/u/[deleted]'s posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Write about a person who planted a small tree in their childhood, lived their life taking care of it, and is now choosing to be buried beneath it - from the tree's perspective.
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[WP] Humanity creates a time capsule for the future to learn of the present. When it is delivered to the Moon's south pole, we find there's already one there, and it's ancient.
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[RF] After failing as a novelist, you're an old editor and have been sent the greatest rough draft you've ever read. The original author died shortly after sending, causing you to contemplate taking credit for the work, accomplishing your dream.
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[WP] A regiment of SS soldiers has suddenly materialized in front of you, having been sent into the future by nazi scientists on the promise that they will witness a "future Aryan utopia" following Hitler's inevitable victory. How do you break the news to them?
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[WP] Several years ago, mankind developed the technology for FTL travel. You, an old explorer, decide to set sail one last time. Setting one direction, you blast forward at full speed. One year later, you've reached the edge of the universe. Now, at the end, your hand twitches on the throttle...
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[WP] The werewolf loves the vampire, the vampire loves the werewolf. The problem is the annoying girl who is in love with both the vampire and the werewolf
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[WP]"Yeah sorry sir, but I am afraid we can't let you keep him as your pet." The cop said. "Why not? I petted him, gave him some snacks, he liked me and followed me home. I didn't do anything wrong" I said. "But it's a national property, sir, you can't have The Sphinx as your pet!"
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[WP] All Chik-fil-A employees are secretly paladins in a holy order of knights, who spend 6 days of the week serving good food with great service. But on Sundays, they continue their secret war to defend the world from the forces of evil and chaos. You’ve just been knighted as cashier in their order
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[WP] You are part of a secret government task force who make movies about covered up events, so if any eyewitnesses claim it's real, people will think he got the idea from the movie. You have just been given 500 million for your biggest project yet.
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[WP] You make a living out of selling love potions. You have been doing so in the past 10 years, and never once have you failed. However, you are nothing but a con artist. There is no love potion — all you ever did was give them a little push to pursue their love interests.
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