WritingPrompts

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[WP] The Manhattan Project was one among four others, each named for a borough of New York City. All four met a disastrous end, from shattered tectonic plates to rouge superviruses to time paradoxes. Their decades-old research files have just been accidentally leaked to the public.	13
[WP] If you kill someone, your mind is supplanted with the mind of the person you killed at the moment of their death. No exceptions.	11
[WP] You are the unluckiest person on Earth. Thus, your bets at the local casino are extremely important, since the other side is always guaranteed to win.	11
[WP] Centuries ago, one sorcerer per continent cast a spell to make humanity forget all magic. Last year, the African sorcerer died, causing Africa to become wealthy and powerful through magic. But now, it must defend itself against invasion by developed countries hoping to steal their magic.	11
[WP] Everybody is one of a few hundred models of clones, each taught and designed for one facet of society. All clones of the same model share a name, that of the most famous historical of their profession. Tell a story.	11
[WP] In right-handed people, the left side of the brain is in control. In left-handed people, the right. In ambidextrous people, two completely different personalities are constantly vying for dominance, only distinguishable for sure by which hand they favor.	10
[WP] A planet of silicon-based lifeforms builds machines and "programs" genes to create carbon-based "technology", much like how we used metallic technology here on Earth.	10
[WP] After tolerating decades of neglect and pollution in their oceans, the Mermaid Council has had enough. The humans will not change their ways, so they must be stopped.	8
[WP] The ancient aliens left cataloging information in the DNA of each sentient species they encountered. When their descendants translate the message in human DNA, they find something truly horrifying.	8
[WP] An ancient race of aliens finds purpose in saving other life from mass-extinction threats. After 74 years of debate and paperwork delays, humanity has been finally been labelled as such a threat.	7

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