Story Prompt: There’s a problem with the paperwork.

Story Prompt: First day on the job.

Story Prompt: Two children are digging through the trash

Story Prompt: The rescue never came.

Story Prompt: An alien species comes to Earth, and, due to a clerical error, their ambassador shows up on the doorstep of a low-level government employee, who welcomes them in for snacks.

Story Prompt: A recipe goes very wrong.

Story Prompt: Crashed ship on an inhospitable planet.