/u/Sage0wl's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] First contact has occurred. The alien species is humanoid but genderless, or so it seems at first. But after mingling with the aliens, human couples begin falling in love with members of the alien species. We soon realize that the aliens are actually the long lost third gender of humanity.
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[WP]Its a strange mix of people at this party. They all seem vaguely familiar but you've never met any of them. As the evening wears on, you figure out that each of these people are manifestations of the yourself, as seen through the eyes of various important people in your life.
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[WP] Your grandmother passed a month ago, but she left you her famous Christmas cookie recipe. You begin following it, but the instructions open a portal to somewhere unexpected!
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[WP] You throw all your ex's love notes into the fire, before falling asleep. As you wake up, a little man in a red coat comes dancing out of flames with a notebook, quill pen, and a conniving look on his face. "Jimmy old boy, " he says "Do I have a deal for you!"
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[WP] You're a notorious hacker. One morning the cops hire you to find the phone number of a building where a hostage crisis is underway, so that they can negotiate. You find the number easily enough, and turn it over, but then you can't resist the urge to do a little prank calling.
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[WP]Most of the worlds you have passed are uninhabitable rocks. One day, however, you discover a planet that is so very habitable, it makes the Earth seem like a barren wasteland by comparison.
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[WP]In age, gender, race and temperament, you couldn't image someone less like yourself than the person begging you for help solving a crime. You agree-- then you wake up. You've been talking to a deeply buried aspect of your own subconscious.
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[WP]There are some things too disturbing to be discussed verbally. So we discuss them by exchanging baked goods.
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