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[WP] A 13-year-old ordinary boy with a rough life must take the place of a dying superhero.

Submitted by Magnum_Pig_2004 t3_122jmyx on March 26, 2023 at 11:45 AM

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[WP] Since you were a child you have loved science and denied any supernatural subject, following that path you decided to study Physics, at the age of 17 a talking cat appears before you and tells you that you are actually a magician descended from a powerful lineage of magicians that had disappea

Submitted by jackvangarret t3_124cgr9 on March 28, 2023 at 4:20 AM

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[CW] Write a story where the last word of every sentence must be the first word of the next sentence.

Submitted by JDT1706 t3_11ptqlg on March 12, 2023 at 11:40 PM

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[WP] In a crowd, an elderly man dressed in a black suit, leather shoes polished to a shine and a fedora. He passes you a worn ticket stub with the number 11 on it, You discard the ticket only to find it returned to your pocket. It cannot be destroyed, it will not burn, what does the ticket mean?

Submitted by Blazethebold t3_1275egl on March 31, 2023 at 1:09 AM

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[OT] Fun Trope Friday, Writing with Tropes: Reluctant Hero & Fantasy

Submitted by katpoker666 t3_120k3it on March 24, 2023 at 1:20 PM

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[WP] You are a horrible villain. It isn't that you're especially dangerous or cunning--you're just really bad at it.

Submitted by SqueakyFarts99 t3_123op0u on March 27, 2023 at 2:35 PM

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[WP] Hey guys! Welcone back to another banger prank video! tonight, we're sneaking garlic into Dracula's food and recording his reaction!

Submitted by EndorDerDragonKing t3_11c1oqg on February 26, 2023 at 1:24 AM

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[WP] Slaying the dragon was hard enough, but the knight had absolutely zero idea what is being hidden in that tower. Everyone says it's a fair princess, but upon entering her quarters, you are immediately hit with an aura of immense dread, and terror. This tower isn't a prison, it's a vault.

Submitted by Preston_of_Astora t3_11ato9y on February 24, 2023 at 3:12 PM

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[WP] You are a blacksmith in a fantasy world. Usually, you'd be pretty mundane, making forks and pans (still needs to get done after all) But today you accidentally made a sentient steak knife.

Submitted by AdventurerOfTheStars t3_11dyo3h on February 28, 2023 at 6:09 AM

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[PM] Any ideas for a conflict in a medieval story about a boy who is baking a pie?

Submitted by CipherMoth t3_11ek2ou on February 28, 2023 at 9:11 PM

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[WP] The villagers call you their guardian spirit that has protected them since the time of ashes, in truth you are a monstrosity of war that protects the village in an attempt to clear your conscience.

Submitted by Sorrow41 t3_115pvsp on February 18, 2023 at 8:32 PM

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[WP] You are Death, but in a post-apocalyptic world. Only a few survivors remain, and you're doing everything you can to help them because if the last human dies, you die as well. The survivors can't see you, but they feel your presence and notice you efforts. They started to call you Life.

Submitted by Frosty-Ad-1284 t3_10z95h5 on February 11, 2023 at 1:50 AM

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[WP] Your 3 wishes were to live forever, to always have what you need, and to free the genie. The genie and you then enjoy life for a long time, until he goes his own way. Billions of years later, the genie comes back to see how you're doing, and offers you another 3 wishes, just for old time's sake

Submitted by chacham2 t3_1190e6p on February 22, 2023 at 2:16 PM

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[WP] An elderly man, who believed in reincarnation, decides to leave a series of notes in the pages of obscure books at a historical library. As he starts hiding the messages for his next life, he gets a shock after finding a note from his past self...

Submitted by metamazenft t3_10lnocs on January 26, 2023 at 9:02 AM

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[WP] "You're decidedly average," the fortuneteller told you. "You have no special skills, talents or otherwise, you will live a completely boring life". "But your sibling, now they are destined for great things, in fact they will....."

Submitted by Deathstroke317 t3_10eslmv on January 18, 2023 at 12:26 AM

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[WP] You are a superhero, and your arch nemesis has taken a group of hostages to force you to reveal your secret identity. However, you are one of the hostages they've taken.

Submitted by Mr_Meme_Master t3_10gj82l on January 20, 2023 at 1:15 AM

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[PI] A lighthearted story for children, which changes its meaning when read by an adult

Submitted by SirPiecemaker t3_zzhyq6 on December 31, 2022 at 1:42 AM

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[WP] Reasons I'm almost definitely not a zombie. #1...

Submitted by chalice_palace t3_zx0qz2 on December 28, 2022 at 4:55 AM

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[WP] How DARE you kiss me?! Do it again... please.

Submitted by 66th_Legate t3_zq1lpg on December 19, 2022 at 7:50 PM

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[WP] It’s a common know fact that if a person dies climbing Mount Everest the body is left on the mountain. That’s why a serial killer likes to disguise himself as a Sherpa in order to hide his victims.

Submitted by jgeezy235 t3_zhat43 on December 9, 2022 at 10:29 PM

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[OT] Im a little stuck in a traffic jam sequence, i want to describe a constant din of car horns, and i want my reader to get just as annoyed by it as the real sound. Any tips?

Submitted by soogland t3_zp5eix on December 18, 2022 at 6:54 PM

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[WP] “Writer, are you there? I know you’re listening… are you scared? You should be, I’m coming for you”

Submitted by Janus-Moth t3_zscdfp on December 22, 2022 at 4:39 AM

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[WP] You're the 'most deadly supervillain the country has ever seen'. Thing is, your super-evil ability? You deal the same amount of harm the 'heroes' you face have caused. Your power is Karma. Nobody's picked up on that yet.

Submitted by beetledee_ t3_zzf2oq on December 30, 2022 at 11:34 PM

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[WP] It has been almost a year since you were reincarnated into this world of gods and magic, thinking you would never see anything from your world ever again. So imagine your surprise when you wake up one morning to a present with the words “From, Santa” on it.

Submitted by Toon_Lord t3_zuf5kk on December 24, 2022 at 6:05 PM

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[WP] For your entire life you have been able to feel the presence of life. While passing through a town you stop at bar, and are greeted by someone who you had felt no such thing.

Submitted by TehTeaser t3_yo5k2a on November 6, 2022 at 10:56 PM

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