WritingPrompts

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[WP] A blind beggar laments on his lot in life. Used to being ignored, he is surprised to hear someone respond, and enters into conversation with the stranger. The stranger, meanwhile, is chatting on his cellphone with headphones on and has no idea what's happening.	2
[WP] One day you log on to /r/WritingPrompts to discover there are no meta posts masquerading as clever Prompts passive-aggressively suggesting that people not make submissions of a certain kind	2
[WP] After a series of wars between Earth and Mars Colony left Earth a scourged wasteland, the victorious Marians began using it as a prison planet. At least, that's what the leaders told the people.	2
[WP] Far into the future, a human envoy is about to conclude a highly important negotiation with an alien representative, when suddenly on the intercom, there crackles an old message sent by humans in the distant past, before they'd discovered deep space travel. The message is a bit embarrassing.	2
[WP] A 10-year-old boy loses his mother in Sears, and begins to search for her. A magnet suddenly leaps off a shelf and clings to his chest. He realizes that for his entire life, his parents and teachers have assiduously kept all magnets from his presence.	2
Centuries into the future, a human envoy is about to conclude a highly important negotiation with an alien representative, when suddenly on the intercom, there crackles an old message sent by humans in the distant past, before they'd discovered deep space travel. The message is a bit embarrassing.	1
[EU] Donald Trump, desperate to find a personal assistant up to the task of keeping him in the news, hires Amelia Badelia.	1
One day you log on to /r/WritingPrompts to discover there are no meta posts masquerading as clever Prompts passive-aggressively suggesting that people not make submissions of a certain kind	1
Kim Jong Un is the only person in North Korea's power elite who wants to end the country's isolation, backwardness and destitution. He knows that the only way to accomplish this is by instigating a war, but he has limited power and his every threat is scoffed at by the rest of the world.	1
[WP] You were born conjoined at the hip to your twin, who died while you were infants during the surgery to separate you. You've led a normal life into adulthood, but one day your scar begins to burn with a searing pain and you are plagued by inescapable visions.	1

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