/u/Capon-breath's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The ridiculous, over the top fear reaction some people have to bees and spiders has always bemused you. However, today you had corrective laser eye surgery and now you can also see what's making them so scared.
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[WP] You feel trapped in the spiritual rat race meditating 8hrs a day and doing extra Yoga shifts on weekends just to stay serene. You book yourself into a 'Money Making Retreat' at a temple of Lawyers and Accountants in the mountains, maybe this will make you happy?
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[WP] Concerned about falling morale and productivity, the Pope sends his 5 top exorcists on a team building weekend where they have to build a raft from possessed materials.
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[WP] It turns out Pareidolia (the phenomenon of seeing faces in mundane objects) doesn't exist. Lots of things do actually have faces, and they aren't happy.
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[WP] After 15 years of loyal and diligent service at the patent office your boss has a new challenge for you. "I want you to run department X for me, it's where we patent all the military, magic and alien inventions we receive."
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[WP] Your long lost uncle died, in his will he bequeathed you all the wishing wells in the world. You are now fabulously wealthy from all of the coins, but you have hundreds of thousands of wishes you need to make come true.
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[WP] Your new job as Human Resources manager for a Bond villain is a nightmare. You can't fill vacancies for "Hechman with unusual killing power" or "Beautiful but deadly mistress." Not to mention the complaints from the "Canon fodder technicians" Union.
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[WP] In their latest MS Office Suite release, Microsoft change the names of all the fonts from pointless things like 'Calibri' to useful things like 'Sarcasm', 'Passive Aggressive', 'Condescending' and 'F*** you'. Hilarity ensues as everyone gets to say what's really on their mind.
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[WP] You knew that one of your first tasks as the newly elected President would be to take congratulatory calls from world leaders. You just weren't expecting your Chief of Staff to say "I have the President of the Underworld on the line for you."
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