WritingPrompts

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[WP] A young alien walks through a forest on a distant exotic world. They stumble across a piece of metal. On the side is a strange symbol. White and red lines, plus a blue patch with white stars. On the side it says ‘Voyager 1’ and inside are huge gold discs. Somehow, they recognise the language.	11
[EU] The original Jurassic Park doesn’t fail. Disney try and compete but are eventually forced to shut down. John Hammond goes on to buy Marvel and the MCU. You, a budding young writer, have just been tasked with creating a new hero. These are the origin stories of the latest avenger, Dinosaur Man.	10
[WP] Brushing your teeth one morning you notice your reflection in the mirror is moving on a slight delay. You tap the mirror and the image crackles and changes to a camera feed of your bedroom. Already scared, you suddenly hear a loud banging at your front door downstairs...	10
[WP] As a baby your parents noticed you went blue when you were hot or frustrated. One day you cut yourself and you had blue blood. Doctors couldn’t explain it, and you got the nickname “Blue Blood” at school. One day, a girl in a green jacket and a boy in a purple jacket find you. “Hello Blue”.	9
[WP] Lucas looked at the river and the cards in his hand. Full house. No way he could lose. “All in” he said. The life count on his wrist watch fell to a minimum of one day. His opponent called. Royal flush. His heart sank. His opponents life doubled to 140 years. Lucas had one day to save his life.	9
[WP] The Earth is stuck in a time loop. The cars, the people, the clouds and the radio waves all repeat the exact same day at the stroke of midnight. The crew of the international space station has been trying to tell Earth for 2 weeks ever since it started, but convincing 7 billion people is hard	9
[WP] You wake up in a building on Wall Street. You’re not sure how you got there and the whole building is empty. All the doors are locked and the phones are disconnected. You turn on one of the computers and start to read some old emails. Slowly you piece together what happened one email at a time.	9
[WP] “If you were given a power to defy the gods, would you use it?” asked Heracles as the sun went down. Prometheus, sat beside him underneath the great temple, contemplated the question for a while. He finally answered, “Yes, I think I would”.	8
[WP] You wake up smelling of alcohol and cigarettes on your superhero costume, and your head is pounding. You look around to see the remnants of last night’s party. Bottles and junk food wrappers. You stand up to gather your senses. You’re in a solar system you don’t recognise. “Not again” you sigh.	8
[WP] A violent criminal prison ship crash lands on an alien planet. You, the only surviving prison guard, see a horde of hostile aliens running towards the ship. The prisoners cry to be released, some out of fear for their lives, others claiming they can help you defend. You have a decision to make.	8

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