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47 Best Dramatic Short Story Ideas
Showing 47 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You're in an airport, watching people say goodbye before heading through security.
Everyday, you sit at your window to watch a neighbor play a musical instrument. You can't hear the music, but you're transfixed by the musician's expression.
You were sitting on a park bench, enjoying the sun, when a stranger sat next to you and started typing on an old fashioned typewriter.
You're on a train when someone sits across from you and begins to cry.
You're on an island in the middle of the ocean. One day you find a bottle washed up on the shore with a piece of paper in it.
There is a fountain that truly does grant wishes to those who throw coins in it.
"Savor this sunset, folks. It might be the last one we ever see."
You wake up unable to say a word, but can all of a sudden write the most amazing music.
"The grass is always greener on the other side." You were prepared to find out.
"Have a good night," you say, and breath a huge sigh of relief the moment you walk away.
You are part of a huge team of accountants that manages the karma of people on earth.
By the time this party is finished, three people's lives will be changed forever.
A bittersweet farewell: bitter for one person, sweet for the other.
You're kneeling in the dirt, working on your garden when your attention is drawn up by a person saying, "Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt, but..."
A woman drops her wallet on the street, and it falls open. You pick it up and are about to return it to her when you notice a strange picture inside.
Write about the way the sunset looks from the perspective of two characters. One is sad, the other is happy.
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