23+ ‘Culture shock’ Writing Prompts
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Cryogenically Frozen City
A city decides to cryogenically freeze itself to escape a looming disaster and emerges thousands of years in the future.
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Revived from Ice
Write from the perspective of a prehistoric creature, magically revived from a block of ice.
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Reverse Discovery
Imagine a world where humans are a primitive species and get discovered by a technologically superior alien race.
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The Incompatible Alliance
Narrate a situation where a Tie Fighter and an X-wing pilot are forced to work together to survive.
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Underneath the Prairie Sky
Write a letter from the perspective of a homesteader on the prairie to their family back home.
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Humans Through Elven Eyes
Describe the human world through the eyes of an elf visiting for the first time.
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Escape from Terra
Write a story from the perspective of an alien who has been living covertly on Earth and is yearning for their home planet.
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The Alien Exchange Student
Write about an alien sent to Earth as part of an interstellar exchange student program.
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Leprechaun’s Journey
Create a narrative following a leprechaun’s journey from Ireland to another part of the world.
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Temporal Carousel
Imagine yourself as a time-traveling character but with a peculiar twist – the time travel is random and uncontrollable.
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Lost in Epochs
Imagine a ship that time-jumps, mid-voyage, landing the crew in a completely unexpected era.
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Reality Immersion
Write about a character from a video game who suddenly finds themselves in the real world and their struggle to adapt.
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Forward to the Past
Imagine your favorite characters travel back in time. How would they cope with the relevant historical era’s societal norms, technology, and customs?
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A Time-Traveling Romance
Write a fanfic where a character falls in love with someone from a different time period.
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In the City of Shemlen
Write a story about a Dalish elf experiencing life in a human city for the first time.
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Culture Shock
Write about an instance where you experienced culture shock when learning about or visiting a country where the target language is spoken.
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The Steampunk Emissary
Create a tale of a steampunk emissary on a diplomatic mission in a hostile, technologically superior nation.
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The Time Machine
Write about discovering a time machine and detail the era you decide to visit first.
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Colliding Cultures
Write about a person experiencing culture shock in a foreign land and how they navigate the conflicts arising from cultural differences to eventually find acceptance.
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Migration Blues
Write a tale about a teenager who relocates to a different city or country and the challenges that they encounter.
