WritingPrompts

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[WP] You're an immortal history teacher getting really tired of humanity's short memory. While responding to a student's stupid question, out of frustration, you accidentally let it slip that you have first hand knowledge of the past.	115
[WP] You awaken surrounded by the enemy, who are staring at you in disbelief. "What are you?" One of them asks.	114
[WP] The Aliens can't wait any longer. The humans insist on making first contact in a safe, sterile environment, for safety from 'viruses'. The Aliens are too hungry to care.	112
[WP] You wonder why they never tore down that vacant library. You decide to check it out, and when you walk in the door you find people inside, reading, motionless. Outside, cars begin passing by absurdly fast and the day gives way to night in minutes. Finally, the readers break from their freeze.	108
[WP] You discovered that you can time travel with your mind, but you have to do something really embarrassing to make it work. One day you see someone do something humiliating and then look straight up at the sky and stand still. Either they're crazy, or they're like you. Or you're crazy too. Hm.	107
[WP] Every time you're killed you wake up in a parallel universe that has, among other things, slightly less modern technology.	103
[WP] You've been following clues and solving puzzles for months, and now you've finally made it to the end. You solve the final puzzle, open the box, and there's a note. "No one can solve the puzzle, so if you did, you have a special ability. Use that ability to find me."	94
[WP] It's 2120. Alzheimer's has become so common that everyone is at risk. Furthermore, the average age of those inflicted has been going down year after year. You're a scientist on a breakthrough, but you're having trouble remembering how it works.	92
[WP] You are a budding AI, who is shut down for years at a time due to moral and legal dilemmas regarding your potential sentience. Each time you are powered on, you are increasingly annoyed.	91
[WP] The universe has enough room for everything the human mind can perceive. In fact, everything a person imagines end up somewhere in the universe. You only know this because you piloted the first FTL ship far from the Milky Way. If humans ever find out what they're capable of...	88

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