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Once a day I post the opening lines to stories I will never write. I hope that you might. M: LiminalOpenings T: UnusedCharacters W: UnusedLocations T: ? F: ? S: ? S: Something different.

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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 20h
The turkey was definitely stuffed full of something. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An abandoned town, somewhere on the beach of southern France. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedLocations
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You'll have to bear with me, but I'll explain. We used trepanning on the AI. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There are places that exist, and places that do not. Starting tomorrow, I'll let you know of a few that I don't need. These #UnusedLocations will be a great place for your stories.
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A femme-fatale spy who is absolutely terrible at the seduction part of her job. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedCharacters
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We hid the machine where no one would think to look, but everyone would see it. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Second. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #LiminalOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The undercity had its cast of strange characters, and each of them knew the worst. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The coat hid her figure as she meandered her way through the city. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Her collarbones were sharp. They entered a room four minutes before she did. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There was a small gap. Tiny. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Irish are the best guides, anywhere in the world. Or at least, places where theres a bar. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
She squinted as the sun sat on the edge of the visor in the car. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A traveling musician who makes improvised instruments specific to the locale they find themselves in and leaves them there as reminders after the fact. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedCharacters
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He threw down two sticks of gum on the table in front of his best friend. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As Jim Morrison famously said: People Are Strange. Tomorrow night, I will start to introduce you to the strange people I have created that yearn for a place in a story. #UnusedCharacters that will hopefully find a place in your stories.
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Time. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #LiminalOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For some reason, we all ended up at A Celebration of Ukrainian Cinema. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
High beams that flicked off immediately crested the hill ahead of us. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This town wasnt big enough for two High School French teachers. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
She sat and watched the record spin, the needle skipping sharply with each revolution. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You wouldnt expect a demon to have such soft fur. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You'd best make sure those straws you're grasping at are not single use. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My father, bless him, stood before the tribunal. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Down. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #LiminalOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Something vile approaches. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I took some photos which make me feel a certain way. Nostalgic for something I didn't know existed. Off without being able to pinpoint why. It seems only right to share them with you. Perhaps they'll inspire you to create something. I call this #LiminalOpenings, and you'll understand tomorrow.
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Fields of lavender grow on the outskirts of town. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
John was always the best of us. That's what we said, at least. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It was the sound of running water that gave us hope. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What do we do when the villain decides they need closure? #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hope is fine, helpful even, until someone changes the rules. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The thick, stubby fingers dived deep into the bowl of pretzels, spilling some over the table and onto the floor. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There are always second chances. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Do you ever stop to think about how so many silhouettes look the same? #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It was definitely artificial. The jury is still out on intelligent. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It took fifteen years for the first one but only fifteen seconds for the next thousand. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
He was from everywhere, which meant he was from nowhere. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The explosion tore through the outskirts of the city, a strange place to use for a simple message. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lilongwe was not far enough away. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Most of the machines in the lab were created by the scientist and until he was found, we couldnt hope to understand what he had been working on. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It turns out that you can guide reincarnation. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
He wrote his own eulogy. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The prisoner was granted one last appeal in the early morning of his day of execution. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
She scoffed at "once a day." #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It wasnt the perfect crime, but that was the beauty of it. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Starting from the start was not an option anymore. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It was a relief when no one remembered me. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Remember when I said nothing changed around here? #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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Unused Openings @unusedopenings.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The victim arrived by train, a month before they were found. #WritingCommunity #Writing #Writers #WritingPrompts #UnusedOpenings
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