WritingPrompts

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[WP] "To perform this exorcism, I'll need to have absolute privacy." You usher the family out of the room and turn to your patient. "Azazel, come on, we've talked about this!"	1649
[WP] You own the world's only time machine and, instead of messing with history or changing the timeline, you are content to work in the present day but live in 1980. However, keeping track of your 2 separate lives is becoming harder and your friends and family are beginning to get suspicious.	1550
[WP] You're off to confront your tenant about their unit exceeding capacity. You've seen at least 3 people living there who aren't on the lease. When you finish dressing him down for the violation, all he says is, "You can see them too?"	722
[WP] You're a renowned portrait artist, painting portraits for politicians, celebrities, you name it. Late one night, there's a knock on your door. A nervous young man stands outside, pale, with elongated canine teeth. He'd like a portrait. Hasn't seen his own face in over a century.	634
[WP] Turns out everyone's religion is "true," and they go to the afterlife they believe in most. You, an atheist, have just died. And the universe took you at your word when you joked about worshiping the Flying Spaghetti Monster.	59
[WP] You're an archeologist on a new dig. Ancient ruins, religious relics of the ancient peoples, the gods they worshiped. What your crew don't know is the gods and magic were real. You know because you were there. You killed them both. It's your job to make sure they stay dead.	56
[WP] As a trail guide, you get a lot of Bigfoot hunters determined to prove his existence. Your real job is to make sure they never do.	48
[WP] You are a sleep paralysis demon, just doing your job. It's a thankless calling, but sleep paralysis demons are actually charged with protecting their wards from entities that can infiltrate the real world during half wakeful periods. And you're very good at it.	47
[WP] You're cashing a check and making small talk with the teller, remarking on the weather and how it might rain. "Indubitably," he replies. Suddenly your hypnosis is broken, and the last ten years come rushing back. You haven't had free will since letting yourself be hypnotized on a stupid dare.	30
[WP] Mouthing off to customers is now protected under free speech and you can't be fired for it. For once, you cannot wait for that singularly unpleasant regular to visit the cafe where you work.	28

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