/r/WritingPrompts - top ten submissions for each month of 2021
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2021, December
7064 [WP] Your Uber passenger was a little odd, but ...
6889 [WP] You accidentally spill a bottle of holy wa...
6616 [WP] Alien travelers stopped at Earth to refuel...
6245 [WP] You found a stray kitten one day, taking h...
6163 [WP] Humans can find a way to weaponize literal...
6062 [WP] You are an immortal vampire, who can only ...
5934 [WP] "Be not afraid." Said the biblically accur...
5545 [WP] "So you summoned me... to fight?" the demo...
5451 [WP] You and the Devil sit down for a game of c...
5197 [WP]"Captain, why is an entire planet being use...
2021, November
8314 [WP] Heaven is segregated by cause of death. Al...
7138 [WP] You agreed to be cryogenically frozen for ...
7108 [OT] Five years ago, I answered a prompt where ...
6898 [WP] Your kingdom lies in ruins and the demons ...
6873 [WP] You're immortal: If you die, you immediate...
6555 [WP] While magic is real, it cannot affect "nor...
6509 [WP] Whenever you die you can reincarnate at an...
6444 [WP] "You shall fall dead on the day of your fi...
6050 [WP] Your childhood bully once said you were no...
5826 [WP] "And that, class," concluded the professor...
2021, October
7046 [WP] Your escape pod crash landed on an alien p...
6186 [WP] “Dead men tell no tales as they say, rig...
5977 [WP] The witch grew angry, staring at the baby ...
5410 [WP] After blacking out during recess on the pl...
5385 [WP] In a world where reincarnation with a full...
5288 [WP] A super villain who runs a number of retai...
5286 [WP] Your classmates got cool OP magic abilitie...
5013 [WP]Not every hero is a rich idiot with no day ...
4899 [WP] You picked up an injured cat and patched i...
4766 [WP] The war had been going on for over 100 yea...
2021, September
10542 [WP] You are a long forgotten god. A small girl...
9396 [WP] You're a mimic. You were disguised as a ch...
7648 [WP] When your university announces they are go...
7620 [WP] You live in a utopian society. Really. The...
7331 [WP] You, a low rank adventurer who got stuck w...
7293 [WP] You've never felt the same after learning ...
7102 [WP] You died days ago, and suddenly your spiri...
5501 [WP] One day, your boss texts you out of the bl...
5444 [WP] You're an enchanted suit of armor, empty o...
5354 [WP] You're a high level black mage with a few ...
2021, August
11992 [WP] There was a brief window in the 1800s wher...
7582 [WP] Humanity has finally achieved FTL travel. ...
7391 [WP] You've just defeated the dark lord, as you...
7079 [WP] You are a villain who kidnapped the smart ...
6953 [WP] Following the death of Batman, the Joker i...
6867 [WP] An agoraphobic princess is sick and tired ...
6854 [WP] You're immortal. The only problem is, you'...
6770 [WP] Ten year ago your mentor told you "Kid, he...
6320 [WP] One day, a bat flew through your opened wi...
6057 [WP] A drunk human is the single most unpredict...
2021, July
10438 [WP] The Robot Apocalypse came. Cities are empt...
8103 [WP] You are suddenly hugged by a teary-eyed st...
7046 [OT] Over a year ago I responded to a prompt ab...
6674 [WP] You're rather annoyed that your history te...
6466 [WP] As a young boy of 7 you remembered an old ...
6441 [WP] To everyone's surprise, Tony Hawk comes ou...
6332 [WP] At 16, you decide to finally get in shape ...
6248 [WP] "Sire, the hero's party is outside. It's l...
6214 [WP] The last star has winked out, and now you ...
6195 [WP] Your old friend, Mary Sue, appears perfect...
2021, June
10464 [WP] The most dangerous super villains are not ...
9494 [WP] You're an immortal vampire who looks like ...
9288 [WP] You are a demon. Most people contact you t...
9259 [WP] To get past the Sphinx, you must answer it...
9061 [WP] You killed your lover and cashed in their ...
9036 [WP] From the point of view of dogs, humans are...
8493 [WP] You have been sentenced to death in a magi...
8222 [WP] A genie has died, a hassle, cause after de...
8173 [WP] The ritual calls for 100 sacrifices, but r...
7625 [WP] You rent a room from an old writer. When h...
2021, May
10993 [WP] You’re immortal. The only problem is, yo...
10769 [WP]Humans are reverse Kryptonians. They are we...
9844 [WP] When the world's most beloved superhero di...
9681 [WP] Humans finally reach the stars and realize...
9164 [WP] During a robbery you’re surprised when t...
8501 [WP] A Vampire's appearance will shift to resem...
8480 [WP] Everyone is assigned a guardian angel sinc...
8254 [WP] As a joke, you write “We now own your so...
8194 [WP] You have finally realized your personal go...
8073 [WP] A small unassuming tavern is run by a reti...
2021, April
11693 [WP] You are a B-list superhero on the verge of...
10928 [WP] You’re a hitman who’s “hits†survi...
10102 [WP] Humans finally broke physics by travelling...
9518 [WP] "No man can kill me!" roars the demon. You...
9042 [WP] It seemed like a perfect magical deal. Whe...
8955 [WP] Super-speed can power a city without pollu...
8641 [WP] "We WILL be friends, whether you like it o...
8614 [WP] The alien diplomat showing you their plane...
8497 [WP] "Wait, I'm still confused... if both of yo...
8481 [WP] “A sniper, a bartender and a photographe...
2021, March
14421 [WP] Never, in 10 millennia, has someone succes...
10644 [WP] You're the town's superhero. Your greatest...
10246 [WP] You are a wolf who was bitten by a werewol...
10033 [WP]You are a student 400 years in the future, ...
9835 [WP] You thought creating a universe would be e...
9704 [WP] The hero has been defeated, the Dark Lord ...
9692 [WP] You are an immortal poet, and every so oft...
9108 [WP] Medusa befriends a blind princess after sh...
8846 [WP] “Now be careful, that line of rock salt ...
8804 [WP] “If you’re Death, then shouldn’t you...
2021, February
18673 [WP] You are a cat who has been taking an advan...
12877 [WP] One day you wake up with 30 dollars and a ...
11835 [WP] Turns out, Earth is actually unique in the...
11097 [WP] You're a cleaner for a famous assassin. Yo...
10621 [WP] We may not be the strongest, but our immun...
10423 [WP] Due to a clerical error, the hero is sent ...
10075 [WP] A rare herb that grows once a millenium is...
9202 [WP] The dragon has kidnapped the princess... a...
9144 [WP] There is nothing unusual about a man in a ...
8877 [WP] "One of the weird things about humans? The...
2021, January
12604 [WP] You have just been abducted by a UFO. Whil...
12192 [OT] Two years ago I responded to a prompt “Y...
10889 [WP] It's 3 AM. An official phone alert wakes y...
10826 [WP]: There's a tiny predator in the human quar...
10179 [WP] You die with your cell phone in your hands...
10139 [WP] Time travelers have become such a nuisance...
9872 [WP] You're a novice demon who managed to convi...
9763 [WP]: Rule of thumb: If you see something on a ...
9527 [WP] Adrenaline is an evolutionary trait specif...
9199 [WP] You have just been abducted by an alien ra...
![[WP] Never, in 10 millennia, has someone succes...](data:, "14421 - [WP] Never, in 10 millennia, has someone successfully broken out of the Gates of Hell or into the Gates of Heaven. Of course, the Lockpicking Lawyer just died and he's up for a challenge.")