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[OT] Writer's Spotlight: Blu_Spirit

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[WP] Your boss at the newspaper company is starting to notice he's never seen you and the local superhero in the same room together. You're actually just a terrible employee.

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[WP] "A warning: Humans, from the planet known to them as Earth, will adopt anything they deem childlike and will go to extreme lengths to protect that adopted creature and spoil it to eternity." The high representative's letter addressed to the galaxy read as some previous incidents became clear.

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[WP] You wake up in your quarters, unable to recall what happened the night before. You see your human crew mate, Mark, getting dressed. Before you speak, he raises his hand. “Before you ask, no, we didn’t ‘engaging in activities’ last night, Captain.”, he explains calmly.

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[WP] Rule 12 of the Official Evil Villain Rulebook™ states that "One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that they spot will be corrected." You, as the local villain you decide to do just that. It soon turns out your plans have quite a few flaws in them.

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[WP] They said that dragons are monsters but you don’t know what to believe anymore. You, a dragon slayer, were about to destroy a egg when it hatched revealing a human infant.

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Writing Prompts. You're a writer and you just want to flex those muscles? You've come to the right place! If you see a prompt you like, simply write a short story based on it. Get comments from others, and leave commentary for other people's works. Let's help each other.

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We are a subreddit dedicated to inspiring people to write! Find a prompt that moves you and respond with a story or a poem. FAQ »

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