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25 Best Conflict Short Story Ideas
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The biggest tsunami in a decade is here. You're told to leave the city immediately, and you're on your way out when you see a dog struggling to stay afloat in the distance.
A student has to fight against societal expectations in order to fulfill a lifelong dream.
A character doesn't know how to ask their parent to stop calling them 2+ times a day.
Two super competitive colleagues meet at the office's monthly Bingo night.
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's best friend is leaving town forever, and they haven't told them that they love them yet.
An entrepreneur is suffering self-doubt from a string of failures, and this is their last chance.
A character starts remembering things that never happened.
You saw something that you weren't supposed to see. Telling the truth could fix a horrible situation for one of the colleagues involved — but it would get you fired.
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