WritingPrompts

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[WP] You're on lunch break with your coworkers. Some are human and some are alien. One of the aliens, whose species developed echolocation instead of sight, asks you: What's it REALLY like to see with eyes?	10
[PI] When the police came to announce you the death of your husband, you refused to believe it. "That's impossible," you said. "Unfortunately, it's the truth, miss," answered the policemen. "It's impossible," you said again, "because he's in the kitchen making dinner."	10
[WP] Humanity has managed fishing and swimming in oceans and lakes and such pretty well, considering all bodies of water are entirely transparent, and we take most things we see in stride at this point, usually staying close to shore. But we just invented airplanes.	7
[WP] Two alien species make first contact with each other, an astonishing celebration for both of them. The thing is, one species cannot see, and one cannot hear.	7
[WP] You're a college professor teaching anthropology in 2050, in a time where humans have met and befriended several intelligent alien species. This year, you transferred to the International Space Station to teach several dozen ambassadors about human culture. This is your first class.	7
[WP] In biology, a "personality" is a set of behavioral differences between individuals in a group, that stays consistent over time. Aliens have had to acclimate to the fact that, as a species, humans have no discernible "personality". We're just a crap shoot.	6
[PI] You are an immortal, but you're not that old. In fact you were born between 1980-2010. Mortals excitedly ask you about experiencing age old historical events in person, only to be disappointed and bored when they find out you're a millennial immortal.	6
[WP] You can procrastinate on your essay no longer. It's due tomorrow. The topic is a civilization (your choice) that is still in its early stages. A friend recommends one that was his second choice -- a planet called Earth.	6
[WP] You wake up in the middle of the night and see a ghost in the corner. He starts to stalk menacingly toward you, but suddenly trips and falls flat on his face.	5
[WP] There have been 15 feet found washed up on the shores of British Columbia since August 2007. You're the detective assigned to it and just caught a great, though confusing, break in the case.	5

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