/u/sanguiniuswept's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A terrorist's bomb explodes in a public mailbox that you'd used to send a copy of your manuscript for a novel about terrorism to your editor. Police found a single page from it that appears to take credit for the attack, and now they're searching for you.
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[WP] Your mission: smuggle a bomb through airport security. Your problem: you are physically, mentally, and emotionally incapable of telling a lie
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[WP] You tell the genie you want to live to the end of the world. He looks at his watch, smiles, and says, "Granted".
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[WP] The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was the thing where you make it look like you removed your thumb. The devil is not good at tricks.
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[WP] You're a militarized hermit who's been living alone in the mountains for years, plotting to overthrow the government. You finally decide the time is right and come out into the world, only to find the government has already been overthrown.
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[WP]You hear a muffled scream from outside the house. You open the window to hear better, and the scream immediately stops. When you close the window again, the screaming resumes.
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[WP]You wake up with a strange superpower: you can transform objects if you call them by common nicknames (A refrigerator can become a box literally made of ice and a sports car can become a metal rod that is very hot).
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[WP]You and your arch-nemesis gain longevity with each picture published of you. You're killing it in the selfie game, but he just got his face added to the $1 bill...
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[WP] An archaeologist finally found the Book of the Dead in Egypt, but instead of necromantic spells, it is merely a list of names...
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