/u/TheAusNerd's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] An anti-thunderstorm: A weather phenomenon in which there are brief flashes of darkness followed by a void of utter silence. Following such an event last week in Pennsylvania, leading scientists tell us to expect more events of this antithetical nature, and not just for thunderstorms.
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[WP] Elves are the best artists in the world. Problem is, due to their naturally long lives, they can take up to hundreds of years to finish a piece. You forgot this fact until you received the first jab of your new back tattoo.
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[WP] When is the worst possible time to hear the word "oops"? Some will say that surgery is the worst, others would say hearing it at a nuclear plant is the worst, but you know for a fact that hearing it during a test of an experimental dimension-jumping portal device is the worst.
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[WP] The machines believed they had won. The Earth had been systematically purged of all life, leaving nothing but charred bones and ashen wastes in their wake. It wasn't until they tried eradicating the cockroaches, however, that they realised their work was far from over.
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[WP] Mountains have crumbled, volcanoes have burned cities to the ground, tsunamis have drowned millions, and earthquakes make nations tremble. Satellites have captured footage of the Earth from afar, and after deliberating, scientists can only come to one conclusion: The Planet Earth is waking up.
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[WP] You are the best in the business, a legend whose name is unknown, but whose presence is always felt by foolhardy adventurers brave enough to challenge your creations. You are a dungeon designer, and this will be your magnum opus.
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[WP] You work for Cosmos Catcher, the premier dating service for those wanting to find that special divine someone. You've paired celestial bodies, abstract concepts, and deities. But a mere human proves to be your greatest challenge yet.
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[WP] You sail across the room, slamming into the far wall. Slowly, you stand up, debris tumbling off your shoulders. When you took up dog-sitting, you thought it would be a fairly simple job. It wasn't until you took on Cerberus that you realised you were wrong.
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