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Under the Weather
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Include the line “I remember…” or “I forget…” in your story.
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Write a story where a small action from the past has had a huge effect on the future.
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Center your story around someone trying to change a prophecy.
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Write a dual-perspective story or a dual-timeline story.
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Make a character dress up as something unusual (a cat, a giant pumpkin, etc.) in your story.
Halloween
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Include a scene in which a pet damages something that is precious to its owner.
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Start or end your story with a cat or another animal stuck in a tree.
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Write a story from the point of view of a witch, a pet, or a witch’s familiar.
Halloween
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Write a story with the goal of scaring your reader.
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Begin with laughter and end with silence (or the other way around).
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Write about someone who misreads social cues, with escalating consequences.
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Let a small act of kindness unintentionally trigger chaos or destruction.
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53 stories
Write a story that includes the line “Did anyone else see that?” or "Who’s there?”
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End your story in a way that leaves the reader with a sense of uncertainty or doubt.
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82 stories
Start your story with the sensation of a breeze brushing against someone’s skin.
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