Writing Prompt
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Submitted by Elijah Blake
Write about a society that values something very unusual.
This could be based on something real, or entirely made up.
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Strangers.
Friends.
They still have the same negative and positive connotation.
But they have a whole new meaning now.
Decades ago, a new flu shot was developed. It was announced it would be more effective against illness. Millions of people got it all over the world, anticipating the flu season.
That shot had a side effect in some people. In about a 1/3 of individuals that received it, u...
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and everyone is rushing around the crowded cobblestone streets of Marta’s Park, a small village of the Hinora Empire, dresses swishing behind them, pointy ears twitching to hear the next big sale. My own ears, round and hidden beneath my pale peach working bonnet, are doing the same. My mate, Yale, a forest faerie, is beside me, auguring with a vendor wh...
In a world of make-believe
Don’t you wish for something real?
Real people with real lives
Not identities that they copy or steal.
How can we really say
That we value honesty above all
When all we see on Facebook
Is only meant to enthrall?
Big smiles, happy couples
Perfect children, dream holidays
Hiding the sad reality
That a quick photo betrays
Yes, you went to the gym
How amazing you’re so fi...
“Why hello there! You’re probably wondering how you managed to find us here. Don’t worry, you’re one of the lucky few that do. Let me be the first to congratulate you on ending your journey here. My name is........”
That’s where the talking voice on the screen stopped. It welcomed me to this place that I have no idea how I got here. The last thing I remember I was finishing up my drink b...
Flags. In my opinion we place too much value on our flags in America. We had no idea how our government was using them. They were restricting access to the enemies flags but at the same time as the government does, they were buying and selling them amongst themselves, without anyone knowing. To put it simply, They were buying the very the thing that they had denied other countries. Whole events wo...
This world consists of three levels. The Upper, The Middle and The Lower. It is artificially created so that it forms almost a pyramid. There is naturally, or unnaturally depending on how you look at it, less space the further you rise.
There are worlds where the rich and the poor can walk past each other on the streets. Whereas, this world called Mastaba by its architects, segregates the rich, t...
‘The EC Cult is probably one of the most unusual, yet unbelievablely interesting secret societies that we’ve ever had to investigate. A society formed of outcasts from all across the universe.’
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We began our investigation roughly about two weeks ago. Before we took this case, there were numerous rumours made of a highly unusual group around the local area. ...