WritingPrompts

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[WP] The shooting star was a canister, and tonight, it opened. From it emerged a skittering mass, undying and ravenous. The residents of another planet have just discovered cockroaches.	22
[WP] Scarecrows keep birds away from the fields for a little while, but crows quickly learn it’s a trick. These crows are impressed, and decide to build a scareman to keep people away from their nests.	22
[SP] An exciting story told by a boring person.	20
[WP] Superheroes save people, but they are also big business. They can be celebrities, idols and activists, and can make a lot of lot of money if they become popular. The hottest new super team got their start through nepotism, and seem to have no idea what people actually like about heroes.	20
[WP] You are the new kid in town. You are gorgeous but don’t know it, you’re endearingly clumsy, you are just the right amount of shy. You’re close to perfect, expect for one thing— you do not do love triangles.	20
[WP] You’ve found an old catalogue for an art exhibition. There are grainy photographs for each of the paintings. You are immediately drawn to one. You can’t find any more information on it, or the artist. You do find the museum. It was destroyed decades before the exhibition.	19
[WP] You are an anonymous advice columnist. Someone writes in confessing to a wrongdoing and asking for help. You recognize the victim. It’s you.	19
[WP] You are listening to the radio, and hear a song by someone you know that is clearly about you. The song is not very flattering. Or accurate. It is, unfortunately, very catchy.	18
[WP] Your child comes home from their first day back at school. You ask they learned in math, and your kid shows you worksheets. You ask what they learned in science, and they show you a pea plant sprouting in cotton. You ask your child what they learned in spelling, and they pull out a wand.	18
[WP] You are a pied piper. You were very good at the flute, and discovering your uncontrollable new talent has wrecked your career. You can’t even lead rats. Or children (not that you’d want to). You attract something much more inconvenient.	18

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