You’ve probably heard of Chat GPT, which it is the most popular AI chatbot at this moment. I’ve noticed a trend lately of people trying to write books through AI, meaning the AI writes most of it for them. As a writer, this kind of defeats the point of writing: it would like having a computer watch a movie for you if you didn’t have time. But that is a debate we will have for a long time, I’m sure.

I won’t be letting AI write for me, but just for fun, I thought I would ask Chat GPT to give me a some opening sentences for a short story. I asked it to make them engaging and quirky. Here are three of them:

1. In the small town of Whimsyville, where socks had a tendency to disappear into parallel universes, Sally woke up to find her left foot snugly wrapped in a polka-dotted oven mitt.

2. The day Granny Gertrude turned 97, a mischievous squirrel named Mr. Fluffernutter decided it was the perfect time to steal her dentures.

3. In a world where gravity was a matter of personal choice, Roger found himself floating above his high school reunion, desperately trying to avoid awkward conversations with former classmates.

Story Prompt: September 25, 2023

Write a story using one of the three sentences above as the opening sentence.

These are definitely weird, but give it a try if you would like. You can send me a link to your story if you’ve posted it somewhere or send it to me at info@greenwalledtreehouse.com. You can also submit your story here for a chance to have it published on the site next week.

Good luck and happy writing! Come back next Monday for another story prompt.