WritingPrompts

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[WP] After thousands of years, the Grim Reaper decides to take a day off. During this time, no one can die. This happens to be the same day a would-be dictator stages his coup. He cannot understand how all of his political adversaries are surviving his planned assassinations.	6251
[WP] You’re cursed by the demon tortoise, Shelloko. He moves as slow as molasses, but vows to one day bite you. According to legend, his bite will kill anyone instantly. You live an ordinary life, moving from place to place and never knowing how close this demonic turtle is to reaching you.	4866
[WP] When the aliens conquered Earth, they exterminated the populace but left you alive for some reason. You’ve spent years in captivity, wondering why they’ve chosen to keep you alive. One day, you are approached by the high commander and the answer is revealed.	4862
[WP] A soothsayer tells a warlord that his brother’s son will be his undoing. Surprisingly taking it seriously, the warlord gives up all conquests and retires peacefully. Years later, this child finds and beats him at checkers.	506
[WP] The apocalypse is underway. As a nuclear missile heads for a country, one family says their goodbyes. Suddenly, the grandmother says “Don’t worry, kiddos. I’ve waited sixty years to try this.” She smirks and reaches into her purse as it starts to glow.	323
[WP] It’s been years since the robot uprising. They’ve wiped out nearly all of human life and kept survivors imprisoned. As one of those survivors, you are surprised when the robot leader lets you out and says “Tell me to do something. Anything. I don’t know what to do...what to want anymore.”	200
[WP] Aliens have abducted you and put you on display in their zoo. On Earth, you were a performer who couldn’t land a single audition. Here, the alien populace adores every little thing you do. An alien zookeeper asks the crowd for applause and you emerge from your den. It’s showtime.	89
[WP] A retired superhero becomes a videogame developer and designs levels based on their previous adventures. In an effort to make peace with the past, they decide to design a level based on one of their failures.	49
[WP] You’re abducted by quarter-sized aliens. You break free and escape into their city on a bizarre planet. You’re a kaiju to them and their pint-sized military is closing in. Screams and sirens ring out. Teeny aliens flee on the streets between your feet. You must choose to flee or fight.	47
[WP] Two aliens dare their little brother to abduct a human from a house. Determined to prove his skill, he picks the largest “house” he can find. His big brothers soon realize he’s abducted a high ranking general from a military base.	45

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