/u/puzzlingampersand's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Death knocks on your door. When you answer, you tell him that you have something he’s going to want to see. You pull out a box from under the couch and open it, revealing a glowing purple orb. “Whose soul is that?” Death asks. “Yours,” you reply.
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[WP] You slip and fall on ice walking home from work. A silent procession of wolves emerges from the shadows and walks slowly toward you. Your heart races as they encircle you. One leans in, bared teeth not more than an inch from your face. He whispers, “Master, what would you have us do?"
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[WP] You are finishing your daughter’s alphabet soup. She won’t eat it because she says it tastes funny. After a few bites, you look down and see HELLO bobbing in the middle of the bowl. You swirl your spoon through the soup and watch the letters line up to spell BON JOUR.
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[WP] You make the daydreams of those around you real. Things were going great while you were in investment banking, but now you’ve gotten yourself locked in the psych ward.
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[WP] The Goddess of War summons all of the world's leaders to her chamber. She declares, "You no longer fight with honor, so I shall no longer allow you to fight."
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[WP] You often hear a choir of angels singing. Your therapist long ago helped you accept that this is a delusion. But the choir has recently been replaced by a single voice singing, "It is time. Let us go."
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[WP] You work at a Waffle House but have a pathological fear of maple syrup. Luckily for you, your restaurant only serves artificially flavored corn syrup. But one day a customer walks in carrying their own bottle of genuine maple syrup.
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[WP] The Captain turned to his solider with regret in his eyes and said, "I am sorry that I have to send you, but you are the only one too big for him to eat."
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