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Today you received a phone call from Sekhmet (the Egyptian god of war and plagues). All the chaos going on in the world has woken him up. Would…
They met at a restaurant neither one would have chosen. Both alone after the non-appearance of their respective dates, they got to talking.
Both of them were lifelong con artists. They met when they were both pulling similar fake romance scams on the same rich and obnoxious family. Neither expected to…
It was your great-grandmother’s wish for there to be one last family reunion before she passed. Everyone must attend. No exceptions. This was fine until assorted alien spacecraft…
Him He was a moderately successful romance author. If asked, he claimed to enjoy being single, but the truth was he wrote about romance because it was missing…
You needed a replacement phone but were short of money, so you visited a nearby pawnshop. They only had one in your price range. It was old, but…
The thing about being immortal is that you live long enough to see all things end; love is no different. It doesn’t stop your heart from hoping, though….
Him He’s a romance author searching for ideas for his next novel. His idea of a fun evening is a cup of hot chocolate, under a blanket with…
Today you woke up to discover that it is one year ago. Maybe the last year was “only a dream”? You have doubts. What do you do next?
Identify a lie you believe and the truth that must replace it. For example: “I’m an imposter” must be replaced with “My work is valid and I earned…
The story of Eden told from Eve’s point of view as a high fantasy epic that is told over the 930 years of Eve’s life. Feel free to…
Rob Bignell shared these five sci-fi what-if style prompts.
To: Admiral Zazizch;By: Encrypted Proxy 92a-256;Re: Your plan failedThe humans were not intimidated at all. Send reinforcements. Encounter log attached. (first blogged here)
