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47 Best Dramatic Short Story Ideas
Showing 47 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
You are part of a huge team of accountants that manages the karma of people on earth.
You wake up from a coma that no one expected you to recover from.
A plane that's been missing for years suddenly lands at a major airport.
You are home alone watching TV. A character dials a number on their phone. Your phone rings.
You're in an airport, watching people say goodbye before heading through security.
You live in a future where music in any form is considered repugnant. You find an old music box.
You find a well-kept, spotless leather bound book in the middle of a vast desert.
You're on a boat that should have reached undiscovered land days ago. Your compass tells you you're on the right path but there is no land in sight.
"The grass is always greener on the other side." You were prepared to find out.
You find your grandparent's old chessboard in the attic. Absentmindedly, you move a piece. The next day, an opposing piece has been moved.
Something unusual is found in a winter coat pocket.
"See you later!" you called, not realizing it wasn't true.
"Have a good night," you say, and breath a huge sigh of relief the moment you walk away.
Everyday you are delivered a newspaper at your front door that accurately predicts what will happen in the next 24 hours.
Your mother sits you and your brother down, and says, "Kids, I'm gonna tell you an incredible story the story of how I met your father."
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