/u/Crapletunnel's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] For years Earth cried out to an empty cosmos, searching the stars for echoes of life. From the middle of nowhere, a reply finally comes: "Shut up, and Play Dead!"
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[WP] This isn't some typical body-swapping comedy. Every person on Earth has been swapped with unmerciful randomness. Billions of lives are forever changed. Pick a few.
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[WP] You are a legitimate psychic medium, capable of communicating with the dead on behalf of the living. Most people think you're a crook and a sham; the dead know it's true.
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[WP] You have a once in a lifetime chance to stop time, for up to one month, for everyone else but you. You can prepare ahead of time. Make me proud.
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[WP] Carnivorous aliens invade the earth to eat humans, but learn that almost all humans regularly consume antibiotics, steroids, and topical pesticides. Many humans are also researching ways to genetically modify their offspring.
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[WP] Like Jesus, the AntiChrist works many miracles. But they're very different miracles. Behold, the Eating of the 5,000!
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You are in Mumbai, India. An auto-rickshaw (taxi) honks and pulls up to you; block letters on the windshield spell out "I am God". You hop in the back.
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[WP] For several years, the sun has been developing black spots on the surface, which noticeably dim the light the earth gets for an hour or two. The new forcasts show the next spot will block almost all light to the earth for two days.
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[WP] Ancient societies were correct. There is life after death, and your position in the afterlife is based upon the stuff you took to the grave. The problem is, grave robbers keep stealing your stuff!
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