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27 Best Fantasy Short Story Ideas
Showing 27 short story ideas curated by Reedsy.
Due to collision of powerful spells, two wizards are sealed into a tree during a fearsome battle. That tree is now your coffee table.
Every pirate claims to be the scourge of the seven seas, but none claim the eighth.
You work the night shift at a 24 hour laundromat. The job seems normal until someone crawls out of one of the washers and tells you that after dark, every machine leads to a different world.
A wand-maker goes to the forest ready to work, only to find a group of environmentalists camped out in front of their favorite hemlock tree.
On your commute to work, you expect to see the sun rise as usual. This time, two suns rise.
Two people are playing chess. One person can read minds, the other person can see the future.
You're the world's best photographer. Your secret? You can freeze time.
You are a Nobel Prize Winner, on your way to the awards ceremony. Suddenly, you are transported back in time.
You catch a falling star and put it in your pocket.
You find a treasure map.
Write about a place the sky meets the sea.
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