WritingPrompts

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[WP] “You might want to sit down for this,” the doctor began. “I’ve looked over your case and the warning signs are all there: elevated testosterone levels, a high protein diet, and the tendency to run barefoot on roads. I’m sorry Mr Flintstone but it appears you’ve caught the CrossFit virus.”	17
[WP] In the afterlife, your job is to select which souls return to Earth as a ghosts. There’s only one rule—never return a soul that seeks revenge. Your partner from Earth dies, and their soul tells you that your child has been kidnapped on Earth. Your partner begs you to let them return.	17
[WP] “…and may the odds be ever in your favour.” The voice goes quiet and you smile. Soon they will all fall. And then—finally—you will emerge victorious as the leader of the playground.	17
[WP] No human has free will. Instead, their actions are driven by thoughts placed in their mind by the goddess Clotho, who controls humans according to fate. That is, until you buy a few dice and decide to live life a little more randomly.	16
[WP] In desperation, a professor of statistics summons a demon. The professor fears how the demon will react, but when it arrives the demon is full of admiration for the professor's work.	16
[WP] You and a group of friends prank the town one day with a fake UFO hoax. Your parents are really upset—not because of the legal trouble or the ethical issues, but because as a family of aliens, you’re supposed to be keeping a low profile.	16
[WP] Shortly after Facebook introduces the metaverse, humans evolve towards a digital only existence. You are one of the few ‘unplugged’, a small group who maintain the infrastructure to keep the metaverse running. You’ve just uploaded v536.24, which adds a new character called “Neo”.	16
[WP] You arrive at work to find someone parked in your parking spot. They leave before you are able to identify them, so you spend the next 12 years of your life tracking them down and extracting your vengeance.	16
[WP] You are the newest reporter for the Magicians’ Weekly, so it was a little strange when you got given a high profile interview with a talking unicorn as your first story. Five minutes into the interview, you realise why—he’s actually a bit of a dick.	16
[WP] Modern technology only works because it is enhanced by magic. It takes all of the world’s magicians working together to keep technology functioning so that humans can lead comfortable lives. In desperation, the wizards unite to create a new branch of magic called “science”.	16

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