix things	22
[WP] You were in your late twenties when you discover you were abducted as a child. You’ve had a good life, but the people who raised you are not your biological parents. Today, the PI you hired has given you your real parents’ address.	22
[WP] You have a treasure map, a galleon, and a full crew, including a one-legged galley cook called Long John. What could possibly go wrong?	22
[WP] After taking on a new roommate, you were warned by friends that she’s the spawn of the devil. One night over drinks, you share the rumours with her, but instead of laughing them off, she bursts into tears. “Why does everybody assume that’s a bad thing?” she sobs.	22
[WP]You’re a camera operator on a deep-sea diving salvage team hired to find a sunken trawler from recent storms. As the mini-sub heads for the ocean floor, you easily find the trawler you were sent to locate. But beneath that, you also see in the sand, hints of a much larger and older ship’s deck.	22

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