WritingPrompts

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[WP] On an alternate Earth with a huge equatorial ocean, a permanent hurricane has been circling the globe for the last 300 years. Billions of dollars have been spent on manpower and equipment to track the storm. Today, the storm has abruptly and mysteriously disappeared.	29
[WP] You have just discovered that the fluctuations in the stock market on the surface closely match those of the stock market in Hell, which uses souls as currency. Thanks to deregulation, overpopulation, and subprime lending, the value of the soul is about to crash.	24
[WP] A distant world has a problem. Its people are united against a common enemy, a different alien race. But the leaders of the planet know the truth: the threat is an illusion to maintain peace. Thinking they're being helpful, humans arrive, with evidence their enemies are all dead.	23
[WP] In the near future, traditional behind-the-wheel driving is discouraged, and in some areas, banned. Despite this, a group of friends has been planning an illegal road-trip across the US, using classic pre-2040s vehicles. Describe their journey.	22
[WP] A young woman writing a biography of a well-known (now deceased) crime novelist uncovers evidence that he may have been a serial killer himself, and that some of his novels were confessions. Not wanting to believe it's true, she faces a personal dilemma over what to do next.	22
[WP] You discover that the quaint Midwestern college town you just moved to is actually Dis, the city in the center of Hell described in the Divine Comedy, after your new neighbors invite you to a homeowner's association meeting.	22
[WP] A man discovers he has split-personality disorder after he finds that 5 seemingly different Reddit accounts all belong to him. Horrified but curious, he searches through the comment history, none of which he remembers writing. They start to get a little dark.	21
[WP] You just read on the internet about how you can tell the difference between a regular mirror and a two-way surveillance mirror by looking for a gap in the reflection. Jokingly you put your finger up against your sliding closet door. There's a gap.	20
[WP] The old lord of the manor house has gone mad, believing himself to be dead. His poor housekeepers have tried to help, but it’s no use, he thinks he’s a ghost. Pitying him, two wandering spirits decide to take up residence in the manor, to convince him he’s not.	19
[WP] Steve is a hard-boiled private eye whose partner has just disappeared, presumed murdered. In order to solve the case and save his reputation, he must once again turn to his mysterious and beautiful informant, code-named "Blue," for help.	18

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