WritingPrompts

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[WP] Bored children on car rides look out the windows and imagine mystical beasts running alongside the vehicle, jumping from spot to spot to keep up. As smartphones and other such things become more common, these "runalongs" are going extinct, and the things they guard against are on the rise.	4624
[WP] You download an app that shows how many people alive are older than you. You check it every few days, and eventually notice that the number is getting bigger.	58
[WP] Sometime in the Middle Ages, a man desperate to see more of the world makes a deal with a bored god. The god will keep him in good health for as long as the man chooses, and they'll meet every 100 years to talk about what he's seen. Tell us about one of their meetings!	11
[WP] Some people wrestle with their personal demons. I stabbed mine in the back of the head. I rejected everything it was. Everything I was.	2
[WP] As Humanity came of age and began exploring space, worship of the Greek pantheon came back. And they heard Humanity's prayers. Now, across the galaxy, explorers pray to Hermes; soldiers pray to Ares or Athena; mothers pray to Artemis; and so on.	2
[SP] "And this is our representative, Ambassador Torpedo!"	1
You live in a world where internal conflicts always have external metaphors. And so, you stabbed the manifestation of your own personal demons in the back of the head. You rejected everything they represented. Everything you WERE. Now, you're a blank slate, free to start over.	1
[WP] You live in a world where internal conflicts always have external metaphors. You faced the personification of your internal demons...and stabbed it in the back of the head. You rejected everything it was. Everything YOU were, to that point. Now, you're ready to start over.	1

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