WritingPrompts

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[WP] "I did this for health insurance..."	11
[WP] You were a part of an experiment to achieve a "permanent" high. Wanted to be sober? You had to take a drug. The problem is that armageddon has come and gone, and now that drug is no longer available. You take your last one as you prepare to survive the wasteland stoned on designer drugs.	11
[WP] "No Wait! You haven't finished the recontamination process!"	10
[WP] Science Fiction trained us to think that when the robots rose up, they would chant a silly catch phrase, or "Kill all humans!" as they devoured our cities and destroyed civilization. Holding the wall against their march, I wish they made any noise at all.	10
[WP] A species that revels in martyr-like "dying in combat" wages war against a species that prefers to "live to fight another day". A skew seems obvious, yet for some reason they have remained at equilibrium for generations.	10
[WP] As long as humans could speculate about death, they sought eternal life. Now you have the answer. Much to your surprise the secret to eternal life is simply to die - and not walk through death's door. Simply? Actually, it's not simple at all. It's the hardest thing you'll ever do.	10
[WP] Two thousand years ago an advanced alien race attempted to conquer the humans by giving them what they wanted: a messiah. Even today, new races approaching the planet are informed of the "Jesus Protocol".	10
[WP] You invented dimensional travel over a decade ago, but you didn't use it at first. You meticulously craft calculations to ensure you land exactly where you wanted to be: A dimension only slightly different. On the first night there you discover just how dramatically different "slightly" can be	9
[WP] “Gonna have to bring you, of course.” He said aloud to the teapot, himself, and the empty room.	9
[WP] Your heart always beats at 60bpm. No matter what. In fact, time is known to bend to account for it.	9

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