/u/wrestles_bears's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP]: Humanity has developed a hypersensitivity to puns, experiencing physical pain when exposed to especially bad wordplays. As no physical damage happens, it is used to penalize petty criminals. This is your job. You are the Punisher.
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[CW]: Write a short story introducing made-up words whose meaning can be deduced from the story. The last sentence consists entirely of these words, and would be gibberish out of context.
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[WP]: Instead of reaching their physical peak in their 20's and beginning to wither in their 60s, humans never stop growing bigger and stronger. You are 65 and your great-grandfather has gone on a rampage again.
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[WP]: "I'm not here to arrest you. I just want to know how someone heads out to build a criminal empire and ends up producing a functional democracy."
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[WP]: You thought being the only immortal in the world was the worst thing in existence. Then you found Greg.
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[WP]: "I'm sorry. I just don't understand how you managed to fuck up a five-word sentence, offend the inhabitants of three planets and start a world war at the same time."
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[WP]: Most cats bring their owners dead animals out of concern that their humans can't hunt. Yours, however, has also begun filing your taxes for you.
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[WP]: A few hours after meeting a very curious stranger in the woods, she has finally convinced you she really is a time traveller. She asks where and when you are, exactly, and when you amswer, a look of horror spreads on her face. She says you have to get out of the country. Right now.
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