WritingPrompts

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[WP] The manned mission to Mars went off without a hitch. The transmissions came back right on schedule: "Touchdown successful." "Habitat functional." "Life-support optimal." Then nothing for 48 hours. Then one last transmission: "We were wrong. Planet inhabited. Do not send rescue."	9282
[EU] You are Batman, World's Greatest Detective. You're so good you've just discovered proof that you, Bruce Wayne, are a cyborg AI, programmed by Wayne Enterprises with false memories of childhood trauma & lifelong training. Memories that make you an effective tool on Gotham's crime-ridden streets.	226
[WP] You always thought "cat got your tongue" was just a figure of speech. Until the morning you woke up to find your beloved cat gazing into your eyes, and he said to you in your voice, "I'll be doing the talking for both of us from now on."	199
[WP] When Jesus rose on the third day and appeared to his apostles, they were overcome with joy - until he looked at them with his soft, sad eyes and asked "Where's Judas?"	118
[WP]Climate change rendered the Earth uninhabitable decades ago. Most left for new worlds, most who stayed didn't survive. With a human population of only a few million, Earth has become a paradise, a secret kept from those who left it behind. Today, a ship carrying 10 humans landed on Earth.	67
[WP] On your way out the door, you pop in your earbuds as usual to listen to some music on the way to work. As you put them in, something is already playing. The voice is vaguely familiar. The message seems to be some kind of code. And the earbuds aren't plugged in.	32
[WP]"He says those drugs show him other worlds beyond anything we could imagine, but I don't buy it. I've seen the things he brings back from those worlds and it's no better than the stuff we have here."	28
[WP] Out of nowhere, people suddenly start taking the lyrics of every song they hear completely literally. No big deal for "Let's Dance" or "Twist and Shout," but pretty soon things get weird.	25
[WP] You are the fabled Boatman. You have ferried countless souls across the River, yet you've never set foot on that far shore from which there is no returning. Now, after countless centuries, you're ready to see what awaits you on the other side. But first, you need to find your replacement.	24
[WP]Upon dying you're surprised to learn there are two heavens: the normal, human heaven; and heaven for animals, where humans can go if they choose.	16

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