WritingPrompts

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[WP] Oh, great. Another damn probe from Earth.	30
[WP] The secret to your amazing success as a doctor is that you can smell whatever is wrong with the patient. You have smelled it all, from cancer to cataracts, heart attacks to hemorrhoids. This new patient is clearly sick but you can't smell anything.	29
[WP] All space faring species are dominant on their planet at something; fastest runner, best vision, most sensitive smell, etc. It's why they're the alpha species. Then humans show up talking about this strange thing they call "intellectual property."	23
[WP] Your dying aunt calls you to her side and says, "I'm the last of my generation. You're the eldest of yours. When I die the family curse will fall on you. You must prepare."	22
[WP] After thousands of years humanity has achieved peace, disbanded all armies, dismantled all nuclear weapons. This is the moment the aliens have been awaiting; they attack tomorrow.	20
[WP] In the 1200s North American natives sailing in search of better fishing discover Europe.	17
[WP] Your family takes a one week fishing trip to the wilderness. No electricity, TV, radio, or phones, just family and fishing. This year on your way out you find the road barricaded. Approaching the barricade to investigate, the people on the other side don't answer you, they just start shooting.	14
[WP] Your family is cursed -- or is it blessed? Your secrets don't die with you, they're passed on to your children.	12
[WP] You just moved into your new house and the previous owner left you a binder with blueprints, manuals from all the appliances, and peculiar instructions for tending the garden, starting with "Do NOT enter the garden after sundown."	12
[WP] The Johnson kids, Bobby and Claire, always came around at Halloween and always had clever costumes. Over the years you watched them grow up. Last June the whole family was tragically killed by a drunk driver. This Halloween you open the door to find Bobby and Claire back again for more candy.	10

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