/u/grixit's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Twenty cranes lifted the dome to set it atop of the base of what would be the greatest cathedral ever. But the ragged monk had prophesied judgement against corruption in the Church. Surely, after all the work that had been done, God wouldn't change the value of pi!
7 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[EU] Brussels 1922. A former guerrilla and possible radical from the Balkans has been wandering around town seemingly obsessed with restaurants. A veteran police detective, currently back on a visit, is asked to find out what he's up to. Write about Hercule Peroit investigating Nero Wolfe.
6 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] The wrestling show needs a substitute doctor on short notice and somehow doesn't give them the NDA. Later that night, Al "Space Monster" Ian is injured. His anatomy is, well, different.
6 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] Epicurian vampires use xenophobia and social stasis to maintain their human terroir system. You've been celebrated for over 300 years for the unique taste of blood from the community you manage. Recently, though there's been a lot of foreign travellers coming through.
5 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] Your grandfather was the agent of an old time Hollywood icon. You have inherited the sacred task of maintaining their image. Today, you learned that the icon is the subject of an expose. Something awful that Grampa had once buried has been rediscovered.
5 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] In life you wrote the most ridiculous flattery for your ruler. Now you drift unseen, watching generations of bad historians pass off your inventions as fact.
5 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] The Knights of Retribution is a secret, officially supressed, Roman Catholic order. They believe that it was Satan, not Christ, who died on the cross, and that is how God deals with his enemies. You are a new initiate, awaiting your first mission.
5 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] You've just been served a restraining order barring you from being within 500 feet of someone you've never heard of.
4 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list
[WP] You're a police detective whose job is to review closed cases and make sure all loose ends are tied up. You've discovered a disturbing pattern.
4 upvotes
Mark as read: Add to a list