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25 Best Conflict Short Story Ideas
Showing 25 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
During a group project, the class clown is stalling on doing their share of the work.
A character doesn't know how to break up with their partner, and keeps putting it off until the very moment that the partner bends down on one knee and proposes.
A plane has just crashed onto a deserted island. It's carrying 12 convicted criminals.
A character must confront their fear of commitment if they want to save their failing relationship.
An entrepreneur is suffering self-doubt from a string of failures, and this is their last chance.
A character has to choose between family and their desire for the truth.
A character becomes addicted to the slots in Las Vegas.
A couple gets in a fight after one finds out that the other has secretly wasted $50,000 on lottery tickets over the past 15 years.
A character starts remembering things that never happened.
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