Prompted

Your host today is Count Brapula [WP] During a blackout you light a candle only to discover there's a spirit living in the candle's flame. The spirit is quite charming and offers sage advice, but they're very evasive when asked how they got trapped in the candle. They also REALLY want you to build them a bigger fire. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/725zr1/wp_during_a_blackout_you_light_a_candle_only_to/dng2qeh/ Written By /u/kinpsychosis Read by Katiedead __________ [WP] One by one, someone or something has been murdering the voices in your head. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/74efq7/wp_one_by_one_someone_or_something_has_been/dnxw3fg/ Written by yaq_ Read by BusyKat Check out more of the authors stuff at http://yaqzone.blogspot.com __________ [WP] You're a demon haunting an old home that's been abandoned for years. Finally, a person purchases the home, and as soon as he enters the first thing he says is "Now demon, you're stuck in here with me." in a very hostile tone. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/5gad73/wp_youre_a_demon_haunting_an_old_home_thats_been/darfj8t/ Written by /u/notyourcure Read by LLCoolBrap __________ [WP] When you die, your ghost remains in the world until the last person who remembers you also dies. 15,000 years after your death, you are still here. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6jltzv/wp_when_you_die_your_ghost_remains_in_the_world/djfyjmm/ Written by bakonydraco Read by CheeseRox __________ [WP] Usually, horrors take place in dark isolated areas in the middle of nowhere. Write a horror story that takes place in the middle of a busy area in broad daylight. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/43v6ii/wp_usually_horrors_take_place_in_dark_isolated/czlnzfe/ Written by regula_et_vita Read by Katiedead If you liked this one, send the author a thanks for the story and maybe check out their user page! __________ Music used in this podcast Kevin MacLeod - Seven Off Kevin MacLeod - Immersed Kevin MacLeod - Fire Prelude Kevin MacLeod - Echoes of Time Kevin MacLeod - Thinking Music Kevin MacLeod - Sardona Kevin MacLeod - Colorless Aura Kevin MacLeod - Vanishing Kevin MacLeod - Spacial Harvest Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ If you enjoyed this, give us a like and maybe subscribe to our subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/

[IP] River Below https://tomtc.deviantart.com/art/River-Below-700459573 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6vuxcz/ip_river_below/dm3b50a/ Written by /u/2odditus Check out their reddit userpage for more of their work: https://www.reddit.com/user/2odditus Read by Katiedead _________ The Sea of Trees. The deeper you go, the taller they get, and the more incredible the animals. After a month of traveling, you just found your first clearing. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6ht9ur/wp_the_sea_of_trees_the_deeper_you_go_the_taller/dj1g2w1/ Written by /u/Rackalackin Read by LLCoolBrap _________ [IP] Tree of Memories https://baxiaart.deviantart.com/art/Tree-of-memories-704592518 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/71w5bf/ip_tree_of_memories/dne1gd1/ Written by /u/No_Tale Check out their subreddit that they just started at https://www.reddit.com/r/CassidyLilly/ Read by BusyKat _________ [IP] Blazing Fox https://seerlight.deviantart.com/art/Blazed-Fox-703327596 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/70k0sp/ip_blazing_fox/dn3wxji/ Written by /u/BookWyrm17 Check out his subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/WrittenWyrm/ Read by LLCoolBrap _________ [WP] There's a door in the middle of the forest. No one who has ever gone in has come back. Your job is to guard anyone from going in. One night, you hear a knock on the door. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/36bvym/wp_theres_a_door_in_the_middle_of_the_forest_no/crcmsm9/ Written by /u/JeniusGuy Read by Katiedead _________ Music used in this podcast Kevin MacLeod - SockHop Kevin MacLeod - Danse of Questionable Tuning Kevin MacLeod - Overheat Kevin MacLeod - Metaphysik Kevin MacLeod - Serene Kevin MacLeod - Juniper Kevin MacLeod - Inexorable Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to check out our subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/

[RF] With his last dollar, he decided to play. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/5bstms/rf_with_his_last_dollar_he_decided_to_play/d9r3s58/ Written by /u/WinsomeJesse Check out their writing subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/winsomeman/ Read by Giglomesh __________ [WP] An elite poker player in the final years of their life receives an invitation to join other elderly players in an exclusive tournament. The buy-in: what little remains of their life-force. The winner will walk away with their youth restored https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/30rq1e/wp_an_elite_poker_player_in_the_final_years_of/cpw9l06/ Written by Latetotheprompt Read by LLCoolBrap __________ [TT] You wait tables in a small Southern town, and are privy to your regulars intimate details. Some of the secrets are starting to keep you awake at night. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/41kokt/tt_you_wait_tables_in_a_small_southern_town_and/cz3lrqb/ Written by /u/revirino Read by Giglomesh __________ [WP] A night at a high stakes underground casino where memories, sanity, passions, and even one's very humanity can be wagered in a wide variety of games. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6vir5s/wp_a_night_at_a_high_stakes_underground_casino/dm0wnw4/ Written by /u/Mass_fusion Read by LLCoolBrap _________ Music used in this Podcast Kevin MacLeod - SockHop Kevin MacLeod - Danse Morialta Kevin MacLeod - Long Note One Kevin MacLeod - Clean Soul Kevin MacLeod - The Sky of our Ancestors Kevin MacLeod - Ossuary 5 - Rest Kevin MacLeod - Anguish Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ __________ Be sure to check out our subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/ and subscribe so you never miss an update!

Today's host is LLCoolBrap [WP] A single man declares war on the entire world. One year later, the leaders of each nation gather to discuss their surrender. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2blgas/wp_a_single_man_declares_war_on_the_entire_world/cj6khrk/ Written by: /u/The_Pecking_Order Read by Giglomesh ______________________ [WP] You're the clichéd high-school super hero who has to balance heroics and school life. One day, you rescue your love interest while on super hero duty, when suddenly she starts talking about your alter-ego. You decide to stay and talk with her as a to see what she thinks of you at school. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6ifcie/wp_youre_the_clichéd_highschool_super_hero_who/dj66cvo/ Written by: /u/alivesince85 Read by LLCoolBrap ______________________ Flash fiction segment https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/comments/6uodv6/podcast_prompt_009_the_first_day_on_the_job_for_a/ Thanks to everyone for writing and sharing your stories! Our chosen heroes for today are: Theminionkings Shuflearn Zuberan TDWfan Lilwa_Dexel Be sure to check out their user pages! ___________________ [WP] You are the ageless evil of the land, and a prophecy has been made about a chosen one arising to end your rule. Instead of antagonizing the Chosen one, you send Gaurds to his farmstead, and give his parents tax breaks. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/6tfvwv/wp_you_are_the_ageless_evil_of_the_land_and_a/ Written by: daeomec Read by Katiedead Check out /r/hfy for awesome stories! _____________________ Music used Kevin MacLeod - SockHop Kevin Macleod - Quinn’s song: first night Kevin MacLeod - Impact Lento Kevin MacLeod - Furious Freak Kevin MacLeod - Comic Plodding Kevin MacLeod - Cephalopod Kevin MacLeod - Hero Theme Kevin MacLeod - Past the edge Kevin MacLeod - DarkStar Kevin MacLeod - Dopplerette Kevin MacLeod - Take a Chance Kevin MacLeod - Division Kevin MacLeod - Bicycle Kevin MacLeod - Snowdrop Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ _____________________ Be sure to check out our subreddit http://www.prompted.reddit.com/ and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Let us know what you thought about this, or other episodes!

**CREDITS:** "April Fool's Angels"- Story: /u/Wrobbing https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4d10wp/ttas_a_joke_god_makes_all_the_angels_on_the_earth/d1mv7yl "Creator"- Story: /u/TechnicalBovine https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4anml8/wptt_youve_finally_created_the_worlds_first_true/d124hhi "Straylight"- Story: /u/WrittenInsanity https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3kh2yv/ttvirtual_reality_has_excelled_illegal_video/cuxd77h "Sea View"- Story: /u/champ999 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/37li4s/wptt_you_wake_up_make_yourself_a_nice_cup_of/crnrsge "Fake"- Story: /u/versenwald3 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3pj8hp/wptt_as_a_joke_you_and_your_friends_create_a_fake/cw6sqri ______________________________ Our exclusive prompts from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Wri…ook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] Go check them out over at prompted.reddit.com! Hosted and Co-Produced by: -Jackson Haime Edited and Co-Produced By: -Keon Conners Created By: -Hunter Christensen

CREDITS: "Space Egg" by /u/Spacetime_Inspector http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3ky3sg/wp_interstellar_space_travel_is_possible_through/cv1l9bn "Teenage Numbers" by /Koplet https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2ns30z/wp_you_are_a_teenager_with_the_ability_to_measure/cmgulbp "All In Luck" by /u/avukamu https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4b9a2k/wp_at_the_age_of_18_you_are_permitted_to/d17bi61 "God and Time" by /u/Quidfacis_ https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4i85hu/wp_in_an_attempt_to_convince_people_society_would/d2w5zg2 "Life Setting" by /u/matig123 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4cmk5a/wp_you_just_got_fired_youre_pretty_sure_your/d1jkux5 _______ This week's exclusive prompt from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Wri…ook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] over on /r/Prompted! Hosted and Co-Produced by: -Jackson Haime Edited and Co-Produced By: -Keon Conners Created By: -Hunter Christensen

**CREDITS:** [Novelette Winners Megathread](https://redd.it/4j0b0w) Stories in order of reading, rather than winning order. "[The Importance of Books](https://redd.it/4c2439)" by /u/sleepyhollow_101 "[Holly Went For A Walk](https://redd.it/4dcpab)" by /u/page0rz "[Burning Beethoven](https://redd.it/4dkh9r)" by /u/MachinaEm ___________ This week's exclusive prompt from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Wri…ook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] **Hosted and Co-Produced by:** -Jackson Haime **Edited and Co-Produced By:** -Keon Conners **Created By:** -Hunter Christensen

CREDITS: "Don’t Turn the Page"- Story: /u/eclectic_literature https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4eg47v/wp_you_wake_up_the_world_is_now_governed_by_the/d1zsyes "And the Darkness Consumed Me"- Story: /u/WriterWhoWrites https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4crgoc/cw_write_a_story_about_life_in_a_city_where_its/d1kw2c0 "Roommates"- AKA Untitled (sorry) Story: /u/DJ_Incognito https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4awdgo/wp_slowly_start_to_realize_that_you_have_a/d143ruo EXCLUSIVE PROMPT SUBMISSION: "Why Do I have Freckles?"- Story: /u/Piconeeks https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/comments/49koma/podcast_prompt_005_the_real_reason_people_have/d0tfveu Honourable Mentions: https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4gp31q/ip_crash_near_the_ruins/ by https://www.reddit.com/user/CatCafeWriter https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/4g1ef2/wp_in_a_world_where_killing_someone_means_you/d2dvjht ___________ This week's exclusive prompt from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Wri…ook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] and you can find it on prompted.reddit.com Hosted and Co-Produced by: -Jackson Haime Edited and Co-Produced By: -Keon Conners Created By: -Hunter Christensen

"Give yourself permission to write." Author, Rebecca Adams Wright, joins me on this episode of Prompted-- the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on Reddit! [writingprompts.reddit.com] Twitter: @PromptedPodcast Subreddit: prompted.reddit.com Rebecca's Website-- http://radamswright.com/ Rebecca's Facebook Page-- https://www.facebook.com/radamswright/ The Thing About Great White Sharks: and Other Stories -- http://www.amazon.com/Thing-About-Great-White-Sharks/dp/1477821074 Books Mentioned: The 90-Day Novel by Alan Watt--http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9571706-the-90-day-novel Booklife by Jeff Vandermeer-- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6465940-booklife Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen

"Work-life" is the theme of this episode of Prompted-- the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on Reddit! [writingprompts.reddit.com] Twitter: @PromptedPodcast For exclusive podcast-prompt submissions, visit the podcast site: prompted.reddit.com CREDITS: "The Librarian"- Story: /u/Chaldera https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/34wy6l/cw_describe_an_unexciting_profession_eg_janitor/cqz2q0o "How to Perform Open-Heart Surgery"- Story: /u/Dr_Po https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/43sg3r/wp_write_a_story_about_something_you_dont/czkqehx "I Love My Job..."- Story: /u/Luna_Lovewell https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3di3js/wp_some_days_i_love_my_job_those_days_are_the/ EXCLUSIVE PROMPT SUBMISSION: "Unemployment Banking"- Story: /u/Castriff https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/comments/45hp0c/podcast_prompt_004_the_most_unusual_profession/czz43v9 This week's exclusive prompt from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Wri…ook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] Appearance By: -Gurahave Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen

"Misunderstandings" is the theme of this episode of Prompted-- the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on Reddit! [writingprompts.reddit.com] Twitter: @PromptedPodcast For exclusive podcast-prompt submissions, visit the podcast site: prompted.reddit.com CREDITS: "Back to the Future: Marty's Parentage"- Story: /u/Luna_Lovewell https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/42rfbw/eu_marty_mcfly_walks_in_on_his_parents_arguing/czcje52 "Tom and Clara"- Story: /u/rpwrites https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3cxc0q/wp_a_love_story_between_a_woman_who_takes/cszwy5m "Serial Killing and Hitchhiking"- Story: /u/JeniusGuy https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3gdbtf/wp_a_serial_killer_who_kills_hitchhikers_picks_up/ctx6gh3 EXCLUSIVE PROMPT SUBMISSION: "Everyone Has a Party Trick"- Story: /u/Kaycin https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/comments/43ch0m/podcast_prompt_003_being_a_perfect_mimic_you_are/czsmhev This week's exclusive prompt from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Wri…ook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] Appearance By: -Eleanor Howell Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen

"Forms & Correspondence" is the theme of this episode of Prompted-- the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on Reddit! [writingprompts.reddit.com] Twitter: @PromptedPodcast For exclusive podcast-prompt submissions, visit the podcast site: prompted.reddit.com CREDITS: "Police Report"- Story: /u/cedelca https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3wsh78/wp_youre_a_cop_who_reported_to_the_final_events/cxyqxli "A Soldier's Interruption"- Story: /u/jdavidj https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2uobe8/wp_a_soldier_on_the_front_dies_in_the_middle_of/coa6feg "Form 839 (Y)"- Story: /u/ciociosanvstar https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/20lixi/wp_you_are_legally_allowed_to_commit_murder_once/cg4v207 CONTEST WINNERS: -/u/Blazingfly -/u/madlabs67 -/u/thelastdays This week's exclusive prompt from: Ryan Kinder's “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” [http://www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Writing-Prompts-ebook/dp/B00JOVSYC2] Appearances By: -Eleanor Howell -Gurahave Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen

"Time" is the theme of this episode of Prompted-- the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on Reddit! [writingprompts.reddit.com] For contest submission visit the podcast site: prompted.reddit.com CREDITS: "Time-travelling Smartphone"- Story: /u/BurnadictCumbersnat https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3pu8ag/wp_you_timetravel_back_to_1348_accidentally/cw9oduw "Fountain of Youth"- Story: /u/svartsomsilver https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2vuwbw/wp_two_people_discover_a_fountain_of_youth_the/colazci "10 Second Fight"- Story: /u/Albi-13 https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/38nssj/wp_john_can_see_10_seconds_in_to_the_future_barry/crwjohh "Time Tourists"- Story: /u/jdsen https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/37u6k8/wp_time_travel_is_real_and_time_tourists_tend_to/crpx9kv EXCLUSIVE PODCAST-PROMPT RESPONSES: -/u/Safcfan1 -/u/Piconeeks -/u/cwall81 Appearances By: -Ryan Kinder -Eleanor Howell Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen

The "Holiday Special" of Prompted-- the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on Reddit.com [writingprompts.reddit.com] New “Prompted Site”: prompted.reddit.com CREDITS: "Dyslexic Wish List"- Story: Luna_Lovewell https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3tfhjh/wp_a_dyslexic_child_accidentally_sends_their/cx5tp28 "The Christmas Wish"- Story: JustLexx https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3vuq8q/wp_santa_asks_a_child_on_his_lap_what_he_wants/cxqwwvb "Shooting for Coal"- Story: Puns_Are_Lazy https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3i3y2o/wp_its_the_coldest_christmas_eve_in_history_and_a/cud5kg4 "Outsmarting for Coal"- Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/3i3y2o/wp_its_the_coldest_christmas_eve_in_history_and_a/cud8wib Thanks to: -Eleanor Howell, for reading yet again -Lexilogical, for the fantastic interview Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen

Episode Two of "Prompted"— the official podcast of the WritingPrompts section on reddit.com [writingprompts.reddit.com] RESPOND TO THE PROMPT: https://www.reddit.com/r/Prompted/comments/3vhyqn/podcast_prompt_001_an_inanimate_object_comes_to/ New “Prompted Site”: prompted.reddit.com Fringly’s Site: https://www.reddit.com/r/fringly “1000 Awesome Writing Prompts” by Ryan Kinder: http://www.amazon.com/1-000-Awesome-Writing-Prompts-ebook/dp/B00JOVSYC2 CREDITS: “Wife Kills Husband”- Story: thisstorywillsuck https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/1nzes2/wp_a_wife_kills_her_husband_make_me_sympathize/ccnglge “Cyber Queen”- Prompt: wrestles_bears Story: Mr. Mercurial https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/2t1b9p/wp_its_the_year_2057_queen_elizabeth_still_reigns/cnutf4w Red Umbrella (+accompanying image): Prompt: xthorgoldx Story: fringly https://www.reddit.com/r/fringly/comments/2umgam/ip_a_red_umbrella/ Thanks to: -Ryan Kinder -Eleanor Howell [www.eleanorreeshowell.com] Hosted, Produced, and Edited By: -Hunter Christensen