WritingPrompts

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[WP] "Sorry...is there like a menu, or a display case? I was hoping to order a cake or pie." "I'm sorry, this place is Just Desserts. And there's no need to order, you're going to get what's coming to you."	51
[WP] It's 2023. You're a teenager locked in a room with a PC using Windows 95, a landline & a 2400-baud modem. The challenge is fiendish: login to AOL, create an ICQ account and send a message requesting the combination for the lock -- without smashing the computer onto the floor in frustration	41
[WP] You had an amazing idea just now but you let it slip away. You gather some equipment and call in sick to work: you're going to track your idea down	37
[SP] "No, it's true -- vampires are just zombies with a better PR department"	35
[WP] The time has come to break it to your parents that you are not a financial planner. You are actually an internet-famous author of fan fiction.	32
[WP] The shadowy figure opened the box, revealing the glittering object inside. "This is a plot device. It is incredibly powerful when used properly...but understand that it is powered by exposition. For it to be at all useful, you must feed it secrets. The darker, the better."	29
[WP] "We will put it bluntly: the human race is at risk of extinction at the hands of these new alien invaders. Bizarrely, the only thing that seems to harm them is puns. Horrible, groan-inducing puns. Dads of Earth, now is your time to shine."	27
[WP] At first it just seemed like paranoia, but now you're sure - the targeted ads you're seeing are definitely trying to warn you about something.	26
[WP] As the zombie hordes close in around your shelter, you pull out a can, a sharpie, and a can opener. "Remember," the person who gave them to you had said, "it will do exactly what it says on the tin."	26
[CW] Write a story with an ambiguous ending. The first letter of each sentence spells out the final line.	25

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