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Write a story that takes place in the woods.

– 178 stories

Write a story about someone who keeps coming across the same stranger.

– 181 stories

Write a story about a valuable object that goes missing.

– 91 stories

In the form of diary/ journal entries, write a story that provides glimpses into a person's life at different ages.

– 134 stories

In the form of diary/ journal entries, write about someone who's up late at night because they're having trouble sleeping.

– 236 stories

In the form of diary/ journal entries, write about someone who's just experienced a big "first."

– 94 stories

In the form of diary/ journal entries, write about someone on a long-awaited trip.

– 56 stories

In the form of diary/ journal entries, write about someone who's just decided to take up journaling.

– 117 stories

Write a story about someone walking through a park on a spring evening, told only through internal monologue.

– 140 stories

Write a story about someone who finds something interesting peeking out from a melting snowbank.

– 88 stories

You made a promise to yourself you'd finally do it on the first day of spring. Today was the day.

– 142 stories

Write a story that takes place at a spring dance.

– 88 stories

Before bed, you put your clock ahead one hour for daylight saving time. When you wake up, you realize you've gone forward a lot more than one hour.

– 81 stories

Write a story about someone who finds a secret passageway in their house.

– 147 stories

Write a story about a rainy day spent indoors.

– 146 stories

Write a story told entirely through text messages or emails.

– 101 stories

Write a story from the perspective of a dog, thrilled to find their owner has been spending so much time at home.

– 72 stories

Write a story about a family game night.

– 70 stories

Write a story about miscommunication.

– 47 stories

Write a story set in a salon or barbershop.

– 70 stories

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