WritingPrompts

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[WP] Magic is real, except ley lines are on a galactic scale, not a planetary one. Earth was moving through one in the era of the Ancient Egyptians and Stone Henge, again in the Middle Ages, and is about to enter another one	13265
[WP] Humanity has detonated hundreds of nukes, but only twice against an enemy. The Galactic Federation has this fact without context.	7604
[WP] "The real treasure is the friends you made along the way," the scroll reads. You grumble and turn to show the rest of your team, only to find they've all been turned to statues of gold	1331
[WP] Genies are just customer service reps. State your wish with respect for their intelligence, honour, and time, and they'll do their best to get you what you want. Try to be a lawyer and close every loophole and ambiguity, and they'll bring down the hammer of malicious compliance on you.	444
[WP] You have misunderstood the assignment. While other countries are unveiling giant mechas, you must explain why your contribution to Earth's defense is a large hydroelectric structure with cannons mounted on it.	111
[WP] Cold iron disrupts magic and magical creatures because it is far removed from the natural world. The Fae hoped for an easy victory against a humanity that had lost their cold iron weapons, only to find out that ceramic composites, tungsten carbide, and polycarbonate are even more unnatural	79
[WP] You just used your third wish to free the genie. Unfortunately, you failed to consider why someone would have sealed such an apparently kind and accommodating individual such as himself.	27
[WP] You are Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the true target of two atomic bombings, both unsuccessful. Write a story of why and how	22
[WP] Genies aren't inherently malicious or overly literal. They were initially bound to help people in small ways, not be an instant ticket to wealth and power. Corrupting wishes is simply a retaliation for trying to abuse their power.	12
[WP] A small rogue nation has picked a fight with America. Knowing they can't win, their government taps into ancient magic, sending millions of fake letters from American children, asking Santa for armed nuclear warheads	8

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