WritingPrompts

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[WP] You know the dangerous power that genies hold, so when one forces you to make a wish, you make the most innocuous wish you can think of. The genie laughs, however, and finds a way to ruin the world with it.	156
[WP] You’re a bank robber in a futuristic utopia. You get hired by the government to entertain its citizens by bringing staged chaos to the boringly orderly society.	73
[WP] Scientists have found the answer to the Fermi Paradox. As it turns out, our Universe is an incubation ground for species that haven’t discovered interdimensional travel, and we find a larger, more densely packed reality once we leave.	63
[WP] Your punishment after death is to become a demon. As it turns out, Hell is just a pyramid scheme, and you have one week to sell $5000 worth of Hell’s memorabilia to the people of purgatory before you’re stuck as a demon forever.	47
[WP] “The Dreaded” is a nickname for a race of potentially unstoppable conquerors, kept in check only by an interstellar effort to contain them in various forcefields and walls. The day comes, however, when they escape and begin their invasion. Humanity has finally come to wreak havoc on the galaxy.	37
[WP] They thought you were crazy, but scientists have finally proven that there’s only one person on Earth with actual sentience. Interestingly enough, it’s not you.	31
[WP] Hidden in the back of an antiques shop is a bugle. Curious, you blow into it, but no sound comes out. The shop owner screams in terror as you blow. Fascinated, you buy it, and after a while, you begin to hear the sound of an army charging at you. Despite your fear, the horn is highly addictive.	30
[WP] You’re a sad and lonely old man who wakes up to see that he’s in his thirties again, with his long-dead wife and kids still alive. The Devil greets you and says “Welcome to Hell” before disappearing. It’s been 100 years and you’re on the verge of insanity, dreading each day.	26
[WP] Wandering through a remote section of a laboratory, you find a dark room with a panel labeled “Wall Controls.” Curious, you press the “Break” button and, in an instant, it dawns on you that you’re a character in a short story. Congratulations, you’ve just broken the fourth wall.	25
[WP] You just wanted to travel back in time to return some library books on time. Causing World Wars One, Two, and the JFK assassination were all completely unintentional.	21

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