/u/writimov's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[EU] When you stand with your Elven feet in the sand at the beach, you hear stories of peoples the sand have witnessed. The night's storm has flushed a large quantity of greenish sand down the river into the Bay. Dipping your toes in green sand, you hear stories of growing things: the Ents of Old!
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[WP] The Royals are not happy: their investments have been tanking. It turns out they don't understand technological progress as they all live in castles - they are Vampires, Lycans and others with long-life-giving blood. You are a new investment advisor - set to present today on new investments.
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[WP] You are a Master Splicer - mixing a plum with a apricot to make a plumcot - that was your idea. But after 30 years in the biz, you are bored and have decided to branch out. Today's mixes just aren't doing it: redwood tree rosemary, seaweed mangoes... something is missing.
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[WP] Everyone remarks on your amazing fitness since you started yoga 6 months ago. You seem to be aging backwards. You call your Aunt to thank her again for the gift of a yoga mat and foam roller. She responds: "Yes. I got them in an antique shop in Lenox Hill called Magical Annie's Aging Oddities."
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[WP] Superpower day had come and gone with you being labeled a 'Duddle' = 'Dud' + 'Muggle' meaning no powers. You decided to leave the city. The countryside immediately lit up - you could see and hear everyone around for miles. Your power was revealed: a direct connection to the Fungal Net!
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[WP] Squaak! Caaw Caaw! You spent months building trust with the local Seagulls and Crows. Today it would all pay off. You masked-up and typed in the Animal Talk app: "Execute" and the app starting making bird noises. A swarm descended towards the bank as you crossed the street to begin the robbery.
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[WP] The job posting had been specific: "Teleporters wanted for satellite work." After a week of training, they put you in a space suit, showed you a picture of a satellite that needed repair and told you to teleport. They didn't tell you WHY the satellite needed repair!
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[WP] An army of lawyers and a bulldozer have just shown up to knock down your house - valuable radioactive metals have been discovered and you don't own the mining rights to the land. That answers the question of how you got your superpowers.
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[WP] You hum a Monty Python song as you work: "I'm a lumberjack, yes I am..." The flying drone swarm you control fell another tree.
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