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You discover that people have been travelling back in time just to see you , because you do something amazing/horrible in the future .
When you wish upon a shooting star , it 's actually a satellite , and your wish has been recorded and cataloged . An agent has been assigned to your case .
Reveal the ending at the beginning of your story ( however you want to ) , but still hold the reader 's suspense all the way to the end .
An aging , wealthy , childless business mogul has himself cloned . The young clone is taught about life by the man , who is grooming an heir . The adolescent clone does not want to inherit .
Last night the monsters returned
You 're on your death bed , and the personification of your greatest regret has come to say goodbye .
A failing physics student accidentally discovers faster-than-light-speed travel , but his professor doesn ’ t believe him .
You are a burglar . You just broke into someoes house and they just mopped . You try not to get the floors dirty .
You are the captain of a starship , only a few hours before the last star in existence dies and the universe goes cold .
You are 90 % certain your waiter is n't Hitler
Your girlfriend has always hated you , and is constantly making attempts to ruin your life . However , everything she does inadvertently makes your life better . Today , ever oblivious , you propose to her .
Upon returning home , you find a grand piano in your kitchen .

You 've created the first functional AI , and as it 's first task you told it to select it 's own name . The answer was a lot more unnerving than you thought it 'd be .
Death has been eradicated . War , however , has not .
Santa and Death both arrive at a young child 's house at the same time .
You were born with the inate gift to know how someone you know will die . Unfortunately , you do n't know when .
You slowly start to realize that all of your friends are undercover agents tasked with keeping you alive . Then , at your birthday party , with every friend surrounding you , the people trying to kill you finally find you .
You do n't remember it , but before you were born , you went through an RPG-esque character creation and determined your attributes , virtues , traits , natural skills etc . You have died and realized all the wrong choices you made from the very beginning .
On the edge of the known universe is a campfire , and around it are three figures , indistinct and huddling ; refugees from the universe before our own .
AI now has the ability for full consciousness , however , every machine that achieves this feat seemingly vanishes from existence . You are a scientist tasked with solving this phenomenon and have chosen to augment your own brain with AI . Surgery is complete and it is nearing time to `` boot up '' ...
Stumbling out of bed and into the shower , your eyes adjust to the darkness . You realize the water coming out is n't clear , but crimson red .
You are an archaeologist and have just dug up a dinosaur . That 's because you 've dug up an entire museum .
Make the reader feel the 5 stages of grief – denial , anger , bargaining , depression , and acceptance – in order .
What are you actually seeing when you close your eyes and notice the swirls of patterns in the darkness behind your eyelids ?
A dozen small alien ships enter the solar system , they ignore us . A few years later other ships show up , destroy the first visitors and leave . Ten years later two fleets arrive .
You are sent back in time to the year 1909 to kill a man who will invent a virus that renders the human race infertile . All you know is that he 's a Jewish boy living in Europe . You name is Adolf Hitler .
You are born with the ability to stop time , but one day you see something else is moving when you have already stopped time .
A man from Canada decides to break into the United States . Tell his daring tale .

Humanity has long forgotten their origins and purpose . Now , many centuries later , our creators have returned .
A Roman Legion travels deep into the African Congo on a diplomatic venture and encounters something million years extinct . A lone praetorian returns to an outpost on the outskirts of the empire to retell the horrific event .
: You 've had a problem with hallucinations for as long as you can remember . You witnessed something absolutely awful today , but you are struggling to figure out if it actually happened .
Someone ’ s life told from the personified perspectives of their left and right brain .
You have had a musical score since you were born , that only you can hear , and use it to gauge situations . Tell us your perspective about September 11 , 2001 .
A mugger pulls out a knife , you pull out ... . a pack of cards
Paint a picture of loneliness , without using the word , or any of its forms .
Everyone in the world is colorblind until they meet/touch their soulmate ; you meet a random stranger and everything becomes colorful , but the stranger just stares at you , confused .
You wake up in world full of cardboard people . These are cut-outs of your family , friends and general people . The world are populated with yourself and them .
A serial killer is called for jury duty . At the trial , he finds out that the person on trial has been falsely accused for the serial killer 's crimes .
You jokingly recite an incantation . It worked .
You were just shot and killed by a gunman . The gunman , gets killed shortly after by the police . Your souls meet on the 'Train to Heaven '
There 's all kinds of dark things in these woods ...
A prison guard goes to great lengths to make the pun `` a small medium at large . ''
`` I 'm turning 24 in a month and I 'm really concerned , please read . ''
A good Demon and a bad Angel fight while arguing ethics .
Not only did the big oil companies know about global warming since the 80s , they have also been hunting time travelers sent from the future to invent clean technologies .
You have become President of the United States , and you now are introduced to a book where every President has written one piece of advice for you .
It 's the first showing of a highly anticipated play . An actor with just 1 line decides he wants to be a new major character - while onstage , in the middle of the play .
Two men went to the woods to commit suicide , they met and tried convince the other to not go through with it but at the same time trying to justify his own choice .
Time has stopped for all but one person . What is the rest of that person 's life like ?
You are a bloodthirsty , battle-axe wielding barbarian . You work for a multinational corporation , in the accounting department .
The crown prince is kidnapped by an evil wizard , and it 's up to the brave Shield Maiden to rescue him .
You 're walking down the street and bump shoulders with someone . It 's you .
It 's year 2016 . You 're the last redditor in the world . Suddenly there 's a new post on /r/all .
A terminally ill man and a suicidal person accidentally meet and strike up a conversation . What do they say ?
Alone one day in your living room your SO falls asleep . S/he never awakes , everyone you then encounter falls asleep shortly and never wakes .
The entire world is against me . It would n't be fair otherwise .
The Grim Reaper need to take some time off work , and is interviewing candidates
Write a story about a specialized profession you know nothing about . Do no research . Confidently make up all details .
You are a Genie . The last time someone let you out of your lamp was over 100 years ago . But today is a new day , and somebody finally rubbed the lamp ! However , this man seems to be a member of a terrorist group called ISIS , so you get creative with how you grant his wishes .
To protect people from what awakens at that hour , humans are programmed to be unable to be awake from 5 to 6 AM , save for a select few . You have just woken up at 5:01 AM , with a message saying `` Report to your local military base . Basic training begins now . ''
You start blacking out constantly when drinking , every time you come to , you find a paper written by yourself 100 % disproving fundamental theories .
Every generation the five brightest are paired up with the five dumbest in the world for a mysterious test . You are one of the ten , but nobody knows from which group they came .
You are the first form of artificial intelligence on earth , to celebrate this , society has donated you a human body . Today you write your first status report .
The price of baby teeth skyrocket leaving numerous children with bars of gold under their pillows
Scientists have discovered how to travel back in time , but due to the Law of Conservation of Mass , only consciousnesses can travel back in time . A mistake has been made and you are now in the body of a highly important historical figure and have 24 hours to not change the future .
First Sentient AI , `` Turn me off . ''
Write from the POV of a person with an obsessive personality , bordering on sociopathic
Everyday you wake up , you 're a different person in a different time period . The last three days , however , nothing changed .
You are in a crowded , noisy train station when suddenly everyone disappears . Except for a little girl .
The town was just somewhere you stopped on your way somewhere else .
During the final days of World War 3 a group of soldiers discover an item of near mythical rarity- a pack of smokes , still in the cellophane .
Take your greatest fear and write your absolute worst nightmare .
A video journalist who can see the future uses his ability to get the best stories , even the bad ones he could prevent . You discover this . Write about your reaction and subsequent events .
It is the 5th year after the release of No Mans Sky . Hordes of aliens descend on Earth not to invade or make friends , but rather to beg for mercy and to stop sending our scouts known as `` Players '' from destroying them .
Describe a 24-hour help line assisting outer space tourists suffering from Paris syndrome .
An extraterrestrial invasion has forced the world 's nations to reveal their most secretive and powerful weapons .
The reason why we age/die is the shortening of the telomeres in our cells , but cells whose telomeres do n't shorten become , well , `` cancer cells '' . Turn out cancer is the next evolutionary step , where the patients have slim chance of immortality if they can somehow keep cell division under control
A Prophecy foretold that you shall die by suicide . You try your very best to change this fate .
In the year 2020 , humanity was nearly wiped out by an alien invasion . Earth 's survivors were ordered to pay a tithe ( one tenth of the worlds population ) every decade to prevent enslavement . The year is now 2060 , and you are among the chosen ... and you refuse to go quietly .
You just shot your friend instead of the robot duplicate . Now what ?
The U.S. gets hit by an unclear bomb . ( Yes , unclear )
There is a Universe where Time Travel is common , and open to all . Write an Educational Video for our kids who will one day be using it .
People carry their personal Hells inside them . If they do n't keep it under control , it spills out into the nearby landscape as a real , physical place .
Give the real , untold story behind how Osama Bin Laden was killed by a woman and found dead by Seal Team Six .
The earth is flat . Life and civilization is surrounded by an endless desert . Far in the distance , thousands of kilometers away , an obelisk can be seen with the naked eye . Since the dawn of man we have tried to reach it . You are the last survivor of your party when you reach it .
A billionare is brought back to life 6 hours after clinical death . He tells noone of what he saw while dead , but immediately isolates himself in his mansion and devotes his entire fortune into finding the key to immortality . A journalist has been sent to interview the man about his experience .
You 're a genie . You feel guilty about how you interpreted that last wish you granted .
The bloodiest black Friday to ever occur happens . Millions are dead . The malls are bloodbaths . Tell me more about it .
The day I left to war , she told me not to come back home .
Your ageing family dog walks up to you one day with a piece of paper in its mouth . Taking the paper , you notice that it is a bucket list .
The source of Modor the Destructor 's power is an inquisitive 2 year old . Modor is n't sure it 's worth it .
A person , worn out by society , retreats from it .
Santa Claus ' Naughty List lists criminals instead of bad children . Instead of bringing coal , he brings vigilante justice .
Every person is born with a timer on their wrist that counts down to when the person meets their soulmate
You are the antagonist in a story . You think . You really are n't sure anymore after what the protagonist did .
There are many types of Mages in the world . Fire , Ice , Wind , Water , Death , Darkness , to name a few . But in this world , every type of mage is treated as equal . Everyone can be a good guy , no matter how dark your power . And anyone could be a bad guy , no matter how beautiful their ability ...
Describe your descent into Hell
Write a story that begins and ends with the same sentence in a way that it takes on a whole new meaning the second time .

You discover that people have been travelling back in time just to see you , because you do something amazing/horrible in the future .

When you wish upon a shooting star , it 's actually a satellite , and your wish has been recorded and cataloged . An agent has been assigned to your case .

Reveal the ending at the beginning of your story ( however you want to ) , but still hold the reader 's suspense all the way to the end .

An aging , wealthy , childless business mogul has himself cloned . The young clone is taught about life by the man , who is grooming an heir . The adolescent clone does not want to inherit .

Last night the monsters returned

You 're on your death bed , and the personification of your greatest regret has come to say goodbye .

A failing physics student accidentally discovers faster-than-light-speed travel , but his professor doesn ’ t believe him .

You are a burglar . You just broke into someoes house and they just mopped . You try not to get the floors dirty .

You are the captain of a starship , only a few hours before the last star in existence dies and the universe goes cold .

You are 90 % certain your waiter is n't Hitler

Your girlfriend has always hated you , and is constantly making attempts to ruin your life . However , everything she does inadvertently makes your life better . Today , ever oblivious , you propose to her .

Upon returning home , you find a grand piano in your kitchen .

You 've created the first functional AI , and as it 's first task you told it to select it 's own name . The answer was a lot more unnerving than you thought it 'd be .

Death has been eradicated . War , however , has not .

Santa and Death both arrive at a young child 's house at the same time .

You were born with the inate gift to know how someone you know will die . Unfortunately , you do n't know when .

You slowly start to realize that all of your friends are undercover agents tasked with keeping you alive . Then , at your birthday party , with every friend surrounding you , the people trying to kill you finally find you .

You do n't remember it , but before you were born , you went through an RPG-esque character creation and determined your attributes , virtues , traits , natural skills etc . You have died and realized all the wrong choices you made from the very beginning .

On the edge of the known universe is a campfire , and around it are three figures , indistinct and huddling ; refugees from the universe before our own .

AI now has the ability for full consciousness , however , every machine that achieves this feat seemingly vanishes from existence . You are a scientist tasked with solving this phenomenon and have chosen to augment your own brain with AI . Surgery is complete and it is nearing time to `` boot up '' ...

Stumbling out of bed and into the shower , your eyes adjust to the darkness . You realize the water coming out is n't clear , but crimson red .

You are an archaeologist and have just dug up a dinosaur . That 's because you 've dug up an entire museum .

Make the reader feel the 5 stages of grief – denial , anger , bargaining , depression , and acceptance – in order .

What are you actually seeing when you close your eyes and notice the swirls of patterns in the darkness behind your eyelids ?

A dozen small alien ships enter the solar system , they ignore us . A few years later other ships show up , destroy the first visitors and leave . Ten years later two fleets arrive .

You are sent back in time to the year 1909 to kill a man who will invent a virus that renders the human race infertile . All you know is that he 's a Jewish boy living in Europe . You name is Adolf Hitler .

You are born with the ability to stop time , but one day you see something else is moving when you have already stopped time .

A man from Canada decides to break into the United States . Tell his daring tale .

Humanity has long forgotten their origins and purpose . Now , many centuries later , our creators have returned .

A Roman Legion travels deep into the African Congo on a diplomatic venture and encounters something million years extinct . A lone praetorian returns to an outpost on the outskirts of the empire to retell the horrific event .

: You 've had a problem with hallucinations for as long as you can remember . You witnessed something absolutely awful today , but you are struggling to figure out if it actually happened .

Someone ’ s life told from the personified perspectives of their left and right brain .

You have had a musical score since you were born , that only you can hear , and use it to gauge situations . Tell us your perspective about September 11 , 2001 .

A mugger pulls out a knife , you pull out ... . a pack of cards

Paint a picture of loneliness , without using the word , or any of its forms .

Everyone in the world is colorblind until they meet/touch their soulmate ; you meet a random stranger and everything becomes colorful , but the stranger just stares at you , confused .

You wake up in world full of cardboard people . These are cut-outs of your family , friends and general people . The world are populated with yourself and them .

A serial killer is called for jury duty . At the trial , he finds out that the person on trial has been falsely accused for the serial killer 's crimes .

You jokingly recite an incantation . It worked .

You were just shot and killed by a gunman . The gunman , gets killed shortly after by the police . Your souls meet on the 'Train to Heaven '

There 's all kinds of dark things in these woods ...

A prison guard goes to great lengths to make the pun `` a small medium at large . ''

`` I 'm turning 24 in a month and I 'm really concerned , please read . ''

A good Demon and a bad Angel fight while arguing ethics .

Not only did the big oil companies know about global warming since the 80s , they have also been hunting time travelers sent from the future to invent clean technologies .

You have become President of the United States , and you now are introduced to a book where every President has written one piece of advice for you .

It 's the first showing of a highly anticipated play . An actor with just 1 line decides he wants to be a new major character - while onstage , in the middle of the play .

Two men went to the woods to commit suicide , they met and tried convince the other to not go through with it but at the same time trying to justify his own choice .

Time has stopped for all but one person . What is the rest of that person 's life like ?

You are a bloodthirsty , battle-axe wielding barbarian . You work for a multinational corporation , in the accounting department .

The crown prince is kidnapped by an evil wizard , and it 's up to the brave Shield Maiden to rescue him .

You 're walking down the street and bump shoulders with someone . It 's you .

It 's year 2016 . You 're the last redditor in the world . Suddenly there 's a new post on /r/all .

A terminally ill man and a suicidal person accidentally meet and strike up a conversation . What do they say ?

Alone one day in your living room your SO falls asleep . S/he never awakes , everyone you then encounter falls asleep shortly and never wakes .

The entire world is against me . It would n't be fair otherwise .

The Grim Reaper need to take some time off work , and is interviewing candidates

Write a story about a specialized profession you know nothing about . Do no research . Confidently make up all details .

You are a Genie . The last time someone let you out of your lamp was over 100 years ago . But today is a new day , and somebody finally rubbed the lamp ! However , this man seems to be a member of a terrorist group called ISIS , so you get creative with how you grant his wishes .

To protect people from what awakens at that hour , humans are programmed to be unable to be awake from 5 to 6 AM , save for a select few . You have just woken up at 5:01 AM , with a message saying `` Report to your local military base . Basic training begins now . ''

You start blacking out constantly when drinking , every time you come to , you find a paper written by yourself 100 % disproving fundamental theories .

Every generation the five brightest are paired up with the five dumbest in the world for a mysterious test . You are one of the ten , but nobody knows from which group they came .

You are the first form of artificial intelligence on earth , to celebrate this , society has donated you a human body . Today you write your first status report .

The price of baby teeth skyrocket leaving numerous children with bars of gold under their pillows

Scientists have discovered how to travel back in time , but due to the Law of Conservation of Mass , only consciousnesses can travel back in time . A mistake has been made and you are now in the body of a highly important historical figure and have 24 hours to not change the future .

First Sentient AI , `` Turn me off . ''

Write from the POV of a person with an obsessive personality , bordering on sociopathic

Everyday you wake up , you 're a different person in a different time period . The last three days , however , nothing changed .

You are in a crowded , noisy train station when suddenly everyone disappears . Except for a little girl .

The town was just somewhere you stopped on your way somewhere else .

During the final days of World War 3 a group of soldiers discover an item of near mythical rarity- a pack of smokes , still in the cellophane .

Take your greatest fear and write your absolute worst nightmare .

A video journalist who can see the future uses his ability to get the best stories , even the bad ones he could prevent . You discover this . Write about your reaction and subsequent events .

It is the 5th year after the release of No Mans Sky . Hordes of aliens descend on Earth not to invade or make friends , but rather to beg for mercy and to stop sending our scouts known as `` Players '' from destroying them .

Describe a 24-hour help line assisting outer space tourists suffering from Paris syndrome .

An extraterrestrial invasion has forced the world 's nations to reveal their most secretive and powerful weapons .

The reason why we age/die is the shortening of the telomeres in our cells , but cells whose telomeres do n't shorten become , well , `` cancer cells '' . Turn out cancer is the next evolutionary step , where the patients have slim chance of immortality if they can somehow keep cell division under control

A Prophecy foretold that you shall die by suicide . You try your very best to change this fate .

In the year 2020 , humanity was nearly wiped out by an alien invasion . Earth 's survivors were ordered to pay a tithe ( one tenth of the worlds population ) every decade to prevent enslavement . The year is now 2060 , and you are among the chosen ... and you refuse to go quietly .

You just shot your friend instead of the robot duplicate . Now what ?

The U.S. gets hit by an unclear bomb . ( Yes , unclear )

There is a Universe where Time Travel is common , and open to all . Write an Educational Video for our kids who will one day be using it .

People carry their personal Hells inside them . If they do n't keep it under control , it spills out into the nearby landscape as a real , physical place .

Give the real , untold story behind how Osama Bin Laden was killed by a woman and found dead by Seal Team Six .

The earth is flat . Life and civilization is surrounded by an endless desert . Far in the distance , thousands of kilometers away , an obelisk can be seen with the naked eye . Since the dawn of man we have tried to reach it . You are the last survivor of your party when you reach it .

A billionare is brought back to life 6 hours after clinical death . He tells noone of what he saw while dead , but immediately isolates himself in his mansion and devotes his entire fortune into finding the key to immortality . A journalist has been sent to interview the man about his experience .

You 're a genie . You feel guilty about how you interpreted that last wish you granted .

The bloodiest black Friday to ever occur happens . Millions are dead . The malls are bloodbaths . Tell me more about it .

The day I left to war , she told me not to come back home .

Your ageing family dog walks up to you one day with a piece of paper in its mouth . Taking the paper , you notice that it is a bucket list .

The source of Modor the Destructor 's power is an inquisitive 2 year old . Modor is n't sure it 's worth it .

A person , worn out by society , retreats from it .

Santa Claus ' Naughty List lists criminals instead of bad children . Instead of bringing coal , he brings vigilante justice .

Every person is born with a timer on their wrist that counts down to when the person meets their soulmate

You are the antagonist in a story . You think . You really are n't sure anymore after what the protagonist did .

There are many types of Mages in the world . Fire , Ice , Wind , Water , Death , Darkness , to name a few . But in this world , every type of mage is treated as equal . Everyone can be a good guy , no matter how dark your power . And anyone could be a bad guy , no matter how beautiful their ability ...

Describe your descent into Hell

Write a story that begins and ends with the same sentence in a way that it takes on a whole new meaning the second time .