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[WP] You are an evil president of the United States and you want to ruin the world. Unfortunately, your plans backfire and you keep making the world a better place instead by accident, earning endless praise from the people and human rights advocacy groups. This is not what you wanted.

Submitted by swagonflyyyy t3_zrlh0r on December 21, 2022 at 1:14 PM

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[WP] The irradiated apocalypse had been Jim's life for 27 years until he got shot, but now he has a chance to undo the damage! He was back in 2020... problem is he was just sent into a bank with a giant machine gun and power armour

Submitted by Janus-Moth t3_zs4wat on December 21, 2022 at 11:19 PM

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[WP] Someone wrote a prophecy in a subway station. It takes a while to be discovered.

Submitted by ThePinkTeenager t3_zs7afo on December 22, 2022 at 12:54 AM

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[SP] "It's time to feed that... 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 in the basement again."

Submitted by Paper_Shotgun t3_zq9nkx on December 20, 2022 at 1:06 AM

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[PM] Give me a children's classic, I'll write the trailer for the gritty action reboot.

Submitted by Robysto7 t3_zs5cgs on December 21, 2022 at 11:36 PM

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[WP] The superhero and villain date in their secret identities and don't know that they are enemies, today both are late to a date

Submitted by Janus-Moth t3_zr3l9f on December 20, 2022 at 11:42 PM

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[WP] Write a story about hope in a post apocalyptic fantasy world.

Submitted by SciencesnObjects40 t3_zq3hth on December 19, 2022 at 9:04 PM

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[WP] You we’re just hanging out with your childhood best friend when you save him from a truck. You wake up in an isekai world clearly designed for him. However, you, a bisexual woman, are most certainly not complaining.

Submitted by Th3MysticArcher t3_zqx9l7 on December 20, 2022 at 7:29 PM

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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] When Aliens first discovered Humanity, they asked one Question that confused people everywhere, "Where are all of your Service Robots?". It turns out Humanity was the only species to have developed movies where robots rebel and take over the world, and the Alien Robots are getting nervous...

Submitted by You_Are_Annoying124 t3_zq3arh on December 19, 2022 at 8:56 PM

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[WP] You are her majesty's most loyal knight and most trusted confidant. She may not necessarily be an angel by any means but these rumours calling her the “evil queen” and the “crimson monarch” are just outlandish. Slander all of it, surely people are exaggerating. Certainly.

Submitted by 66th_Legate t3_zq1svb on December 19, 2022 at 7:58 PM

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[OT] Announcing the Best Of r/WritingPrompts for 2022!!!

Submitted by OldBayJ t3_zqulur on December 20, 2022 at 5:43 PM

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[WP] There are many planes of existence. A fire plane, a forest plane, a shadow plane. But you? Your people live on the Grocery Store Plane: A world of infinite aisles, departments, and monstrous employees.

Submitted by FennecWF t3_zq1c4x on December 19, 2022 at 7:40 PM

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[WP] A familiar letter came across your desk. "On the first day of christmas..." You didn't need to read it to the end to know what it says. The serial killer dubbed as the Christmas killer is back.

Submitted by TA_Account_12 t3_zpuog7 on December 19, 2022 at 3:33 PM

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[WP] You are known as the "evil witch" of these lands. Years ago, you took in a small boy who seemed to have gotten lost. Today, knights arrived looking for him.

Submitted by Missy_went_missing t3_zox549 on December 18, 2022 at 12:05 PM

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[WP] “I don’t think you get it”, the archmage said to his traitorous student. “I didn’t give up the sword because I am only good at magic or frail and weak. In fact, I was too good at it and that bored me.”

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zoog10 on December 18, 2022 at 3:10 AM

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[CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: Disco

Submitted by Cody_Fox23 t3_zj72sn on December 11, 2022 at 8:23 PM

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[WP] after abducting you, the alien explains that there’s an intergalactic dance in a few days and they want you to be their date

Submitted by Punny-Aggron t3_zpdgnt on December 19, 2022 at 12:53 AM

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[WP] "Ten years ago, we created an airborne plastic eating bacteria. If allowed to propagate, it would take less than five years for it to spread and consume 99% of all plastics on the planet. I'm telling you this so you can understand why I chose to release it this morning."

Submitted by InspiredNameHere t3_zp5e9e on December 18, 2022 at 6:54 PM

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[WP] When everyone reaches 18 they have to choose a super power from a select list of powers, but when you enter the selection room there is only 1 power for you to choose from.

Submitted by f---thezodiac t3_zoy1k5 on December 18, 2022 at 12:57 PM

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[WP] You are an estranged supervillain with seemingly endless powers. The heroes fear you for that, however, your actual superpower is gaining powers by eating various types of cheese.

Submitted by TinyBelgiumFries t3_zp08o9 on December 18, 2022 at 2:48 PM

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[WP] Teddy Roosevelt has woken with superpowers in a dystopian world ruled by monopolies, it is time to bust these trusts by force!

Submitted by Janus-Moth t3_zpewyg on December 19, 2022 at 2:04 AM

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[WP] Throughout your life, no god in any religion has answered your call for their help. In one last attempt, you call to the Void itself for help, and It answers.

Submitted by Wolfie-x1x t3_zoah8w on December 17, 2022 at 4:51 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] You wake up, and stumble to the bathroom to pee. You realize you have a tattoo on your arm you didn’t see before. It reads “You have Alzheimer’s. You love your wife. Your name is Keith.” Then you notice your hand, on which is scrawled in sharpie: “THE TATTOOS ARE A LIE”.

Submitted by benjancewicz t3_zj49zk on December 11, 2022 at 7:05 PM

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